LONDON -- Tektronix Communications, the world’s first agnostic full-service Telecoms Intelligence Provider (TIP), today announced the launch of its Professional Services Technology Consulting offering, designed to provide carriers with world-class optimisation solutions for the rollout of LTE networks.Commenting on today’s announcement and the challenges presented by LTE deployments, Ken Pecot, Tektronix Communications VP of Professional Services said: “With the increasing competitive environment, there has never been a greater need for deep end-to-end insight and optimisation without losing control over OPEX and CAPEX. As LTE networks are being rapidly deployed, operators need to quickly identify and resolve customer experience issues to support adoption of LTE services, avoid churn and prevent negative brand impact.”With LTE, this balancing act is further compounded by the increase in traffic and signalling of data rich applications. And LTE’s complex architecture presents its own unique technological challenges including circuit switch fall back (CSFB), success rate and setup time and inter-radio access technology issues for data services. Furthermore, management of multiple network equipment vendors is another source of concern where potentially one manufacturer provides the eNodeBs, the MMEs and a third the core elements.Addressing these challenges, Tektronix Communications’ new Technology Consulting service provides NEM-agnostic, strategic end-to-end consulting services, delivered by a dedicated team of in-region consultants, focused on LTE network optimisation and customer experience improvements.Tektronix Communications