EXFO's new patent-pending CFP-to-CFP2 adapter boosts
customers' ROI and delivers significant operational savings by
enabling CFP2 testing capabilities on its existing CFP-based
modules.
QUEBEC CITY,
Dec. 5, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - EXFO Inc.
(NASDAQ: EXFO, TSX: EXF) today announced that it is extending its
FTB/IQS-88100NGE Power Blazer and FTB/IQS-85100G Packet Blazer
offerings to cover 100G testing capabilities, including 100G
Ethernet (as per IEEE 802.3ba) and OTN (as per ITU-T G.709) on
second-generation CFP2 high-speed optics, making EXFO's 100G
transport solution the only one on the market supporting both CFP
and CFP2 interfaces on the same hardware.
CFP2 capabilities are available on existing
88100NGE Power Blazer and 85100G Packet Blazer modules through
EXFO's new patent pending CFP-to-CFP2 adapter, requiring no
additional high-speed modules and thus maximizing customers' return
on investment (ROI). This CFP-to-CFP2 adapter comes with great
flexibility, supporting the industry's two implementations of 100G
transceivers: 4 × 25G and 10 × 10G.
In today's competitive market, service providers
strive to meet bandwidth needs by increasing the speed of their
networks. Taking this into consideration, network element
manufacturers (NEMs) have shifted their 100G development to
leverage the second-generation high-speed transceivers known as
CFP2s. The new CFP2 transceivers bring significant advantages,
including a fifty percent smaller form factor and more than fifty
percent savings on power consumption compared to conventional CFPs.
These transceivers allow higher port density on high-speed
transmissions, switching and routing systems, and address future
100G mass deployments.
By anticipating this new market trend and
technology shift, EXFO is offering its leading customers the
flexibility to operate their existing FTB/IQS-88100NGE Power Blazer
and FTB/IQS-85100G Packet Blazer with either CPFs or CFP2s. With
this patent-pending solution, customers can have full testing
capabilities on their lab and field units using either CFP or CFP2
transceivers at just a fraction of the cost of upgrading their full
fleet of test units to dedicated CFP2-based modules. This unique
offering in the market provides customers with maximum ROI and
eliminates the need for multiple test modules.
"Over the past few years, EXFO has been a
leading provider of high-speed multiservice testing solutions, and
the extension of our 100G capabilities to address the new CFP2
transceivers carries on that trend" said Claudio Mazzuca, Vice-President of EXFO's
Transport and Service Assurance Division. "Our NEM and NSP
customers are under pressure to speed up their development and
time-to-market to generate more revenues, and we're determined more
than ever to provide game-changing solutions that bring more value
to our customers."
For more information about the FTB/IQS-85100G
Packet Blazer and FTB/IQS-88100NGE Power Blazer Multiservice Test
Modules, please visit www.EXFO.com.
About EXFO
Listed on the NASDAQ and TSX stock exchanges, EXFO is among the
leading providers of next-generation test and service assurance
solutions for wireline and wireless network operators and equipment
manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The
company offers innovative solutions for the development,
installation, management and maintenance of converged, IP fixed and
mobile networks—from the core to the edge. Key technologies
supported include 3G, 4G/LTE, IMS, Ethernet, OTN, FTTx, VDSL2,
ADSL2+ and various optical technologies accounting for more than
35% of the portable fibre-optic test market. EXFO has a staff of
approximately 1600 people in 25 countries, supporting more than
2000 customers worldwide. For more information, visit www.EXFO.com
and follow us on the EXFO Blog, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook,
Google+ and YouTube.
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