EXFO Announces Service Assurance Solution for Wireless LTE Networks
February 08 2010 - 9:49AM
PR Newswire (US)
This extended LTE functionality provides a unique end-to-end
assessment solution for mobile network testing and monitoring
throughout the entire network lifecycle QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 8
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc.
(NASDAQ:EXFONASDAQ:TSX:NASDAQ:EXF) announced today that their
award-winning Brix System for network service assurance will now
support active and passive monitoring for wireless networks
utilizing long-term evolution (LTE) standards. Built on a
distributed and scalable architecture, the LTE monitoring solution
focuses on end-to-end QoS and QoE monitoring enabling service
providers to monitor their LTE network at multiple service delivery
layers including control plane, data plane and service plane. By
combining this proven service assurance solution with EXFO's
extensive portfolio of equipment, EXFO can now offer a unique,
single-source solution that can help service providers improve
their quality of service while reducing their capital and
operational expenses. The emerging high-bandwidth services enabled
by LTE make the testing, monitoring and troubleshooting of QoS and
customer QoE more important than ever. A centralized and scalable
service assurance solution is essential to allow operators to
enhance and optimize the performance of LTE networks and services
while minimizing human intervention and thus reducing costs. EXFO
is one of the only providers that can supply a proven, end-to-end
service assurance solution for the LTE networks of the future. As
with VoIP, IMS and 3G technology, LTE network operators can
continue to rely on EXFO's Brix System to reduce CAPEX and OPEX as
they extend their network infrastructure to accommodate LTE. For 25
years, EXFO has been a leading supplier of test and service
assurance solutions in the global telecom industry, providing
operators with innovative solutions to enhance and optimize the
performance of their network, as well as the ability to proactively
recognize and address potential disruption in services that affect
subscriber satisfaction. At the Mobile World Congress on February
15, EXFO will affirm this legacy of innovation and demonstrate its
unique end-to-end assessment solution for complete mobile network
testing and monitoring throughout the entire
lifecycle-construction, service turn-up, service assurance and
troubleshooting. "EXFO is in a unique position to provide a fully
integrated, end-to-end LTE service assurance solution that other
vendors simply can't match," said Vivian Hudson, VP and General
Manager of EXFO Service Assurance. "With this combination of
extended LTE capabilities and proven service assurance platform,
operators are now able to reduce their capital expenses and
streamline their network operations to lower their operating
costs." For more information on EXFO's wireless solutions and
expertise, please visit http://www.exfo.com/ or call 1-888-BRIXNET.
About EXFO EXFO is a leading provider of test and service assurance
solutions for network operators and equipment manufacturers in the
global telecommunications industry. The Telecom Division, which
accounts for almost 90% of the company's revenues, offers a wide
range of innovative solutions to assess optical networks, from the
core to access, as well as next-generation IP infrastructures and
related triple-play services. 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: Maryse Brodeur, Media
Planner, (418) 683-0913, Ext. 3429, ; Vance Oliver, Manager,
Investor Relations, (418) 683-0913, Ext. 3733,
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