We are happy to announce the Echo tools 5.0 upgrade! The software upgrades are now available on Cloud and come with exciting new features, such as video quality testing (supports video sources like Netflix, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube) and further improvements to our powerful Echo Scanbox Pro scanner. Also, we’ve made significant UI improvements to Echo Studio, providing users with more ways to view data and access to a wider range of key parameters and KPIs. Get ready for a smoother workflow, as all our tools have received numerous workflow improvements and important bug fixes to enhance your overall experience.

Below, you’ll find a preview of some of these innovative upgrades! For a comprehensive list of upgrades for other Echo tools, please see the detailed sections after the preview.

Test video quality MOS with Echo tools! We support ITU-T P1203 standard-based testing using AVEQ Surfmeter for the most popular platforms in the world, such as YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook. View the MOS on your Echo One device and analyze it with Echo Studio.

Data quality testing is now available with our predefined models for constant low, constant medium, constant high, constant long, e-Gaming real-time, interactive remote meeting, video chat HD, and remote drone control patterns. These ETSI TR 103 702 specified test cases allow network data performance testing for different traffic profiles.

The Scanbox Pro is our advanced, affordable scanner solution; it supports comprehensive testing from 2G to 5G networks. Operate the Scanbox Pro seamlessly with the Echo One (phone) or Echo Plus (tablet) applications. We have upgraded the Scanbox and added GSM; LTE consistently connects to the strongest available signal, and 5G covers different bands simultaneously and remains accessible even on weaker cells. Scanbox Pro is now delivering seamless performance across all technologies.  

Echo Studio is more user-friendly and flexible than ever. We’ve unified data access and now present all results in an intuitive table-based format. The parameter tree contains several new parameters and KPIs. Also, data analysis is faster as, when you select a measurement, Echo Studio upgrades the parameter tree, allowing you to quickly view and group results. For example, group Cell ID to calculate the average RSRP during executed tests. To add to the flexibility, you can also now add filters directly to parameters without needing to recall specific values like Cell IDs. These are just some of the great upgrades to our Echo Studio!  

Take a look at the image below for smaller upgrades that deliver big leaps in usability.

Find a full list of the added features, improvements, and fixes below for Echo One, Echo Lite, Echo Ft, Echo Plus, Echo Studio, Echo IoT, and Echo Probe.

Echo One
Added features/improvements

- Improved carrier aggregation view for LTE
- Added support for Scanbox Pro
- Changed measurement prefix to accept spaces
- Added prefixing of measurement names with active project and task
- Added missing LTE and 5G Qualcomm trace versions
- Added LTE Data Monitor UL page
- Changed FTP/SFTP uploads to use randomized upload data
- Added serving cell history list
- Added possibility to synchronize time to signaling messages
- Renamed the "SCG Replacement" event to "SCG Activation"
  to be more descriptive
- Created separated views for 5G SA and NSA
- Added check in pause measurement that there are no tests running
- Removed audio sources other than the audio service
- Added license info to the recorded files
- Added support for TikTok, Facebook, Netflix (trailer),
  Instagram and Hotstar video testing
- Added check to prevent running light mode TWAMP test
  if the traffic profile doesn't support light mode

Fixed issues

- Fixed issue with observe test metric where if null value was received
  as last value during test it marked the test failed
- Fixed issue with saving band selection for smart scan
- Fixed PCAP not working after radio reset
- Fixed issue with NR cell IDs when using PCTEL
- Fixed receiving files from controller
- Fixed system change issues with 5G

Echo Lite
Added features/improvements

- Added support for Scanbox Pro
- Changed measurement prefix to accept spaces
- Added prefixing of measurement names with active project and task
- Changed FTP/SFTP uploads to use randomized upload data
- Added check in pause measurement that there are no tests running
- Added license info to the recorded files
- Added support for TikTok, Facebook, Netflix (trailer), 
  Instagram and Hotstar video testing
- Added check to prevent running light mode TWAMP test if
  the traffic profile doesn't support light mode

Fixed issues

- Fixed issue with old Scanbox models not connecting
- Fixed issue with saving band selection for smart scan
- Fixed issue with NR cell IDs when using PCTEL
- Fixed receiving files from controller

