Cardiff, UK 2^nd June 2011 - Epitiro, a leader in broadband performance analysis, today announced a new IPV6 measurement capability for service providers adopting the new addressing protocol. 

End-to-end IPV6 testing and analysis includes key performance indicators such as throughput speed, latency, packet loss and jitter.  Other ‘customer experience’ analysis such as IP voice quality, video streaming and on-line gaming are also available.

Service providers will need to cope with a mix of IPV4 and IPV6 traffic as the two protocols co-exist.  Processes such as tunnelling or dual-stack implementation need to work correctly without introducing additional overhead or inadvertently impeding quality. Third party IPV6 “tunnel brokers” may form part of the solution, and Epitrio’s IPV6 monitoring capability will assist service providers with SLA management to track their performance.

“Epitiro is dedicated to extending the capabilities of IP networks for our customers and IPv6 is a major component of that. By giving our customers access to our IPv6-enabled test and measurement solutions we hope to improve understanding of the steps remaining to certify and complete IPv6 support," said Jon Curley, Epitiro's CTO.

Epitiro’s IPV6 test and analysis solution is available now with a full complement of features. For more information visit www.epitiro.com/solutions/access-networks/ipv6.

Epitiro provides broadband ‘customer experience management solutions’ for fixed and mobile operators, and telecom regulators, around the globe. Recent project have included a multi-national comparison of Wi-FI vs. wired broadband performance and a UK Mobile Broadband project for UK telecoms regulator Ofcom.

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About Epitiro

Epitiro is the global leader in broadband Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) analysis providing insight to ISPs, MNOs, industry bodies and government regulators.

Clients such as BT, Ofcom, Saudi Telecommunication Company (STC), Vodafone, Orange, Virgin Media, Telecom New Zealand, Telefonica O2 and many others benefit from Epitiro's coverage of fixed and wireless broadband performance. Founded in 2000, Epitiro has headquarters in Cardiff, Wales, UK.

For additional information contact:

Iain Wood, marketing manager, Epitiro | iwood@epitiro.com   + 44 (0)2920 488 226 | www.epitiro.com

Oliver Davies, director, Publitek | oliver.davies@publitek.com | +44 (0)1225 470 000