Deliver first-time-right quality to speed the construction and monetization of FTTx networks
EXFO’s remote fiber testing and monitoring (RFTM) solution enables FTTx service providers, alt-nets and their contractors to build high quality passive optical networks (PON) right from the start, reducing costly rework. With automated test data collection, get visibility on your fiber network inventory and accelerate activation and monetization.
Double-digit failure rates during FTTx network construction, qualification, and activation are not uncommon. Fiber impairments—typically due to bad connectors, poor splicing, macrobending or crossed fibers—require costly truck rolls to locate and rework to fix, and additional time to test. This ultimately impacts the construction schedule and budget.
With more people working and learning from home, residential networks are under pressure. Service providers are leveraging FTTx initiatives to meet the need for 5G densification. National broadband strategies offer subsidies for deploying fiber internet access but come with tight schedules. Pure-play fiber providers are racing to be first to market. The most successful are building and monetizing networks at a high tempo.
Building and activating FTTx networks at scale and at a high cadence requires quality right from the start.
Bandwidth requirements have spiked as more people are doing more things online from home.
5G network densification is driving initiatives to leverage FTTx network buildouts. More fiber means more testing.
Funds for country-wide deployment of fiber-based internet access come with strings attached.
The first providers to market are securing the service provider relationships that fund investments.
There is an opportunity to build and connect FTTx networks differently. It’s one where the network has been tested, validated and automatically documented prior to customer activation. There is full visibility of the built network and a single source of truth that speeds troubleshooting. As a result, there is less need for follow-on work by technicians and the time to monetization is compressed.
Building “first time right” quality into the network is an investment that pays immediate and future dividends
By engineering quality into the network with exhaustive and effort-less testing at each step of the build, it is possible to construct the network faster, minimize rework and limit truck rolls, activate customers and monetize sooner.
RFTM features are cloud-ready—while offering support for local deployment—featuring micro-services-based architecture, comprehensive security and support for multiple use cases. In addition to testing 100% of fibers, RFTM can be used to monitor and assure the entire fiber lifecycle. Keep track of your fiber network health and get ready to plan and roll-out future upgrades to XGS-PON or beyond faster than other operators.
