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XFS Communications, Inc. was founded in 2008 by experienced Taiwanese fiber optic specialists, under a strategic partnership with NTT Advanced Technology Corp. (NTT-AT) in Japan.
We are experts in high-end fiber interconnection products. Our specialty is in extremely low loss optical termination technology which has led to the development of number of products including patchcords, pigtails, pre-terminated cables and MPO/MTP® multi-fiber cabling systems, with both superior optical performance and product reliability.
XFS has been serving as a behind-the-scenes, custom manufacturing solution provider for telecom and datacom customers throughout the world. Our products have a dominant market position in countries with the fastest internet connections, and we are major contributors to some of the world’s most advanced FTTx projects.
CORPORATE INFORMATION
| Name | XFS Communications, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing sites | China site: Bldg. B, No. 9 Jiejiabao Rd., Shiyan, Baoan Dist., Shenzhen 518108 Brazil site: RuaClaudino Pinto, 152, Brás, CEP:03040-040 São Paulo |
| Established | May 2008 |
| Registered capital | USD$4.25 million |
| Number of employee | 300 |
| Factory floor area | 10,000 square meters |
| Main products | Fiber patchcords, pigtails, pre-terminated cables, MPO/MTP® multi-fiber cabling systems |
| Strategic partner | NTT-AT |
| Factory’s capacity | 100,000 ends of Grade A optical termination per day |
| Business model | Custom Manufacturing Solution Provider (OEM) |
| Certifications | ISO 9001, ISO 14001, RoHS, REACH, UL, CPR, CE, Telcordia, Anatel, TLC, National High Tech Enterprise |
| Number of patents | 40 |
MANAGEMENT TEAM
CHARLES C. S. SUN
Founder & CEO
Mr. Charles Sun is the founder of XFS. He is a 30-year fiber optic industry veteran. He has more than 20 years of experience in fiber cable, patchcord and pigtail manufacturing. In the early 80s, Mr. Sun led Taiwan’s first engineering team to transfer fiber optic technology from Nokia and built Taiwan’s first fiber cable production line. In the early 90s, he was among the first wave of ventures transferring fiber optic manufacturing know-how from Taiwan to China. He later established ETD Enterprise Ltd. in 1994 and grew the company to become China’s largest patchcord/pigtail vendor in the early 00s. The company was acquired by Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) in 2006.
Mr. Sun holds more than 20 patents in the fiber optic field and has a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering from National Ocean University in Taiwan.
DR. HEN TAI SHANG
CTO
Dr. Hen Tai Shang is a pioneering figure in Taiwan’s fiber optic industry. After spending 11 years as a scientist on the development of what was then the world’s most advanced fiber optic technology at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Crawford HillNJ and Norcross GA, USA, Dr. Shang returned to Taiwan and founded POFC (TSE: 2496) in 1991. It was the first optical fiber company in the country. He led the company to an IPO in 2002. Dr. Shang also served as the founding chairman of Taiwan’s OptoComm Forum and the technical advisor to Chunghwa Telecom.
Dr. Shang holds a PhD degree in physics from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in the USA. He has over 40 publications and more than 10 international patents in the fiber optic field.
Amphenol Worldwide Management Meeting, Vienna, 2007 (Source: Company’s 10-K Report)
COMPANY HISTORY
- 2008
- XFS Communications, Inc. was established under a strategic partnership agreement with NTT-AT in Japan, producing high-quality fiber connectivity products
- 2009
- Subsidiary Global Technology was set up in Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Set up a machinery company for developing equipments and tools used in production
- 2010
- Set up an injection molding company for developing connector kits and adapters
- 2011
- Self-developed polishing machines and fixtures were used in production
- 2013
- Factory was relocated to Baoan district, with 10,000 square meters floor area
- 2014
- SC/APC patchcords passed GR-326-CORE testing by Telcordia USA
- 2015
- “3A+G” fiber optic connector was introduced
- 2016
- 1st “3A+G” turnkey production plant was successfully duplicated
- 2017
- Set up German office for better serving customers in Europe
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
XFS has employed a vertical integrated model for manufacturing patchcords, pigtails, pre-terminated cables, etc. The materials including cables and connector kits are self made, and we have secured high quality, tailor-made ferrules from strategic partner. Besides, all of the tools, fixtures and equipment used for production are made by our own machinery factory.
