A single technology platform allows it to test handsets or services in one market and then deploy them everywhere.
The resentment cuts across many sectors – from manufacturers of wind-turbines, excluded by rules on turbine size which fit only Chinese producers, to mobile phone makers who face demands for the testing of already thoroughly tested handsets.
For the last two years, Mr. Ohno, a 37-year-old software programmer, has tested handsets on a freelance basis for Japan's largest and most innovative cellular operator, NTT DoCoMo, which began selling the world's first third-generation phone service last Monday.
One expert who has tested the handset supported the claim.
Even though vendors test their handsets before shipping them, many still flunk Verizon's tests.
There, engineers test the handsets' emergency 911 feature and check that phones are reading the network and roaming correctly.
I've tested the handset on and off for a few weeks now, and yes, the phone is a beast in terms of battery life.
These are just a few of the tests that handset makers carry out on smartphones to make sure that they are able to survive the day-to-day stresses that we expect them to handle.
The two companies are testing new handsets that use code-division multiple access, or C.D.M.A., technology to increase the transmission capacity of digital networks.
We've seen how Nokia tests their handsets, so we're a bit surprised.
During the test drives, the handset was used to initiate speech and data sessions.
