Satel designs and manufactures high-performance radio technology that is critical for communication networks around the world. With solutions trusted across sectors like security, infrastructure, and industrial automation, maintaining product quality is essential.
For Petri Reiman, Test Specialist and Test Team Manager at Satel, making sure test systems deliver reliable, insightful data is a daily focus. His team supports both R&D and production, and for years, they struggled with the same challenge many companies face: building and maintaining homegrown test data systems that are difficult to scale.
”Having easy access and oversight of all test data gives insights that support both production and R&D. It makes us confident about how we analyze limits, performance, and it’s a part of our daily workflow.
Petri ReimanTest Specialist and Test Team Manager, Satel
Moving away from DIY headaches
Before WATS, Satel used in-house SQL-based tools to handle test data. While functional in theory, the reality was different. Any changes to test processes or products require constant updates, often slowing down the entire system. Maintenance was a constant burden, and as the company grew, the old tools couldn’t keep up.
That’s when Petri started looking for a better solution.
After hearing about WATS through their partner, Etteplan, Satel implemented it on a single test station in 2016. The results spoke for themselves. Once they saw how easy it was to analyze test data, spot trends, and respond to issues, the team quickly expanded WATS across nearly all their test systems.
”If something changes in production, technicians can immediately look into it – whether it’s a new trend, a measurement near its limit, or something else. It’s easy to see whether action is needed then and there.
Petri ReimanTest Specialist and Test Team Manager, Satel
Everyday use, exceptional results
Today, WATS is a core part of Satel’s daily operations. Three people on the production team and additional members on the R&D side use it every day. When everything runs smoothly, dashboards provide quiet confirmation. But when something drifts or performance starts to vary, WATS helps the team react quickly.
Faster Response Time
WATS has helped Satel reduce its dependency on dedicated resources for test analysis infrastructure. Instead of maintaining tools, they focus on insights. This has freed up engineering time and brought faster issue resolution, especially when responding to customers or investigating edge cases.
Improved collaboration between production and R&D
It’s also helped improve collaboration between production and R&D. When launching a new product or running early builds, the team uses WATS to closely monitor results, set specific thresholds, and better understand how new designs behave under test.
For Satel, the benefits of WATS are clear, and it’s helped them modernize how they manage test data, without the overhead of maintaining the tools to do so themselves.
Trusted in the Field
The same focus on quality and reliability that drives Satel’s approach to test data also shapes the products they build. One example is the SATEL MCCU-30 — a robust, multi-band vehicle router designed to solve connectivity challenges across a wide range of applications in harsh environments, where performance and stability are essential.
Learn more at satel.com.
