New ICT Test Centre Opens in Bled

Bled, 09 December

The European Institute for Telecommunication Standards (ETSI) opened a testing centre for new technologies on Friday in Beld.

The first such centre outside ENTSI's headquarters in France will test compatibility of new products by various information and communication technology (ICT) manufacturers.
The centre, run by the newly established non-profit Sintesio foundation, will greatly facilitate the development of next generation of networking technologies, Economics Minister Andrej Vizjak said at the centre's opening.
Andrej Polenec, head of telecommunications equipment manufacturer Iskratel, one of the partners in the project, stressed the importance of testing.
According to Polenec the fast pace of technological innovation in the ICT sector only makes new technologies marketable if they are compatible among themselves.
The facility, which will test equipment from all over the world, will therefore enable faster commercialisation of such technologies, Polenec believes.
Vizjak and Polenec also agreed that the centre is of paramount importance for Slovenia as it presents the country as a hot spot for testing.
The EUR 100,000 facility, co-founded by the ETSI, the Slovenian Metrology Institute and Iskratel, will employ three or four experts, with functional tests conducted by experts from different countries. The centre will begin with major tests in January.

New ICT Test Centre Opens in Bled

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