Acquisitions
PicoSolve, Inc.
Gothenburg, Sweden
PicoSolve, Inc., is a private test and measurement company offering the industry’s fastest optical
sampling oscilloscopes for 40G and 100G R&D, manufacturing and deployment applications. Founded in 2004 by researchers at Chalmers University
of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, it provides ultra-high-speed optical sampling oscilloscopes to network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) involved
in the design and production of next-generation optical networks. PicoSolve currently has the only bit rate-independent test solution that can measure
phase- and amplitude-modulated signals with a measurement bandwidth of more than 500 GHz, yielding a sub-picosecond temporal resolution.
The company also has a rich intellectual property portfolio and knowledge base that will be leveraged in the future.
Brix Networks
Boston, MA
Brix Networks, a privately held company headquartered near Boston, Mass., is a global provider of open and extensible converged service assurance solutions. Brix Networks’ distributed, probe-based solutions proactively monitor next-generation, converged IP networks to assure that voice, video and data services are delivered with the quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience (QoE) demanded by users. The company offers comprehensive VoIP and IPTV testing, 24 hours per day, seven days per week, across the three most vital areas that impact the success of a real-time service: signaling quality (signaling path performance), delivery quality (media transport performance) and content quality (overall quality of experience). Brix Networks’ solutions are used by telecom companies, mobile service providers and cable TV operators to guarantee the successful launch and profitable, ongoing operation of their VoIP, IPTV and managed services, while large enterprises deploy its offerings to achieve successful rollouts and widespread organizational acceptance of their new, real-time IP applications.
Navtel Communications Inc.
Toronto, Ontario
Navtel Communications, a privately held company founded in 1976 with headquarters in the Toronto area,
is a leading provider of Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP)
test solutions for network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) and network service provider (NSP) labs.
Navtel’s flagship product, InterWatch, is a highly scalable simulation and analysis platform that specializes
in testing next-generation IP networks that are increasingly combining wireline and wireless technologies.
Test modules can be hosted inside the platform—rack-mountable or portable—for characterizing
next-generation switches, routers, session border controllers and media gateways.
Consultronics Limited
Toronto, Ontario
Consultronics, a privately held company founded in 1973 with headquarters/operations in Toronto as well as operations in Southampton, UK, and Budapest, Hungary, is a leading supplier of test solutions for copper-based broadband access networks. It ranks among the top three vendors in handheld x-Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL) testing with a global market share of 13.4%, according to Frost & Sullivan. Consultronics also boasts a rich product portfolio for testing next-generation technologies, such as IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) and VoIP (Voice-over-Internet Protocol), which are critical for network service providers in their deployment of triple-play services (voice, data, video) over optical and copper links in access networks.
gnubi communications, L.P. (now EXFO Gnubi Products Group)
Dallas, TX
gnubi™, a privately held company in Dallas, TX, is a leading supplier of multi-channel telecom and datacom testing solutions with an established customer base of Tier 1 optical transport equipment manufacturers and R&D labs. The company’s flexible product line enables cost-effective bit error rate testing (BERT) of SONET/SDH and Gigabit Ethernet optical systems reaching data transmission rates of 10 Gb/s. The gnubi solution, which is scalable for current and next-generation optical systems, can simultaneously test multiple communication ports in lambda routers, optical switches, cross-connects and DWDM systems (DS1 to OC-192, E1 to STM-64, GigE) on a single platform.
Avantas Networks Corporation (now EXFO Protocol)
Montreal, Quebec
Avantas, a Montreal-based, pre-revenue company that recently released datacom and telecom testers capable of measuring up to 10 Gb/s systems, is a supplier of leading-edge fiber-optic testing and optical network performance management equipment that supports a wide range of protocols and data transmission rates.
EFOS, Inc. (now EXFO Photonic Solutions)
Toronto, Ontario
EFOS is widely recognized as a leader in precision light-based adhesive spot curing technologies as well as curing process control for the global optical component manufacturing market. EFOS’ products deliver precise doses of the appropriate spectral light onto photosensitive and heat-cured adhesives to significantly reduce bonding time and increase repeatability in optical component manufacturing.
Burleigh Instruments, Inc. (now EXFO Burleigh Products Group)
Fishers, NY
Burleigh is a global supplier of DWDM wavelength measurement instruments and precision positioning equipment. This acquisition positions EXFO to accelerate growth in its Industrial and Scientific Division, which primarily focuses on the needs of the growing optical component and DWDM transmission system market.