QUEBEC CITY, Jan. 22, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - EXFO Inc.
(NASDAQ: EXFO) (TSX: EXF), the network test, monitoring and
analytics experts, announced that China Mobile Communications
Corporation (CMCC), with the support of EXFO's test solution–the
only one that covered all the test requirements–successfully
concluded a performance verification test for the core networks
from 4 major vendors, confirming whether these NFV-based networks
can individually support 5 million narrowband IoT (NB-IoT)
devices.
Since NB-IoT specification got ratified in June 2016, communication service providers have
been preparing to roll out this service in their network. They are
upgrading their network by deploying additional features to handle
the tremendous capacity that the millions of Internet of Things
(IoT) devices will need. Handling the IoT traffic is fundamentally
different from the traditional mobile broadband or VoLTE traffic.
Validating the equipment and the network is crucial to ensure that
they deliver the quality of experience expected by end users while
avoiding costly post-deployment faults.
EXFO's comprehensive test solution was preferred for three main
reasons:
- Powerful performance: capacity to simulate millions of IoT
devices on one single server, keeping network configuration
simple
- Unique flexibility: ability to adapt to rapidly evolving
specifications and specific requirements
- Extensive test coverage: covers the network from end to end,
including focus on individual nodes
"Communication service providers have to ensure that new IoT
equipment introduced into the network will be compatible with
existing network nodes before they go live," Claudio Mazzuca, EXFO's Vice-President, Systems
and Analytics. "Through our local presence, we were able to deliver
quick turnaround times to adapt to CMCC's specific requirements.
Our test solutions come with unmatched flexibility giving them an
edge in today's rapidly transforming telecom landscape."
EXFO delivers comprehensive solutions for the validation of
2G/3G/4G/5G networks and equipment for all kinds of services. These
test solutions are also future-proofed to verify unique services
for upcoming 5G networks.
About EXFO
EXFO develops smarter network test,
monitoring and analytics solutions for the world's leading
communications service providers, network equipment manufacturers
and webscale companies. Since 1985, we've worked side by side with
our customers in the lab, field, data center, boardroom and beyond
to pioneer essential technology and methods for each phase of the
network lifecycle. Our portfolio of test orchestration and
real-time 3D analytics solutions turns complex into simple and
delivers business-critical insights from the network, service and
subscriber dimensions. Most importantly, we help our customers
flourish in a rapidly transforming industry where "good enough"
testing, monitoring and analytics just aren't good enough
anymore—they never were for us, anyway. For more information, visit
EXFO.com and follow us on the EXFO Blog.
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