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With wireless carriers striking deals with application service providers, Internet portals and anyone else touting flashy data offerings, wireless data is moving from hype and speculation to reality. Testing is more prevalent now than before. Carriers have been voice providers, and now it is all new with data. Because quality of service (QOS) was not as high a priority for voice-centric carriers, the move to offer voice and data will transform the way wireless operators approach their networks today. Most everyone realizes that the data revolution will increase the need to test wireless networks. But data is not the only thing demanding attention from test companies. Roaming, for one, is still a significant test point. Two entities such as Internet technology and wireless communications could not have been expected to converge without a lot of pain. And they will not blend successfully for the consumer without innovative data applications and a network that can deliver quality.