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Absolute Validation Farnborough telecommunications test laboratory

Absolute ValidationFarnborough

Absolute Validation provides mobile-network, device, application and field-testing services. UKAS schedule 7994 identifies its laboratory at Cody Technology Park, Farnborough, GU14 0LX and lists accredited 3GPP cellular, IMS and MIoT field-trials testing at the laboratory and suitable off-site routes and locations.

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Key facts

Accredited Farnborough laboratory
UKAS schedule 7994, issue 007 dated 20 August 2025, identifies Absolute Validation at Cody Technology Park, Ively Road, Farnborough, GU14 0LX and lists Mobile Telecommunications Field Trials Testing at that laboratory.
Published GCF field-trials scope
The current services page lists GCF Annex F5.1 cellular technologies, Annex F5.2 IMS technologies and Annex F5.4 MIoT technologies.
Separate off-site activity
The UKAS schedule also lists mobile-telecommunications field-trials testing at suitable test routes and locations that provide required network coverage and are subject to contract review.

Testing capabilities

Cellular field trials

The accredited schedule lists 3GPP cellular field trials for terminal devices across 5G-NR, E-UTRAN, UTRAN and GERAN, together with listed SMS, SIM, C2C and dual-SIM items.

IMS and MIoT field trials

The accredited schedule lists IMS field trials including VxLTE, VoWiFi and VoNR, plus MIoT testing for CAT NB1 and CAT-M1.

Device and application validation

The current services page publishes operator-acceptance testing, field testing, project validation, regression testing, error verification and UX/UI testing.

Equipment and published limits

Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.

Access and contact

The current contact page provides an email route for project enquiries, customer portal access and validation support. The UKAS schedule lists Duncan Stewart’s laboratory email and mobile number. Confirm whether work is laboratory-based or field-based and the relevant route for a project.

Facility contact

Address
Cody Technology Park, Ively Road
Farnborough, GU14 0LX

Standards and accreditation

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation
UKAS schedule 7994 states that Absolute Validation is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for its detailed mobile-telecommunications field-trials scope at the listed locations.
GCF recognition
Absolute Validation’s current pages state that it is a GCF Field Trials Recognised Test Organisation and publish its Annex F5.1, F5.2 and F5.4 scope.

What to confirm with the facility

  • Confirm whether the requested work is within the current accredited scope, whether it will run at GU14 0LX or on agreed test routes, network coverage, device and software state, evidence format, schedule and availability.

Before requesting a test

Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.

Frequently asked questions

Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.

Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.

Further reading

Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.

Sources and review

Arc reviewed the current Absolute Validation pages and UKAS schedule 7994 on 30 September 2026. This is a review of published information, not a laboratory inspection or confirmation of availability. The guide preserves the distinction between the GU14 0LX accredited laboratory and the GU14 0LS head office published by the operator.

Arc publishes this directory entry and does not operate the test facility. Suggest a correction to Arc with a supporting source.

  1. Our Services

    Absolute Validation · Reviewed

    Current first-party page used for mobile-network, device, application and field testing services and the published GCF scope. It does not bind every service to the Farnborough laboratory or UKAS scope.

  2. About AV

    Absolute Validation · Reviewed

    Current first-party page used for the head-office address and operator-published UKAS and GCF status. Its GU14 0LS head-office address is distinct from the GU14 0LX laboratory address in the UKAS schedule.

  3. Careers & Contact

    Absolute Validation · Reviewed

    Current first-party page used for the project-enquiry, customer-portal and validation-support email route at contact@absolutevalidation.com. It does not publish an address, telephone, capacity, lead time or acceptance terms.

  4. Schedule of Accreditation 7994: Absolute Validation

    United Kingdom Accreditation Service · Reviewed

    Issue 007, dated 20 August 2025, identifies the Farnborough GU14 0LX laboratory, ISO/IEC 17025:2017 status and detailed mobile-telecommunications field-trials scope. It also defines separate away-from-laboratory site activity.