The Test Automation Industry

A recent study estimates that ineffective testing costs the U.S. economy up to $59.5 billion per year! "The potential cost reduction from feasible infrastructure improvements is estimated to be around $20 billion."

It's no wonder that in this economy, companies need to have a test automation framework that is as efficient and cost–effective as possible. Addressing these barriers to efficiency is what CallMation WerkMATE is all about.

Testing today's network equipment has many challenges:

  • Constant product evolution of upgrades, patches and new features for your product
  • Multiple projects in the queue
  • Pressure to deliver new products, new features and more functionality in less time with fewer resources — fewer engineers and QA professionals, and insufficient equipment
  • Test engineers with specific skill sets being required to become proficient on unfamiliar protocols, system tests, test equipment and processes
  • Diverse equipment from a host of manufacturers
  • Proprietary test scripts that are unique to individual pieces of equipment
  • Individualized test scripts, test cases and test suites, coupled with a lack of documentation, often result in obsolescence or rewrites of script libraries comprising tens of thousands or more lines of code
  • Results from tests run on different test equipment usually reside in their own separate and distinct repositories
  • Manual monitoring of thousands of repetitive tests and an infinite number of call scenarios
  • The number of testing protocols (VoIP, SIP, H.323, SS7, PRI/BRI, FXS/FXO, to name a few in the telecom arena) is ever expanding

Today new, improved test automation tools are being developed that provide a pre–written test automation framework that can substantially reduce — or even eliminate — the need to learn and use scripting languages. They allow you to focus on testing your application, instead of developing your tests, and will reduce CAPEX and OPEX costs of implementation and ownership. In addition, they give you faster time to market!