
QUEBEC CITY – EXFO has received a multi-million dollar order from a government entity in the Asia-Pacific region for a fibre monitoring system designed to monitor a mission-critical, high-speed, IP/MPLS (Internet Protocol/Multiprotocol Label Switching) network spanning over nearly 3,000 kilometers, the Quebec-based company announced Wednesday.
EXFO's fibre monitoring solution NQMSfiber provides real-time surveillance of an optical network 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The company says that it is indispensable for detecting fibre bends, cuts and degradations over time, all of which can impede communications across a network.
NQMSfiber consists of optical time domain reflectometers (OTDRs), in the form of remote test units, providing high resolution and accurate loss measurements along fibre links. These units are combined with a web-based element management system, offering users a centralized access to results and an intuitive interface to analyze alarms and other events.
"EXFO's next-generation OTDR technology and innovative software, offering the highest level of automation and integration, played a major role in securing this deal, since they ensure unmatched network operation and maintenance," said EXFO physical-layer division VP Stephane Chabot, in the news release. "The added capabilities of our fiber monitoring system, with sophisticated functions like self-learning, programmable alarm management and dashboard reporting on fiber availability, placed our solution head-and-shoulders above the competition.”
EXFO added that the order is expected to be recognized into revenue in fiscal 2016.