BARCELONA,
Spain, Feb. 25, 2014 /CNW
Telbec/ - EXFO Inc. (NASDAQ: EXFO, TSX: EXF) announced today the
integration of Rohde & Schwarz's RF and cable measurement
results into its industry-first cloud-based fiber-to-the-antenna
(FTTA) turn-up test automation solution for mobile operators, the
EXFO Connect platform.
To support mobile network operators (MNO) in
rolling out additional capacity and new cells in shorter time
spans, EXFO provides a complete solution covering turn-up,
activation and troubleshooting of remote radio heads (RRH),
distributed antenna systems (DAS), small cells and cloud-RAN. The
solution leverages the power of field instruments - EXFO's FTB-1
platform and R&S FSH Handheld Spectrum Analyzer from Rohde
& Schwarz - and integrates them into EXFO Connect via mobile or
fixed broadband connectivity.
"With the R&S FSH Handheld Spectrum Analyzer
integrated in EXFO Connect, mobile operators can easily access RF
and cable measurement results within EXFO's cloud-based data
management system," says Christina
Gessner, Head of Product Management of Spectrum and Network
Analyzers at Rohde & Schwarz.
EXFO Connect covers turn-up, activation and
troubleshooting of RF, cable, optical and Ethernet technologies. It
is a centralized (cloud-based) platform that provides:
- Near real-time test result handling with a closed feedback loop
to correct things quickly.
- Powerful analytics to track the quality issues against budgeted
thresholds and record for historical tracking.
- APIs for north bound data and process integration.
Working closely with MNOs globally, T&M
specialists Rohde & Schwarz and EXFO have teamed up to provide
an unprecedented level of control and automation to network
operators engineering and construction teams.
"Addressing the mobile operators' requirement
proactively is key to us and, with our partnership with Rohde &
Schwarz, we are able to address this requirement", stated
Etienne Gagnon, VP Physical Layer
& Wireless Division at EXFO. "By working together, we are able
to offer MNOs a total and integrated deployment solution to help
them face their turn-up challenges."
This solution helps MNOs:
- Automatically collect, turn-up, test and troubleshoot data that
is pushed from test instruments in the field to a centralized
cloud-based database.
- Gather comprehensive analytics, to analyze RF, optical fiber
integrity, Ethernet backhaul, and overall access network quality
& trends throughout the lifecycle.
- Improve efficiency through Methods and Procedure Automation for
process compliance and network quality and reliability
tracking.
This cloud-based solution, showing uploaded
results of both R&S and EXFO test sets covering RF, RF cable,
optical cable and Ethernet service testing will be on display at
both the R&S and EXFO stands in Hall 6 at the Mobile World
Congress.
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 VDSL2, ADSL2+, 3G, 4G/LTE, IMS, Ethernet, OTN,
FTTx, and various optical technologies accounting for more than 35%
of the portable fiber-optic test market. EXFO has a staff of
approximately 1600 people in 25 countries, supporting more than
2000 telecom 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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