PCTEST LAB Becomes Third Party Testing Lab for Verizon Wireless' Open Development...

PCTEST LAB Becomes Third Party Testing Lab for Verizon Wireless' Open
Development Program

COLUMBIA, Md., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc.
(PCTEST LAB), a leading testing laboratory in wireless testing and
certification, is pleased to announce that Verizon Wireless has approved
PCTEST LAB as an independent third party laboratory certified to perform open
development device testing.

Verizon Wireless' open development program
(www.verizonwireless-opendevelopment.com) provides a mechanism for device
manufacturers and developers to offer their products and services on the
Verizon Wireless network. Once a device meets the relevant specifications and
certification, customers can use that device on the Verizon Wireless national
voice and data network. PCTEST LAB testing ensures devices submitted to the
open development program conform to regulatory and relevant industry
specifications and requirements in order to operate on the nation's
most-reliable wireless network.

Looking forward to this working relationship with Verizon Wireless, the
president of PCTEST LAB Randy Ortanez said, "We are thrilled to be part of the
open development program and PCTEST LAB is ready to begin supporting device
manufacturers and developers in obtaining certification of their devices for
use in Verizon Wireless' network." The addition of open development testing is
consistent with our commitment to be pioneers in wireless testing and
certification of mobile devices," said PCTEST president Randy Ortanez.
"Verizon Wireless' open development program complements PCTEST LAB's
comprehensive array of testing services supporting the wireless industry's
requirements. PCTEST LAB's open development approval further reinforces our
leadership position in providing wireless testing services in North America."

About PCTEST Engineering Laboratory
PCTEST Engineering Laboratory is a leading testing laboratory in RF and
Protocol Conformance testing, Over-The-Air Antenna (OTA) Performance testing,
EMC/EMI testing, Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) testing, Hearing-Aid
Compatibility (HAC) testing, and Safety testing of Lithium Batteries for IEEE
1725 CTIA certification. In addition to being a Verizon Wireless certified
3rd party Open Development Lab, PCTEST LAB is also an approved CTIA Authorized
Test Lab (CATL), CCF Authorized Test Facility (ATF), and is an ISO-17025
accredited laboratory by U.S. NIST/NVLAP and A2LA.

SOURCE PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc.

Randy Ortanez, President of PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc.,
+1-410-290-6652, randy@pctestlab.com