5G mobile communications networks will be based on virtualised architecture – specifically, a network functions virtualisation (NFV) standard – which is an evolution of the centralised radio access network ...
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The FTBx-5255 optical spectrum analyser (OSA) module was released by EXFO for field applications to meet the live network testing needs of telecom service providers, Internet content providers and network ...
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EXFO unveiled the EX1, a pocket-sized solution enabling technicians to measure subscribers’ real-life throughput – up to full line rate Gigabit Ethernet – using the same method they do: Speedtest by Ookla. ...
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The first part of this article, covering the fundamental principles of GPS clock frequency disciplining, was published in the 11 October 2017 issue of Dataweek. This second and final part covers the ins ...
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The release of the industry's first PON-aware passive optical network (PON) power meter for testing next-generation and legacy PON technologies was recently announced. EXFO’s PPM-350D automatically detects ...
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One of the challenges synchronisation engineers and technicians often face in the field, is the lack of proper frequency and timing (phase) references required to validate 1PPS clocks’ accuracy and stability ...
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I received measurement files from a contractor who was working on the installation of premium pre-terminated LC/UPC connector-based assemblies. The contractor’s institutional customer was planning to ...
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Less than a year after introducing MaxTester 635G, the world’s first handheld G.fast test set, EXFO announced that the device is now what it claims to be the only Speedtest powered broadband test device. ...
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The 3rd generation FTBx-940/945 is EXFO’s newest optical loss test set (OLTS) for streamlining fibre certification and testing. Optimised for fibre certification in data centres and enterprise networks, ...
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A new feature added to EXFO’s iOLM software - Fast Short Link - allows users to characterise high counts of short optical fibre links five times faster than what is currently available on standard OTDRs, ...
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Most of today’s modern cellular installations interconnect baseband unit (BBU) and far-end remote radio heads (RRHs) with fibre-optic cables. This new network configuration, known as fronthaul, provides ...
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With the introduction of the MAX-720C QUAD as part of its newly-launched OTDR/iOLM series, Exfo is aiming to elevate expected testing performances in fault-finding of data centre and enterprise networks. ...
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