The Future of Product Testing: Embracing Automation with Nextgen

The demand for connected products today is seemingly insatiable. However, ensuring these products offer smooth interoperability and perform seamlessly across various devices poses significant challenges for developers. Automated product testing is a paradigm shift, and industry leaders like Nextgen are pioneering this revolution.

Let's dive into how automated testing is reshaping product development and why it's crucial for businesses today:

The Age of Connectivity and the Challenge of Compatibility

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi-enabled products require precise compatibility and interoperability with a myriad of other devices. Manually testing for compatibility, especially across diverse global markets, is not just laborious but also expensive and time consuming. Nextgen's massive global device library of over 6000 mobile devices from around the world, encompassing both current and legacy mobile phones, provides a compelling solution. Nextgen’s ATAM Connect automated testing platform analyses compatibility and network performance metrics like association speed, connection stability, data transfer rate, and range.

Audio Performance Enhancement

Bluetooth audio devices, a significant chunk of the connected device market, require simultaneous testing for connection quality and audio performance. Nextgen’s automated audio analysis tools permit real-time evaluation of Bluetooth connections and while monitoring audio streams for any anomalies like dropouts, latency, channel phase measurements and audio quality issues.

Speedy, Cost-effective Product Releases

Automated testing reduces both the time, effort and costs involved in the product development cycle. As a result, businesses can enjoy faster release cycles, enhanced efficiency, and reduced costs. For instance, using Nextgen's automated Bluetooth testing platform, engineers can execute multiple tests concurrently, using real end user use cases that ensure quicker and more accurate results.

ATAM Connect Automated Connected Product Testing

Revamping Test Processes

Automated testing offers a range of benefits:

• Wider test coverage: Automating tests means they can be set up across different platforms and devices, testing complex real world use cases, ensuring comprehensive compatibility.
• Facilitated Collaboration: Seamless integration of development and testing processes enables teams to identify and resolve issues earlier in the development cycle.
• Accuracy and Scalability: Automated tests, immune to human errors, can be run multiple times with high accuracy and repeatability. Plus, as product functionalities grow, tests can be effortlessly scaled up.
• Swift Feedback Loops: Automated processes provide rapid feedback on product quality, allowing product development teams to rectify issues on-the-go.
• Enhanced Test Management: Automated testing ensures products are consistently evaluated, with bugs being promptly detected and rectified.

The Future is Automated

Technology is in perpetual evolution. With the multiplication of connectivity options and growing complexities in product ecosystems, QA automation's relevance is skyrocketing. By integrating automated testing into their processes, businesses can guarantee the delivery of innovative, resilient, and top-tier products to their customers.

In Conclusion

In the evolving landscape of connected product development, manual testing is steadily being overshadowed by its automated counterpart. With industry front-runners like Nextgen offering advanced solutions, businesses can now ensure their products are not only high in quality but also market-ready in record time. The era of test automation is here, and it's revolutionising the way products are conceived, developed, and delivered.

For more information about our testing services and how Nextgen can support your product development, please contact us today or call +44 3331 120 000.