An SMS test and monitoring system that allows the scheduling of regular text message transmission between parts of the network is to be launched at CTIA Wireless 2006 by British company Smith Myers Communications.

To help pinpoint equipment faults or poor performance due to heavy network load, the system logs transmission times and lost messages. Tests can be carried out on a single network, across networks or as a means of comparing performance with competitors.

Also on show will be a GSM air-interface protocol analyser that provides a detailed breakdown of the communications between a GSM base station and a mobile phone. It allows equipment developers and network operators to analyse the performance of equipment from different manufacturers and trace faults that lead to lost calls or poor performance.