All of Trend’s sales and pre- and post-sales support in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America will be managed from this location. These newly expanded operations, supported by a domestic and international network of account managers, representatives,

Greg Curtis, Trend’s Vice President of Sales/Marketing for the Americas, states, "Trend remains committed to full service and support for all of the markets in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.  As others in the telecommunications test equipment industry reduce their operations, Trend will continue to expand, filling this void and meeting the requirements of our many existing and new customers.” 

Trend Communications has launched Victoria Combo, a new test and measurement platform initially for SDH, SONET, PDH and T-Carrier networks up to 10 Gbit/s. Based on a truly modular, stackable design, this effective multi-role tester is ideal for fault location, field use, and as a remote probe. 

With separate top and bottom modules for the user interface and power provision, the Victoria Combo can perform both simultaneous and independent measurements using user-selectable technology modules locked between the interface and power sections. 

More details at:
Victoria Combo Announcement Letter

Aurora Tango provides an automated test route, initiated by a single button press, which gives a simple PASS/FAIL result based on a test script sequence. This latest release has extended the capability to threshold testing of line quality parameters which can affect service quality. 

To overcome timeout problems associated with testing the synchronisation with the DSLAM during busy periods, a manual timeout threshold can be defined. This can prevent an abortive test simply because of a non recurring situation. In addition the IP  test has been enhanced. 

More details  at: 
Aurora Tango Announcement Letter

Our distributors were brought fully up-to-date with the latest developments in Trend products during a 3 day training conference. The agenda centered around xDSL, ATM and SDH using live testing examples. Topics covered included: 
 

The ALT2000 is an analogue copper pair tester that provides a wide range of test methods for copper qualification:
 

They can also be uploaded to the ALT2000 to create the user's own test templates. 

More details at:
ALT2000 Announcement Letter

New TDR 
You can now change the Pulse type, shape and the velocity factor. The TDR Graph Display screen and navigation key sequences have been improved.

DHCP Client Mode
The DHCP Client Mode enables you to obtain an IP address when connected to an ISP or a Remote Server, and  to perform tests on the LAN side over the 10BT interface in Bridged Mode.

G.SHDSL Leased Line Emulation 
This enables you to train with peer modems, when in Point-to-Point mode. It also displays comprehensive statistics. 

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This type of functionality is key for technical teams involved in the implementation, turn-up and maintenance of Next  Generation Networks and SDH/Sonet nodes with multitechnology requiriments.

It performs a series of ATM/IP functional tests, including generation and analysis of AAL1, AAL2 and AAL5.

More details at the Press Release

Aurora Forte is configured with E1 and STM1 interface modules and will be used for ensuring that wireline links leased from other operators are operating error free and that the ATM connections are configured correctly. 

ATM test equipment was evaluated because existing testers for GSM networks cannot be upgraded to test the ATM electrical and optical connections that are vital for 3G.  Aurora Forte was preferred from a selection of competitive products not only because the graphical user interface has made training of field engineers a quick task, but also because of the variety of measurements possible. 

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