The Increased Pace of Development
In the highly competitive and fast-paced world of satellite communications, being first to market is increasingly critical to establish early market position and market share. At the same time, speed must never compromise system performance, which is so vital to success in an industry where high levels of technical and financial risk are part of the equation.
To meet these competitive challenges, many satellite manufacturers and operators are focusing on their core activities and outsourcing requirements for test systems to experts who can ensure their satellite equipment will function exactly to specifications. These are test specialists who provide rapid and effective response, integrity, flexibility, technical knowledge, competency, and the demonstrated ability to deliver what's promised, on time and for the agreed upon price.
Agilent strives to deliver technology to specific markets in ways that best help customers produce high-quality products as quickly and inexpensively as possible. In some markets, partnering with best-in-class providers of complementary technology and services offers customers the ultimate in test system solutions.
SED Systems fits this role perfectly. They take advanced commercial equipment from best-in-class suppliers-like Agilent-and integrate it into systems tailored to meet each customer's specific needs. This means less development and staffing costs, faster time-to-market, and higher confidence in system performance. Together, the Agilent/SED team fully supports customers from start to finish.
Best-in-Class Technologies Combined for Custom Test Solutions
After meeting Agilent's strict certification requirements, SED has become a key provider of custom test systems that use Agilent test instruments for the aerospace/defense and satellite industries. SED is a world leader in the development of customized test systems for the satellite, telecommunications, wireless and RF/microwave industries with more than 35 years of experience. The company provides end-to-end test solutions-from system requirements definition, systems engineering, hardware and software design and system integration, through on-site installation and commissioning. SED also provides long-term service and maintenance support as well as contract-manufacturing services to build copies of test sets to customer's specifications.
Agilent selected SED as a Premier Solution Partner based in part on SED's excellent record of providing managed test solutions for large, sophisticated systems, and its consistent success in completing multi- million dollar projects on time and on budget. Agilent determined that SED has the experience, expertise and infrastructure to deliver complete, cost-effective solutions to the technically complex satellite industry. The company focuses on crafting systems by leveraging commercial off-the-shelf hardware and by implementing technology and architecture that has already been used successfully. This enables them to customize solutions quickly and at a lower cost than competitors. SED also has proven project management skills-a critical asset in an industry that often requires the supervision of multiple suppliers and subcontractors for long periods under strict schedule constraints.
The alliance between Agilent and SED allows SED to offer its customers the most advanced, custom test solutions, supported by the expertise and resources of Agilent-research and development, market intelligence, training, technical support, database access, and up-to- date information on plans for product development. The result is faster service, faster test systems, increased system flexibility and reuse features, exceptional system performance, and an improved level of customer service from the best combined test engineering expertise anywhere.
About Agilent's Premier Solution Partners
Premier Solutions Partners (PSPs) are certified by Agilent as best-in-class system integrators in specific industries and application areas. Together, Agilent and PSPs are committed to speeding the implementation of custom systems to drive the overall performance and competitive advantage of their customers in key industries. The merging of Agilent's strengths in technology, instrumentation and standard platforms with partners' core competencies in specific applications and systems integration enables customers to accelerate their delivery of proven, quality systems.