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"There's Nothing Like Real-World Testing"
In-the-Wild Hardware Testing
After nearly three months of functional testing of their software application, Darrin decided to leverage uTest’s global community for a hardware project. While this assignment required less expertise on the part of the community (they would simply install a device on their roof), it was complex in terms of geography and logistics, as Darrin’s team would need to monitor device activity in select areas around the world.
“We had devices in New Zealand, Poland, Pakistan, Spain, Australia, Brazil and Argentina,” said Darrin. “Taking this type of hardware and placing it all around the world was a little daunting, but uTest really helped us streamline the process.”
Previously, Numerex had leveraged a beta community for such assignments – a process Darrin found to be difficult and time-consuming.
“We’ve traditionally identified customers to be beta testers, but it’s hard to get people in all of these regions who have the time to do it,” he said.
Next Steps
With two highly complex projects in the books, Numerex is confident in uTest’s ability to meet any testing challenge it encounters. In the future, as Numerex continues to push the boundaries of M2M technology, the company plans to continue leveraging uTest for its in-the-wild testing needs.
“We can simulate functionality in a lab, but there’s nothing like real world testing,” he said. “We’ve had a great experience with uTest.”
To learn more about Numerex, visit their official website.
In their own words...
On a testing match:
"One key thing that really attracted us to uTest was their global reach. Since we are a global company, that story really appealed to us.”
On tester professionalism:
“I was amazed at how serious the testers took these assignments. There was nothing amateur about it.”
On in-the-wild testing:
“We can simulate functionality in a lab, but there's nothing like real world testing.” - Darrin Wilkey, Senior Director of LBS Product Management, Numerex
