Test Platform is suited for high-speed optical networks.March 16, 2009 -
Portable FTB-500 test platform is designed for DWDM, OTDR, and 43G SONET/SDH and OTN testing. Addressing real-life test conditions in field, PC-based, Windows-XP platform allows FTB-5240SP Optical Spectrum Analyzer and FTB-8140 40G Transport Blazer to be combined to create ROADM/POTS/40G test solution. Unit includes 12.1 in. LCD transflective screen and allows information to be transmitted via integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or mobile telephone technology.
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Original Press release
EXFO
400 Godin Avenue
Quebec, , G1M 2K2
Canada
EXFO Launches Next-Generation Field-Testing Platform
Provides network experts with unlimited capabilities for characterizing next-gen, high-speed optical networks
QUEBEC CITY, March 2 / / - EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ:EXFO)(NASDAQ:TSX:)(NASDAQ:EXF) announced today the launch of the portable FTB-500 test platform for high-end installation and maintenance applications on optical networks.
This PC-based, Windows-XP-driven platform, the end-result of more than 10 years of market-driven innovation, has been conceived by EXFO's test experts for network experts. Such a meeting of the minds has produced a modular platform design that's unmatched in terms of performance, flexibility and scalability.
The FTB-500 platform truly offers unlimited capabilities for characterizing next-generation, high-speed networks. Network professionals can easily mix and match up to eight test modules from EXFO's rich product portfolio, extending from market-leading optical test modules to highly innovative transport and datacom test solutions.
For example, the newly released FTB-5240SP Optical Spectrum Analyzer can be combined with the FTB-8140 40G Transport Blazer inside the FTB-500 platform to create a unique ROADM/POTS/40G test solution that's tailored to the needs of network operators deploying next-generation systems.
The FTB-500 platform also supports highly advanced test applications, allowing network professionals to carry out targeted fiber plant upgrades and cost-effective deployments of high-bandwidth transmission systems. It even has been future-proofed to host upcoming 100G field-test modules.
On top of these characteristics, EXFO's leading-edge platform addresses real-life test conditions in the field. Its 12.1-inch LCD transflective screen - the largest in the industry - renders the task of analyzing data on-site much easier in sunny or inclement weather. Information can also be transmitted via integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or mobile telephone technology for future analysis.
The FTB-500 test platform is purpose-built for network operators with central office and field-testing challenges or network equipment manufacturers with R&D and system installation activities.
"EXFO pioneered the concept of a modular platform design more than a decade ago and we remain well ahead of the curve with our FTB-500 platform and comprehensive suite of test modules," said Etienne Gagnon, EXFO's Vice-President of Product Management and Marketing. "These multi-layer, plug-and-play modules fully characterize next-generation, high-speed networks, including DWDM, OTDR, and 43G SONET/SDH and OTN testing. The performance and flexibility of our new flagship platform, combined with the depth and breadth of our product portfolio, produces a game-changing solution that's bound only by the network expert's imagination."
This third-generation platform is backwards-compatible with an established base of more than 30,000 existing "FTB" test modules and will support any new module released in the future for optical, transport and datacom testing. The FTB-500's open architecture also allows a wide range of customized or standard software applications and a variety of hardware upgrades, enabling this leading test solution to evolve with customer requirements.
The FTB-500 field-testing platform will be showcased at CeBIT 2009, stand B-48 (Hall 13) from March 3-8 in Hannover, Germany. It will also be displayed at OFC/NFOEC 2009, booth # 1035, from March 24-26, 2009, in San Diego.
For further information about the FTB-500 platform, please visit www.EXFO.com.
About EXFO
EXFO is a leading provider of test and service assurance solutions for network service providers and equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The Telecom Division offers a wide range of innovative solutions extending across the full technology lifecycle - from design to technology deployment and onto service assurance - and covering all layers on a network infrastructure to enable triple-play services and next-generation, converged IP networking. The Life Sciences and Industrial Division offers solutions in medical device and opto-electronics assembly, fluorescence microscopy and other life science sectors. For more information, visit www.EXFO.com.
Source: EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc.
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