Kingfisher International Pty Ltd is an Australian company that manufactures fiber optic test and measurement equipment. First established in the founder's home in 1986, its first commercially successful product was the innovative KI020 series talk set, introduced in 1988. Over the years it grew through various garages and rented properties, until it was housed in its first factory in 1991. It has been in its current Scoresby premises since 2001.
The company's history and development[1] very much reflect the growth of the fibre optic industry, complete with survival of the dotcom boom and bust cycle over the period 1995 - 2003.
It is therefore one of the oldest fiber optic test companies,[2] with distributors worldwide, and it is regarded as having a significant influence on the development of the industry.[3][4][5] Its products are used by professional technicians when installing and maintaining fiber optic cabling and systems, and its current range of handheld fiber optic test equipment includes such items as OTDRs, optical power meters, optical light sources, optical loss test sets, optical test and inspection kits, variable optical attenuators, inspection microscopes and various optical fault locators.
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Notable innovations have included:
The company has continued to maintain leading capability in optical power calibration, and in 1993, NATA accreditation was achieved, the first in Asia for this class of measurement. Optical power meters are now routinely calibrated at 1% accuracy, the best in the industry.
Various industry recognitions include: