AGT Completes Video Conferencing Testing for FATHOM HD

Applied Global Technologies (News - Alert) (AGT) FATHOM HD is a complete IP based application used for video testing, certification and live call quality tracking. The company has now successfully implemented 10,000 FATHOM HD ports to demonstrate the application’s competence for large video deployments.

Advanced IP video testing, network certification and call quality monitoring are in great demand due to the increase of HD video conferencing and Telepresence (News - Alert). Testing and tracking for large scale UC video implementations can be now enhanced with the unique features incorporated in FATHOM HD.

In a release, Mark Cray, VP of Product Marketing at AGT said, “AGT's FATHOM HD is being used as a critical part of IT project plans and workflows for certifying networks, onboarding new systems, and the constant monitoring of call quality. By using real traffic loading during the testing and certification process, FATHOM HD provides the most accurate data available for determining video call quality. Once FATHOM HD validates a high quality video network, the exclusive dashboard offers a real-time awareness of live call quality.”

Artificial or replicated traffic are used by analytical tools to compute video quality using assumptive measurements. FATHOM HD however provides sophisticated HD video testing and monitoring in the market, by utilizing real traffic loading for infusing video calls on the network, to determine the real quality of the call.

The need for an intricate integration or improving existing video and network infrastructure to determine precise video quality has been eliminated by FATHOM HD. Cisco (News - Alert), Polycom and Lifesize Standard and HD video systems are compatible with this comprehensive testing and monitoring tool, FATHOM HD.

AGT is committed to creating and developing UC technologies and services. Some of the customers of AGT include Distance Education institutes, State Government, Federal/DOD, Fortune 1000 companies, SMBs, and Service Providers.

In other news, Applied Global Technologies recently introduced a new global Partner Program which has been designed to quickly promote VARs, System Integrators, and Service Providers into market leading positions for mobility.