QUEBEC CITY, Nov. 6, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - EXFO Inc.
(NASDAQ: EXFO) (TSX: EXF) has joined others in Canada's telecommunications industry to make
sure this country maintains its position as a world leader in next
generation network technologies.
The Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN) was
officially launched today in Ottawa. It brings together the entire industry
supply chain—leading multinationals; scores of small- and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); start-ups; service providers;
research scientists and academics.
CENGN provides an essential link between fundamental research
and the commercialization efforts needed to get communications
products to market before the competition. CENGN will foster
"co-opetition" between member organizations which are responsible
for 90 per cent of Canada's
telecommunications R&D.
"EXFO is proud to be a founding member of CENGN. This provides
us a great platform to work collaboratively with other CENGN
participants to drive innovation and deliver highly differentiated
solutions for the communications industry," said Germain Lamonde, Founder Chairman and CEO at
EXFO.
With its headquarters in the Kanata Research Park in west-end
Ottawa, CENGN will have satellite
offices across Canada and it will
partner with CANARIE—Canada's Advanced Research and Innovation
Network—to connect with researchers right across the country. The
centre will also be linked to regional innovation centres to ensure
start-ups get the business support they need in order to grow.
The centre will provide testing facilities, business support,
mentoring and help in finding financing, while promoting the
development of cloud-based applications in areas such as
healthcare, energy, education, financial services and the
environment.
"The CENGN partnership creates a unique environment and a
one-of-a-kind facility that will spawn new technologies, new
services, new skills, new businesses, new jobs and new
international investment," says Ritch Dusome CENGN executive
director.
About EXFO
Listed on the NASDAQ and TSX stock
exchanges, EXFO is a leading provider of next-generation test,
service assurance and end-to-end quality of experience solutions
for mobile and fixed network operators and equipment manufacturers
in the global telecommunications industry. EXFO's intelligent
solutions with contextually relevant analytics improve end-user
quality of experience, enhance network performance and drive
operational efficiencies throughout the network and service
delivery lifecycle. Key technologies supported include 3G, 4G/LTE,
VoLTE, IMS, video, Ethernet/IP, SNMP, OTN, FTTx, xDSL and various
optical technologies accounting for more than 38% of the global
portable fiber-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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