QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 24, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - EXFO Inc. (NASDAQ:
EXFO; TSX: EXF) today announced that it has been named
recipient of Frost & Sullivan's 2015 New Product Innovation
Award in the performance monitoring market for network
operators.
According to Frost & Sullivan, a leading global research and
market analysis firm, EXFO has solidified its leadership position
with its EXFO Xtract solution, which has broken the mold of
conventional monitoring by providing a holistic view of the network
infrastructure and the service performance delivery.
"EXFO's Xtract portfolio enhances end-user visibility across
heterogeneous networks substantially. The ease with which the
product can be incorporated into the network reduces turnaround
time dramatically. This in turn results in a higher return on
investment for the end-user," said Frost & Sullivan Research
Associate Rohan Joy.
Having complete visibility by accessing multiples data sources
has become essential, especially with the marked rise of
virtualization and cloud-based service offerings as the need for
reliable, high-performance networks has never been greater.
Operators must therefore have the ability to effectively process
Big Data to address the most pressing issues before it impacts
customers regardless of differing network equipment manufacturer
constraints or network architecture.
With the evolution of the existing EXFO Xtract platform, EXFO
brings together its expertise in service automation, active
testing, passive monitoring and infrastructure polling into a
comprehensive E2E solution. Having this level of expertise and
integration at their disposal, operators can now rely on a
centralized and scalable platform to increase their visibility into
the performance of their infrastructure as well as the services
that run over it, giving them an unprecedented level of historical
and real-time actionable information to accurately pinpoint
service-affecting events in their network and effectively address
any situation before it impact their customers, thus their bottom
line
"Being recognized by Frost & Sullivan truly demonstrates
EXFO's ability to differentiate itself from the competition by
introducing unique and innovative solutions which are especially
designed and developed to optimize operational efficiency," said
Claudio Mazzuca, Vice-President of EXFO's Transport and
Service Assurance Division.
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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 EXFO.com and follow us on
the EXFO Blog, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+
and YouTube.
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