EXFO

EXFO is a company that designs and manufactures test and service assurance instruments for fixed and mobile telecom networks. Its products include optical, transport, datacom, 3G, LTE, copper, xDSL, IMS and VoIP test platforms used by network operators and network equipment manufacturers to assess the telecom infrastructure and the telecom services carried on it. EXFO is headquartered in Quebec City, Canada and has approximately over 1200 employees worldwide.

Founding

EXFO was founded in 1985 in Quebec City (Canada) by Germain Lamonde and Robert Tremblay. Its original products were portable testing products for optical networks. In 1996, EXFO started designing products for optical component and optical system R&D and manufacturing. The company has since added 3G, LTE, protocol, copper/xDSL, IMS and VoIP test and service assurance products, mainly through acquisitions.

Acquisitions

ByteSphere LLC, Boston, US [Date: April 1, 2014]

ByteSphere’s solutions feature advanced patented techniques for infrastructure performance management, including network element polling and fault management. ByteSphere’s products and tools are used by some of the world’s largest tier-1 network operators and Fortune Global 500 companies.