Echo FT
Added features/improvements

- Improved carrier aggregation view for LTE
- Added support for Scanbox Pro
- Changed FTP/SFTP uploads to use randomized upload data
- Added possibility to synchronize time to signaling messages
- Created separated views for 5G SA and NSA
- Added check in pause measurement that there are no tests running
- Removed audio sources other than the audio service
- Added support for TikTok, Facebook, Netflix (trailer),
  Instagram and Hotstar video testing
- Added check to prevent running light mode TWAMP test
  if the traffic profile doesn't support light mode

Fixed issues

- Fixed issue with saving band selection for smart scan
- Fixed receiving files from controller

Echo Plus
Added features/improvements

- Added possibility to pull measurements from recording sessions
  from connected phones
- Improved carrier aggregation view for LTE
- Added support for Scanbox Pro
- Changed measurement prefix to accept spaces
- Added missing LTE and 5G Qualcomm trace versions
- Added LTE Data Monitor UL page
- Changed FTP/SFTP uploads to use randomized upload data
- Added serving cell history list
- Added possibility to synchronize time to signaling messages
- Renamed the "SCG Replacement" event to "SCG Activation"
  to be more descriptive
- Created separated views for 5G SA and NSA
- Added check in pause measurement that there are no tests running
- Removed audio sources other than the audio service
- Added license info to the recorded files
- Added support for TikTok, Facebook, Netflix (trailer),
  Instagram and Hotstar video testing
- Added check to prevent running light mode TWAMP test 
  if the traffic profile doesn't support light mode

Fixed issues

- Fixed issue with old Scanbox models not connecting
- Fixed issue with saving band selection for smart scan
- Fixed PCAP not working after radio reset
- Fixed issue with NR cell IDs when using PCTEL
- Fixed receiving files from controller
- Fixed system change issues with 5G

Echo Studio
Added features/improvements

- Added Execute Query action to KPI editor
- Added query engine to provide unified table like views to data
- Added most commonly used dimensions to be easily available for filtering
- Changed active cell file selection to be more easily accessible
- Added digital signatures for easier installation
- Added option to have y-axes on both left and right side of the chart
- Added option to view and edit geo-fenced 
  regions via Preferences menu > Regions
- Added prefixing of measurement names with active project and task
- Added missing LTE and 5G Qualcomm trace versions
- Made the palette user configurable
- Optimized the size of chart legends
- Added tooltips for troubleshooting issues that describe error conditions
- Improved cell grouping in cell estimation
- Added possibility to open files embedded in echo files
- Renamed the "SCG Replacement" event to "SCG Activation"
  to be more descriptive
- Added check in pause measurement that there are no tests running
- Added license info to the recorded files
- Added support for TikTok, Facebook, Netflix (trailer),
  Instagram and Hotstar video testing
- Improved color palette to have more distinct colors
- Added possibility to configure waypoints for measurement
  that doesn't have indoor waypoints
- Added check to prevent running light mode TWAMP test if 
  the traffic profile doesn't support light mode
- Added support for PCTEL Lower n77 Private band
- Changed UI to store configurations in database instead of config files
- Changed TETRA scan results to display channels instead of frequencies
- Added new network call setup time parameter that is 
  calculated from attempt to alert
- Improved parameter syncing
- Added buffering to remote stream control channel
  to better handle temporary network issues
- Improved TETRA error detection and recovery
- Added KML export to table view
- Added back text box for filtering scan results
  by PCI, Channel and Cell ID
- Added remote drone control traffic pattern to TWAMP test
- Added interactivity score, MOS, packet loss and
  PDV standard deviation to TWAMP test results
- Added support for opening SQLite files
- Added option to use milliseconds in the naming template
  for measurements and SMS messages
- Added 5G MIMO RSSI parameters
- Added option to copy workflows
- Added jitter parameter to Speedtest.net ping test
- Improved parameter syncing
- Added option to filter measurement files by indoor map file or building
- Changed iBwave export to create one file out of
  all measurement files that use
  the same indoor map when exporting multiple files to iBwave format

