QUEBEC CITY, Sept. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - EXFO Inc. (NASDAQ:
EXFO) (TSX: EXF) announced today that its TestFlow Process
Automation and Analytics Solution was recognized by the judges of
the annual Cabling Installation & Maintenance Innovators Awards
program. The judging panel consisted of cabling and communications
system specifiers, designers, integrators and managers with vast
professional experience.
EXFO was honored with a Platinum-level award for its
process automation and compliance solution, enabling network
operators to easily streamline and automate complex testing
procedures during the construction and service turn-up phases of
centralized radio access network (C-RAN), fiber-to-the-antenna
(FTTA), distributed antenna system (DAS) and fiber-to-the home
(FTTH) deployments.
TestFlow is specifically designed to digitize methods and
procedures in such a way as to remove any guesswork or paperwork,
freeing technicians up to focus on their tasks in an efficient
manner. All of this is done using an automated approach through
which instructions are pushed to selected field test sets or
smartphones. Once the tests have been performed in the field, the
results are automatically sent to a centralized server for
analysis. From there, they can be analyzed for quality, conformity,
efficiency, progress and auditing. This system provides complete
validation that the entire design was properly tested as per the
specifications at all test points. TestFlow improves productivity,
ensures compliance with operator-specific methods and procedures,
and provides relevant analytics for process optimization.
"With TestFlow, EXFO is bringing forward a highly differentiated
application to comprehensively address field test process
automation and compliance for operators," said Stéphane Chabot,
Vice-President of EXFO's Physical-Layer Test Division. "Our aim is
to drive efficiency and reduce operating expenses by automating the
flow of information effectively and accurately throughout critical
testing phases in the field, and to empower decision-makers with
access to actionable, real-time and trusted data."
Alan Bergstein, publisher of
Cabling Installation & Maintenance said "This prestigious
program allows Cabling Installation & Maintenance to celebrate
and recognize the most innovative products and services in the
structured cabling industry. Our 2016 honorees are outstanding
examples of companies that are making an impact in the
industry."
The Innovators Awards are judged based on the following
criteria:
- Innovative
- Value to the User
- Sustainability
- Meeting a Defined Need
- Collaboration
- Impact
The 2016 Cabling Installation & Maintenance Innovators
Awards Honorees are featured on the October Issue of Cabling
Installation & Maintenance magazine as well as on
http://www.cablinginstall.com.
About Cabling Installation & Maintenance
Published
since 1993, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided
practical information to professionals responsible for the
specification, design, installation and management of structured
cabling systems in enterprises, data centers and campuses. Cabling
Installation & Maintenance's magazine, website
(http://www.cablinginstall.com), email newsletters and webcasts
help cabling professionals improve day-to-day operations and enable
strategic planning for their networks' optimum long-term
performance.
About the Cabling Installation & Maintenance 2016
Innovators Awards program
The Cabling Installation &
Maintenance 2016 Innovators Awards program reviews and recognizes
the most-innovative applications of cabling and communications
technology products and systems within the structured cabling
industry. Platinum, Gold and Silver Honorees were announced at
BICSI's 2016 Fall Conference in San
Antonio on Monday, September 12,
2016. Criteria used in the Innovators Awards ranking
included: innovation, value, sustainability, collaboration, and
impact.
About EXFO
EXFO provides communications service
providers (CSPs) with test orchestration and performance
intelligence solutions to ensure the smooth deployment, maintenance
and management of next-generation, physical, virtual, fixed and
mobile networks. The company has also forged strong relationships
with network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) to develop deep
expertise that migrates from the lab to the field and beyond.
EXFO's key differentiation comes from combining intelligent,
automated and cloud-based test and monitoring solutions with
real-time analytics to deliver unmatched end-to-end visibility and
assurance—from a network, services and end-user level. EXFO is no.
1 in portable optical testing and boasts the largest active service
assurance deployment worldwide. For more information, visit
www.EXFO.com and follow us on the EXFO Blog.
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