GERMANTOWN, Md. -- Acterna (NASDAQ: ACTR) today announced the availability of the industry's first centralized test system capable of supporting DS1 to OC-192 in a single remote test platform. The latest release of the Acterna CENTEST Broadband Test System (BTS) adds OC-48 and OC-192 interfaces to the existing OC-3 and OC-12 interfaces, providing a comprehensive remote testing solution for optical networks. The CENTEST BTS enables centralized service provisioning and testing of SONET lines and services, helping carriers improve their bottom line by reducing the time required to locate and resolve network problems.

In a separate release:Acterna (NASDAQ: ACTR), the leading provider of optical transport test and management solutions, today announced the availability of its latest version of NetOptimize Flow-Through Provisioning, an operational support system (OSS) solution for activating and testing services up to OC-192 on optical networks. The solution enables automated, end-to-end service activation and verification, allowing carriers to decrease the time and costs involved to deliver services on optical data networks. Acterna Corp.