Our Story

2018

• Wins TM Forum Outstanding Catalyst Award
  for innovation

• Acquires Astellia

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2017

• Philippe Morin becomes CEO

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• Acquires Yenista Optics

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• Acquires Ontology Systems

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2016

• Introduces world’s first Gfast handheld tester

• Acquires Absolute Analysis

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2015

• First fully automated probes

  Industry's first fully automated
  wireless inspection probe, the FIP-400B series.

  

2014

• Compact handheld platform

  First compact 10G to 100G handheld platform,
  the FTB-2.

• Acquires Aito Technologies and ByteSphere.

2013

• Launches new tablet-inspired, automated and intelligent handheld OTDR, MaxTester.

2012

• Launches FTB Anywhere.

2011

• iOLM

  Launches revolutionary, still unmatched iOLM reinventing fiber characterization using OTDRs.

• Launches EtherSAM: the new standard in Ethernet service testing

2010

• Acquires NetHawk.

2009

• First device to combine Ethernet et SONET/SDH/OTN testing, FTB-8130NGE.

• First in-band high-resolution OSA to measure OSNR in ROADM-based networks, FTB-5240BP.

• Acquires PicoSolve.

2008

• Acquires Brix Networks
  and Navtel Communications.

2007

• Opens manufacturing plant in Shenzhen, China.

2006

• Acquires Consultronics.

2005

• Launches PON power meter for FTTx testing.

2004

• Launches full FTTH portfolio consolidating market leadership

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2002

• First to combine optical and protocol test solutions on one platform.

2001

• Acquires Avantas Networks.

• First platform combining optical T&M and T&D, FTB-400

2000

• Publicly traded on NASDAQ and TSX.

  

1996

• First modular platform for optical T&M, FTB-300.

  

1992

• First handheld unit for automated
  loss testing, FOT-900.

  

1985

• Founded.

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