Network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) technologies make communications infrastructures highly agile for deploying new services on the fly. This has created the need for a fully integrated, automated network inventory solution with probing agents to accelerate fault discovery, root cause analysis, and ultimately, closed-loop automation in hybrid physical and virtual environments.

The combination of Ontology Systems' expertise in mapping complex, multi-domain, and multi-layered network topologies with EXFO's end-to-end service guarantee and real-time 3D analytics solutions will provide a truly comprehensive view across physical, virtual, and hybrid networks.

“This strategic acquisition positions EXFO with agile, real-time visualization and troubleshooting solutions that enable communications service providers (CSPs) to manage their networks more efficiently and ensure a higher quality of experience and scalability for next-generation networks that will be hybrid in a few years,” said Germain Lamonde, Founder, President, and CEO of EXFO. “The combination of EXFO’s physical and virtual probes and real-time analytics solution, with Ontology Systems’ unique mapping methodology, offers an unparalleled value proposition for monitoring and managing next-generation networks.”.

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