Case Study: a leading media and broadcast service cuts test times from 10 weeks to 15 minutes with Spirent Velocity Automation Portfolio

Next-Gen Automation Shrinks Test Times from 10 Weeks to 15 Minutes

A leading media and broadcast service, a division of a major European telecommunications company, faced the challenge of manually testing its complex IPTV and broadcast network. This inefficient and slow process, taking up to 10 weeks for a test sprint, hindered its ability to deliver new services quickly. Seeking to maintain a competitive edge for its nearly two million subscribers, the customer partnered with Spirent Communications to implement an automated testing solution following a CI/CD workflow.

Spirent implemented its Velocity Automation Portfolio to automate manual processes and create a continuous, 24/7 testing environment. The results were transformative: test sprint times were slashed from 10 weeks to just 15 minutes, and firmware testing was reduced from 12 weeks to two days. Spirent's solution also delivered a 60% reduction in capital and operational expenses while dramatically improving agility and service reliability for the customer.