EXFO's Distributed PMD Solution Selected by Tier-1 EMEA Network Operator
April 07 2009 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
US$2.0 million deal to enable upgrade to high-bandwidth
transmission system QUEBEC CITY, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc.
(NASDAQ:EXFONASDAQ:TSX:NASDAQ:EXF) announced today that a Tier-1
network operator from the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
region has selected EXFO's latest ground-breaking test solution,
FTB-5600 Distributed PMD Analyzer, to enable a network upgrade to
higher transmission rates. In a deal reaching roughly US$2.0
million, EXFO's newly released FTB-5600 Distributed PMD Analyzers
will be used to quantify the level of potentially debilitating
polarization mode dispersion (PMD) on specific fiber sections of
the operator's core network. As a result, it will allow the
customer to identify and repair only the impacted sections of its
network when upgrading to 40 Gbit/s today and 100 Gbit/s in the
future. All this work will be quickly accomplished using the unique
FTB-5600 Distributed PMD Analyzer that measures PMD as a function
of distance. Consequently, the network operator will carry out
targeted facelifts to its fiber plant and meet tight deadlines for
important upgrades to higher transmission rates. The FTB-5600
Distributed PMD Analyzer is a module hosted inside the recently
launched FTB-500 platform, which allows EXFO customers to carry out
a wide range of tests - from optical link characterization to 40G
next-generation SONET/SDH testing. In contrast to the
patent-pending test method behind the FTB-5600, traditional PMD
analyzers only provide a total end-to-end value for an entire
optical network. As such, network operators have been forced to
deploy dispersion compensators throughout their networks to
alleviate high PMD levels or else overhaul their entire systems.
PMD is a physical phenomenon inherent to optical fiber and
components that causes a statistical spreading of light pulses as
they travel along a network. This degrades the quality of the
transmission signal and, in turn, limits the transmission rates
carried by optical networks. PMD levels tend to soar as
transmission rates are increased to 40 Gbit/s and beyond. "As the
market leader in optical testing, it's always gratifying to see a
newly released product being quickly adopted and meeting a pressing
need for a Tier-1 network operator," said Etienne Gagnon, EXFO's
Vice-President of Product Management and Marketing. "In this
particular case, our single-end distributed PMD analyzer will
provide a Tier-1 operator with a much clearer picture of PMD
effects on all fiber sections of its network ? rather than offer a
blind end-to-end value ? and enable the cost-efficient upgrade to
higher transmission rates through targeted facelifts."
Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and we intend that such
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performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may
differ materially from those in forward-looking statements due to
various factors including consolidation in the global
telecommunications test, measurement and service assurance
industry; capital spending levels in the telecommunications, life
sciences and high-precision assembly sectors; concentration of
sales; fluctuating exchange rates and our ability to execute in
these uncertain conditions; the effects of the additional actions
we have taken in response to such economic uncertainty (including
our ability to quickly adapt cost structures with anticipated
levels of business, ability to manage inventory levels with market
demand); market acceptance of our new products and other upcoming
products; limited visibility with regards to customer orders and
the timing of such orders; our ability to successfully integrate
our acquired and to-be-acquired businesses; our ability to
successfully expand international operations; the retention of key
technical and management personnel; and future economic,
competitive, financial and market conditions, including slow-down
or recession in the global economy. Assumptions relating to the
foregoing involve judgments and risks, all of which are difficult
or impossible to predict and many of which are beyond our control.
Other risk factors that may affect our future performance and
operations are detailed in our Annual Report, on Form 20-F, and our
other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and
Canadian securities commissions. We believe that the expectations
reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable based on
information currently available to us, but we cannot assure you
that the expectations will prove to have been correct. Accordingly,
you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. These statements speak only as of the date of this
document. Unless required by law or applicable regulations, we
undertake no obligation to revise or update any of them to reflect
events or circumstances that occur after the date of this document.
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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