Fixed issues

- Fixed alpha channel issues in color schemes
- Fixed PLMN parsing to accept MNC value 0
- Fixed issue with sharing coordinates from the controller
- Fixed issue with publishing Quick Plot templates to cloud
- Fixed issue in JSON export where system parameter
  and system event sometimes appeared off sync
- Fixed issue in parsing LTE TA which affected 
  cell estimation in certain situations
- Fixed Cell Distance Predictor ML model not working in ARM-based Macs
- Fixed issue caused by parameter syncing in file converter
- Fixed crash in cell estimation
- Fixed system change issues with 5G
- Fixed crash when running reports
- Fixed erroneous statistics values in Quick Plots
- Fixed zero MOS values to be displayed as empty values
- Fixed showing the details of Wi-Fi clients or access points by 
  double clicking on the survey views
- Fixed being able to split layouts that contain Wi-Fi survey view
- Fixed issue where modifying KPIs in copied report items
  or sheets would modify the originals
- Fixed issue with call setup time that happened before 
  recording started being written to measurement file
- Fixed file dialog not showing up always on Mac OS Sequoia
- Fixed GSM FER
- Fixed decoding of UMTS SIB 19
- Fixed survey tree to display correctly non ASCII characters
- Fixed reflector packet padding in TWAMP test
- Fixed issue with editing Power Point report actions in workflow editor
- Fixed Speedtest.net test not ending after timeout
- Fixed support for DMR scans
- Fixed dashboard scanner CSV export
- Fixed issue with loading measurement files
  where the file has ended abruptly
- Fixed reading timestamps from old Kismet files

Echo IoT
Added features/improvements

- Changed measurement prefix to accept spaces
- Added prefixing of measurement names with active project and task
- Changed FTP/SFTP uploads to use randomized upload data
- Added possibility to synchronize time to signaling messages
- Added check in pause measurement that there are no tests running
- Added license info to the recorded files
- Added new network call setup time parameter 
  that is calculated from attempt to alert
- Added buffering to remote stream control channel 
  to better handle temporary network issues
- Improved the default parameter views
- Added option to use milliseconds in the naming template
  for measurements and SMS messages
- Added 5G MIMO RSSI parameters
- Changed Wi-Fi list view to display active access point in green color
- Added possibility to configure cell sector label per system
- Updated Qualcomm 5G trace versions
- Added 5GS NAS message decoding

Fixed issues

- Fixed receiving files from controller
- Fixed issue with call setup time that happened before
  recording started being written to measurement file
- Fixed erroneous zero values in app throughput
- Fixed GSM FER
- Fixed decoding of UMTS SIB 19
- Fixed remote browse functionality
- Fixed issue with UL MOS results
- Fixed issue with voice call test sometimes 
  not ending after call duration

Echo Cloud
Added features/improvements

- Added support for TikTok, Facebook, Netflix (trailer), 
  Instagram and Hotstar video testing
- Improved parameter syncing
- Changed iBwave export to create one file 
  out of all measurement files
  that use the same indoor map when exporting
  multiple files to iBwave format
- Added system prefix to parameter names in CSV export
- Added configuration page for kits

Fixed issues

- Fixed PLMN parsing to accept MNC value 0
- Fixed issue with publishing Quick Plot templates to cloud
- Fixed issue in JSON export where system parameter
  and system event sometimes appeared off sync
- Fixed issue caused by parameter syncing in file converter
- Fixed issue with loading measurement files 
  where the file has ended abruptly
- Fixed issue with exporting CW scan files to CSV
- Fixed issue with iBwave export for data received
  before first waypoint is entered

Echo Probe
Added features/improvements

- Changed FTP/SFTP uploads to use randomized upload data
- Renamed the "SCG Replacement" event
  to "SCG Activation" to be more descriptive
- Added check in pause measurement that there are no tests running
- Removed audio sources other than the audio service
- Added license info to the recorded files
- Added support for TikTok, Facebook, Netflix (trailer),
  Instagram and Hotstar video testing
- Added check to prevent running light mode TWAMP test
  if the traffic profile doesn't support light mode

Fixed issues

- Fixed issue with observe test metric where if null value was received
  as last value during test it marked the test failed
- Fixed receiving files from controller
- Fixed system change issues with 5G

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