EXFO
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| Public (NASDAQ: EXFO, TSX: EXF) | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Key people | Germain Lamonde, President and CEO |
| Products |
Network testing: optical, transport, datacom, copper, xDSL, IP triple-play R&D and manufacturing testing: 3G, LTE optical, transport, datacom, IMS, VoIP Service assurance: Monitoring systems for voice, video, data and mobile services |
| Revenue |
 $269.7 million USD (2011) |
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$22.1 million USD (2011) | |
Number of employees | 1600 (2012) |
| Website | www.exfo.com |
EXFO is a company that designs and manufactures test instruments and service assurance products 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 telecom infrastructure and the telecom services carried on it. EXFO is headquartered in Quebec City, Canada, and has 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 research and development and manufacturing. The company has since added 3G, LTE, protocol, copper/xDSL, IMS, and VoIP test and service assurance products, mainly through acquisitions.