Ixia Acquires G3 NOVA for VoIP Network Testing

Ixia acquired privately held G3 NOVA Technology, a developer of VoIP test products, for $9.0 million in cash and common stock, plus possible future earnout payments. G3 NOVA is headquartered in Westlake Village, California, and also has a team of over 40 engineers based in Bucharest, Romania.


Based on the acquired technology, Ixia is introducing a new family of performance and conformance test tools focused on VoIP and Internet telephony. The IxVoice product can be used to measure the results and analyze the Quality of Voice (QoV) and Quality of Fax (QoF) from correlated calls over PSTN and IP while mixing and switching between various media streams such as voice, tones, data, and fax. The extensive test library of IxVoice is capable of addressing a wide range of test applications with the ability to emulate SIP, H.323, MGCP/MEGACO, SCCP (Cisco's Skinny protocol) signaling, and RTP media streaming protocols. IxVoice can automate the call flow, feature, and performance of voice networks using a multi-interface, multi-technology approach integrated inside an automated, scalable, and distributed framework. http://www.ixiacom.com