FIBER OPTIC COMPONENT FACTORY
FO passive component design and manufacturing: Patchcord, Pigtail, Pre-terminated cable, MPO, Splitter, Optical switch, WDM
PRECISION MACHINERY FACTORY
High precision machine and tooling design and manufacturing: Polishing machine & fixture, Automatic assembly machine, End-face/Loss Inspector
CABLE PRODUCTION FACTORY
Indoor cable, Single/multi-core cable, Ultra bendable cable, LSZH, OFNP, OFNR, UL-certified cable
INJECTION MOLDING FACTORY
High precision molding design and injection manufacturing: Connector kits, Adapter kits, Splice closure, Termination box
OUR STRONGHOLDS
XFS focuses on fiber interconnect products with extremely low attenuation and excellent reliability. Most of our products are single mode APC connection type for telecom and datacom application, and our MPO assemblies, with support from NTT-AT, also have exceptional optical performance and are the perfect choice for data center application. We also provide a series of innovative solutions for effectively addressing most of the challenges faced in FTTH last mile deployment.
Superior Specs & Large Quantity
E.g. SC/APC, LC/APC, SM MPO, Insertion loss < 0.1dB, Return loss > 70dB, Daily production: 100,000 ends
High Complexity
E.g. 96c-, 144c-, 288c-fanout, Fanout length > 10 m, End tolerance: ± 0.5cm
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
OPTICAL TERMINATION
With accomplished polishing technologies, XFS has been able to produce world-class quality fiber interconnect products in large quantities
TOP NOTCH QUALITY & HIGH YIELD
100% “3A+G” level
Polishing first-pass rate > 99%
90% are SC/APC, LC/APC and SM MPO
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
In-house fiber cable and connector kits line
All of the equipment and tools are self-developed
Strategic partnership with ceramic ferrule and optical fiber vendors
ABUNDANT CAPACITY
Number of polishing machines: 200 sets
Daily capacity: 100,000 ends of Grade A optical termination
Turnkey production modules exported to worldwide manufacturers constitute a capacity alliance
NTT-AT PARTNERSHIP
It has been more than 20 years of the collaboration between XFS’ management team and NTT-AT on fiber optic technology development. For that XFS has the access to NTT-AT’s most advanced technologies for enhancing products’ performance, increasing production efficiency and creating new product lines. A great deal amount of NTT-AT’s fiber optic-related materials, tooling, equipment and production/testing process were firstly adopted by XFS, and over the years XFS has become the one who truly understands how to make the most out of NTT-AT’s fine technologies to benefit our customers eventually.
In the meantime, XFS has also served as the major supplier of high quality fiber patchcords, pre-terminated cables and MPO assemblies to NTT-AT, and the exclusive OEM for a number of NTT-AT’s renown fiber connectivity products. Besides, XFS and NTT-AT have jointly developed fiber optic technologies, including polishing-related tools and materials, and co-filed the patent of Autoshutter SC Connector.
XFS HAS BEEN SERVING AS THE BEHIND-THE-SCENE CONTRIBUTOR TO SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED FTTX PROJECTS IN THE WORLD!
XFS is one of the major suppliers to Singapore’s Next Generation National Broadband (NGNBN) project for building up a nationwide FTTH network with 100% floor-reaching rate. Until March 2013, XFS has accumulated shipments as:
- - 40,233 km of indoor cables
- - 6,983,319 pcs SC/APC premium-grade patchcords & pigtails
- - 156,443 pcs of splitters.
In Feb 2016, SingTel announced it will launch 10Gbps FTTH services in Singapore.
XFS is the exclusive manufacturer of the cabling system used in the point-to-point FTTH network in Netherlands, which most of the connections are made with low loss SM MPOs and special enclosures.
CUSTOMERS’ REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
ACCUMULATED SHIPMENT OF FIBER CONNECTIVITY PRODUCTS WITH IEC 61753-1 GRADE B OR ABOVE LEVEL > 100,000,000 ENDS
