Consumer devices, such as set top boxes, are becoming progressively more difficult to test due to the increasing complexity of their hardware and software. This particularly applies to devices that access broadcast or data services via Cable, Satellite, Terrestrial, IPTV or Mobile networks.

Many organisations that test consumer devices have made efforts to reduce their reliance on manual testing, which is expensive, time-consuming and error prone. Developing test infrastructure is rarely core business for these organisations and investment is limited. Cost effective products are required!

The Mirifice team has a deep understanding of the consumer device testing challenge, based on first hand experience of:
• Managing the development of consumer devices for manufacturers
• Managing specification, manufacturer selection, delivery and acceptance of devices for network operators
• Integrating technology components into new consumer devices
• Developing user interfaces and applications for new consumer devices
• Developing test plans for consumer devices
• Creating and distributing enhancing software to deployed devices in order to support new services

Mirifice has addressed the need for cost effective device testing by developing two products that enable test automation:

MiriATE^® is an integrated laboratory environment that automates device ‘black box’ testing. This removes the need for manual control or intervention for the majority of device tests. The system controls the behaviour, inputs and environment of the consumer device while measuring the responses and outputs. More...

MiriMON^® Test is a configurable agent that provides quantitative measurement of actions, events and states within the device during manual or automated testing. This provides a ‘white box’ view during test execution. More...