QUEBEC CITY, Nov. 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EXFO Inc. (Nasdaq:EXFO) (TSX:EXF) announced today the latest release of the Brix System, its award-winning service assurance solution. This release enhances scalability and monitoring functionality for every service supported by the multiplay solution (voice, video, data and mobile). The result is broader coverage of today's rapidly growing multiplay service assurance requirements that help operators reduce capital expenditures by scaling to meet their rapid growth, while at the same time reducing operational expenses by providing more comprehensive monitoring for simpler network troubleshooting.
The Brix System now allows carriers to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) across wireless backhaul and Metro Ethernet networks for thousands of end points. This saves both fixed and mobile operators money by allowing them to support more network connections with less equipment—all via one integrated service assurance platform. Scaling improvements also extend across the Brix System's voice-over-IP (VoIP) and voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) solutions, which now support over 30,000,000 busy hour call attempts (BHCA) and 100,000 circuits.
Among the many functional enhancements is VoLTE support which is an extension of EXFO's existing LTE solution for mobile providers. This capability integrates VoIP and VoLTE service assurance across multiple networks on one monitoring platform. EXFO has also enabled new customer experience management capabilities that allow all operators to monitor and manage the quality of a customer's experience while using any service (for example, Web browsing from an LTE device). Network operators also gain improved reporting capabilities with the addition of user-generated custom reports that make it easier for users to quickly develop unique reporting portals to meet their individual needs.
"Multiplay operators will be able to enhance functionality across all their applications and services with one single release on one integrated service assurance platform," said Vivian Hudson, Vice-President of EXFO's Service Assurance Division. "As a result, network operators can dramatically reduce their operational and capital costs with EXFO's complete service assurance solution while rapidly growing their networks and adopting the new technologies their customers are demanding."
EXFO experts will be on hand in booth 222 at Ethernet Expo Americas 2011 trade show in New York, November 8-9, to demonstrate the new functionality this release brings to BrixNGN, the Brix System's Carrier Ethernet and IP monitoring solution. This event will also demonstrate how the Brix System is a key part of EXFO's One Complete Solution for Ethernet Testing and Monitoring throughout the entire network lifecyle.
About EXFO
Listed on the NASDAQ and TSX stock exchanges, EXFO is among the leading providers of next-generation test and service assurance solutions for wireless and wireline network operators and equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The company offers innovative solutions for the development, installation, management and maintenance of converged, IP fixed and mobile networks—from the core to the edge. Key technologies supported include 3G, 4G/LTE, IMS, Ethernet, OTN, FTTx, and various optical technologies (accounting for an estimated 35% of the portable fiber-optic test market). EXFO has a staff of approximately 1800 people in 25 countries, supporting more than 2000 telecom customers worldwide. For more information, visit www.EXFO.com.
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