Acterna Wins BT Contract for Supply of Optical Testers
April 30, 2001 10:01:00 AM ET
ALDERMASTON, U.K.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2001--Acterna ACTR today announced that British Telecom has selected Acterna as its preferred supplier of optical testers.
The three-year contract to supply BT with OTDRs, software and attentuators was won against stiff competition, on the basis of the superior performance and functionality of Acterna's rugged, portable MTS field tester.
Following comparative trials, BT's senior technical advisor reported that the MTS OTDR had outperformed all other units tested. BT was also impressed with the number of extra features and functions such as traffic detection, fault location mode, which are included as standard on the MTS.
David Bastin, BT Optical Products Plant Manager, stated: "This cost-effective, future-proofed OTDR, with its compact design and ease of use, makes it a prefect match for BT requirements." Acterna OTDRs will be used by operations and maintenance teams throughout the BT network in testing and commissioning optical fibre cables prior to systems going live.
In addition to the testers, Acterna will supply the teams with its WinCable PC software which automates the analysis, presentation and storage of large amounts of fiber-optic cable test data, saving significant amounts of post-processing time.
Demonstrating the high level of technical support that is a key element in all Acterna's business, the company has already provided training on the new tester for a team of BT trainers, to ensure that all technicians in the field are fully conversant with the new equipment.
MTS is the world's highest performing OTDR for fiber network installation and maintenance, with 128,000 data points and a data acquisition rate of up to ten sweep scans per second.
The universal test platform has two instrument slots, for which a wide range of OTDR plug-in test modules is available, including short-haul (SR), medium-haul (DR), long-haul (VHD), very long-haul and 1625nm test units.
About Acterna
Acterna is the world's second largest communications test company, focused entirely on providing test and management equipment, software, systems and services. With presence in 80 countries, Acterna helps customers develop, install, and maintain their optical, cable, data/IP, access and wireless networks. Acterna is the world leader in optical and cable networks.
The company produces annualized revenue of more than $1 billion, and serves customers with 4,700 employees. Acterna is a subsidiary of Acterna Corporation ACTR.
Information about Acterna can be found on the Web at www.acterna.com.
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