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Multi-million dollar deal delivers portable, fully integrated optical, transport and datacom test solution to enable nationwide upgrade to Ethernet-based mobile backhaul network QUEBEC CITY, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ:EXFONASDAQ:TSX:NASDAQ:EXF) announced today that the FTB-8120NGE multiservice test module and the FTB-7200D OTDR were selected by a Tier 1 North American wireless operator to support its nationwide deployment of a next-generation HSPA/LTE (high-speed packet access/long-term evolution) wireless network. As part of its continuing commitment to use state-of-the-art technologies and carrier-class engineering standards, the operator selected EXFO's industry-leading, portable, integrated optical, transport and datacom test solution to ensure its Ethernet backhaul infrastructure performance meets the increasing bandwidth demands of next-generation HSPA/LTE wireless technologies. Housed in the compact, portable FTB-200 platform, EXFO's integrated test solution provides front-line technicians with a full complement of tools needed to evaluate backhaul performance and emulate tiered-service offerings to establish baseline quality-of-service (QoS) metrics that are critical to any service-level agreement (SLA). EXFO's FTB-8120NGE Power Blazer is the industry's most compact and feature-rich multiservice transport testing module, supporting SONET/SDH testing up to 2.5 Gb/s, OTU1 (2.7G), Ethernet up to GigE and 1/2/4G Fibre channel testing, and is purpose-built for the growing deployments of Ethernet-over TDM and Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH services worldwide. The market-leading FTB-7200 LAN/WAN OTDR combines single and multimode fiber test functionalities with unrivalled dead zone capabilities, four wavelengths, visual fault locator (VFL), high dynamic ranges and an easy-to-use software interface for pinpoint measurements. "EXFO is pleased to support our customer's efforts to bring innovative, high-quality services to customers nationwide," said Etienne Gagnon, EXFO's Vice-President of Product Management and Marketing. "The introduction of advanced wireless technologies offers operators the ability to expand their service portfolio, but these technologies also place substantially more demand on the backhaul network. EXFO's leadership in innovative, multiservice deployment testing, integrated with our Ethernet/IP service assurance platforms, gives operators the turnkey solution they need to ensure the performance of their next-gen backhaul network, while controlling capital investment and ensuring quality levels for customer service-level agreements." For further information about the FTB-8120NGE and FTB-7200D, please visit http://www.exfo.com/. About EXFO EXFO is a leading provider of test and service assurance solutions for network service providers and equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The Telecom Division offers a wide range of innovative solutions extending across the full technology lifecycle ? from design to technology deployment and onto service assurance ? and covering all layers on a network infrastructure to enable triple-play services and next-generation, converged IP networking. The Life Sciences and Industrial Division offers solutions in medical device and opto-electronics assembly, fluorescence microscopy and other life science sectors. For more information, visit http://www.exfo.com/. DATASOURCE: EXFO ELECTRO-OPTICAL ENGINEERING INC. CONTACT: Vance Oliver, Manager, Investor Relations, (418) 683-0913, Ext. 3733,

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