EXFO announced recently that it has acquired the majority of the assets of Absolute Analysis, including technology, expertise and solutions in the area of radio frequency (RF) testing for fiber-based radio access networks (RANs).
The transaction which is valued at about $8.25 million will see EXFO combining its optical and Ethernet test technologies with those of Absolute Analysis, a privately held company in Newbury Park, California.
With the combined portfolio, EXFO aims to provide market-leading solutions to mobile network operators (MNOs) in their quest to deploy next-generation, fiber-based fronthaul networks and RAN architectures.
Absolute Analysis’ solutions are critical for identifying and analyzing RF interference issues in fiber to the antenna (FTTA), distributed antenna systems (DAS), remote radio heads (RRHs) and baseband units (BBUs) that support 4G/LTE and, soon, 5G wireless mobility and Internet of Things (IoT). Absolute Analysis’ technology delivers highly efficient CPRI (Common Public Radio Interface) protocol analysis and emulation as well as RF over CPRI spectrum analysis.
Germain Lamonde, EXFO’s Chairman, President and CEO
Mobile network operators are transforming their architectures and deploying fiber deeper into radio access networks to add new services and much-needed capacity, while preparing for 5G mobility and IoT.
