EXFO Provides RFTS Installation for BESTEL.Business Editors QUEBEC CITY, Quebec--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2000 EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :EXFO) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :EXF EXF Exhaust Fan EXF External Fire EXF Standard Extract Format EXF Exception Fill EXF Exif Format File EXF Easy Fax EXF Exchange File .) announced today it has successfully completed the installation of a remote fiber test system (RFTS RFTS Reach for the Stars RFTS Remote File Transfer System RFTS Radio Frequency Test Set RFTS Request For Technical Support RFTS Remote Fiber Test Set ) for BESTEL S.A. de C.V., a Mexican telecommunications service provider A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. . EXFO has provided Bestel with 18 RTUs that cover more than 4000 kilometres of cable for its high-capacity voice and data network. Monitoring extends from Laredo on the U.S. border to Puebla, south of Mexico City, and from Mazatlan in the west to San Luis in the east. "When we completed and then handed off this phase of the project to BESTEL, we knew we were passing along network quality, service, and reliability," said Germain Lamonde, Chairman, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , and President of EXFO. "Our RFTS, better known as FiberVisor, is designed to foster preventive maintenance. It is all about keeping service high and downtime low." "The RFTS market has tremendous potential," Lamonde added. "We have released a second-generation RFTS that contains many new features, including wavelength monitoring to detect faulty channels in DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing systems." FiberVisor is a permanently installed fault surveillance system in which EXFO test equipment is connected to a communications network. Strategically located RTUs continually check optical links and send test data to a centralized test system controller. Upon detecting a problem, the system sends out an alarm to a repair crew. Since FiberVisor features a sophisticated mapping system, problems can be located and fixed quickly, often before they result in costly downtime. The scalable FiberVisor system provides additional benefits such as network security, alarm management, cable and data management, and open architecture for TMN (Telecommunications Management Network) A set of international standards for network management from the ITU. It is used by large carriers such as Sprint, Verizon and AT&T. compatibility. About EXFO EXFO is a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of fiber-optic test, measurement, and monitoring instruments for the telecommunications industry. EXFO develops products mainly for two markets. Its Portable and Monitoring Division provides solutions primarily to telecommunications carriers, cable television companies, public utilities, private network operators, as well as third-party installers and equipment rental companies. Its Scientific Division designs an extensive line of more sophisticated and higher performance instruments for manufacturers of optical components, value-added optical modules, and optical networking systems, as well as for research and development markets. |
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