IS427:AY1314T1 Europe (G1) - Organizations: Ghent: Comsof

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About Comsof

Started in 1998 as a spin-off company of the internationally recognised Department of Information Technology (Intec) of Ghent University, Comsof keeps in close touch with the state-of-the-art in ICT. The success of Comsof is based on a team of highly-skilled professionals who combine an extensive technological knowledge concerning telecommunications, computer networking and multimedia with a broad experience in software development. Based on its flexibility and experience, the Comsof team consistently delivers on schedule innovative, cost-effective solutions for your complex ICT problems. Providing state-of-the-art solutions in its many projects, Comsof has proven to deliver substantial customer value. We are committed to provide our customers with advanced and dedicated solutions based on innovative and best-in-class software development, which is consistently designed with a strong focus on the client specific needs.

Founders

Raf Meersman

• Chief Executive Officer of Comsof
• Chief Technology Officer of Comsof
• Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Master in Electrotechnical Engineer & Telecommunications

Luc De Heyn

• Business Development Engineer of Comsof
• Master in Photonics Engineering

Fiber Industry - FTTX Network

Fiber to the x (FTTX) is a generic term for any broadband network architecture using optical fiber to provide all or part of the local loop used for last mile telecommunications. 

Most common FTTX configurations are FTTB (fiber-to-the-building) FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) FTTD (fiber-to-the-desktop)

Products

Comsof only has two products: one is FiberPlanIT and the other one is INCA.

FiberPlanIT
FiberPlanIT is a powerful software to simplify the planning of FTTX networks and optimize the network performance. Use FiberPlanIT’s unrivaled flexibility to quickly evaluate different scenarios, selecting between numerous technologies and components. Users can therefore quantify the impact of your design choices on deployment and operational costs, selecting the most effective design strategy.

INCA
INCA simplifies the cost modelling for telecom operators and regulators. It is to simulate the cost modeling to reduce the cost of implementing fiber networks.

Customers

• Local authorities
• National network operators
• International equipment vendors
• Engineering companies

Company Culture

• Interesting and challenging teamwork
• Flexible and variety of work
• Involvement in many aspects of the business

References

Comsof Website
You can download our Comsof Company Presentation Slides here.