Amino Communications has purchased the MiriATE testing solution from Mirifice, underlining its ongoing commitment to providing outstanding set-top box performance and reliability.

The MiriATE product will be integrated into Amino’s existing facilities to provide accurate and repeatable results from sophisticated automated tests.

For a set-top box manufacturer, quality is critical in winning new business and in minimizing the cost of field support. Improvements in set-top box reliability also reduce the total cost of ownership for the IPTV network operator.

MiriATE provides Amino with the ability to automatically drive large numbers of set-top boxes through suites of stringent tests, including realistic endurance testing. MiriATE offers advanced features such as video analysis, such as motion detection, region comparison and optical character recognition; these are critical in automating the majority of tests, as they replace the need for manual recognition and verification. Additional benefits include multiple concurrency and test scheduling on a platform which offers 24/7 availability, resulting in reduced costs and time-to-market.

Deployment of MiriATE starts off with a 16 STB solution and, due to the system’s scalability, this can be increased in increments of 16 to very large systems of 384 boxes and more.