Networking and security IT infrastructures have evolved to a level of complexity unmanageable by operators and enterprises using a conventional approach. The ongoing reliance upon legacy network hardware and disjointed WAN architectures inhibit the operational agility required by global organizations looking to digitize business...
The population of the USA “likes” something on Facebook four million times every minute. If that seems like a staggering amount of engagement, then it might also come as a surprise that the average person in the USA touches their smartphone 2,600 times per...
Verizon deploys VNS bundles
Verizon continues to push virtualization with the launch of its Virtual Network Services (VNS) Solution Bundles.
Verizon originally introduced a pricing model for its VNS platform last November as a way to provide network functions on an as needed basis. Verizon’s VNS help...
KDDI Europe selects Silver Peak’s Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN solution
KDDI Europe, a London-based subsidiary of KDDI Corporation, is adopting and providing Silver Peak’s SD-WAN solution to its enterprise customers.
KDDI Europe’s SD-WAN services will be powered by the Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN solution. It will provide KDDI Europe...
MEF announces two new specifications for MEF 3.0 framework
The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), a nonprofit international industry consortium, recently released two new specifications related to the MEF 3.0 framework. According to the organization, the specifications, dubbed Information Model (MEF 59) and Interface Profile Specification...
Apcela aims to improve machine learning with Enhanced Analytics Platform
Application delivery company Apcela is breaking into machine learning with the deployment of its Enhanced Analytics Platform (EAP). Accompanying the platform is a SD-WAN API, which extends Cisco’s SD-WAN solution with Elastic’s ElasticSearch, Logstash and...
Aryaka lands deal with China Mobile
Aryaka announced a partnership with China Mobile International (CMI) to deliver what the company claims to be the first compliant global SD-WAN service for international companies with locations in China, and Chinese companies with a global presence.
Under the agreement,...
NetElastic enters SD-WAN market
California-based startup NetElastic recently rolled out an integrated suite of network functions virtualization (NFV) software products specifically geared toward telecom carriers.
NFV is a process of decoupling software from hardware, which enables service providers to virtualize network services that traditionally ran on...
Two years ago, I was welcoming our customers to the era of Software-Defined IT (SDIT). Today, that warm welcome still stands as more and more companies are embracing software-defined networking (SDN), SD-WAN, cloud migration, and software as a service (SaaS) technologies. Additionally, as the digital evolution of business exponentially accelerates, we see profound impacts...
Siemens extends contract with Orange
Siemens AG has extended its contract with Orange Business Services to help it migrate to a
software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure that will connect 1,500 sites in 94 countries.
Orange has previously worked with Siemens as a MPLS networking provider. The six...
Dell EMC announces Virtual Edge Platform (VEP) family
Dell EMC is taking open networking to the edge for next-generation access with the introduction of a new family of products, referred to as the VEP family. The VEP family includes the EMC VEP4600 along with three...
Your company has just acquired or agreed to merge with another firm. Exciting times are ahead, as your group is taking the lead in combining the IT functions. You have a lot to deal with, consolidating duplicate infrastructure and reconciling a multitude of applications,...
Aryaka unveils multi-layered security platform Passport
SD-WAN provider Aryaka rolled out a new platform, called Passport, providing its customers with as many as six layers of security. The added layers of security come from Aryaka’s security partners, including Palo Alto Networks, Radware and Zscaler.
The security...
Nokia announces Enterprise Session Border Controller
Nokia introduced a new cloud-native Enterprise Session Border Controller (eSBC), which the company said provides high-quality IP voice and video services.
Nokia's eSBC is intended to mitigate cyber attacks, optimize the use of IP bandwidth for communications and thwart unauthorized...
Netsurion launches SD-WAN platform Netsurion Connect
Network security services company Netsurion is rolling into the SD-WAN market with the launch of Netsurion Connect, which the company said combines network connectivity, security and management for distributed enterprises and IoT environments.
Netsurion was founded in 1989. The company...
Different WAN technologies
Software-defined networking (SDN) has played a major role in reshaping wide-area networks (WANs). So much so that other WAN technologies, such virtual WAN and hybrid WAN, are often mistakenly conflated with SD-WAN. While virtual and hybrid WAN technologies share similar goals with...
Versa Networks publishes global SD-WAN survey
Versa Networks recently published a report that found software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) adoption is on the rise as a way to improve security.
SD-WAN is a way of connecting and securing WANs, which are used by data centers and...
VMware announces vCloud NFV 2.0 updates
VMware is building upon its telco NFV platform with a host of features specifically targeted at communications service providers (CSPs).
VMware rolled out its telco NFV platform, dubbed vCloud NFV 2.0, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) last year. It included...
Data center themes
Data centers are evolving with the shift toward virtualization. As organizations seek to take advantage of the cloud to manage day-to-day business operations, many are wondering what sort of trends are taking shaping in modern-day data centers. To simplify matters, the following...
GTT announcement agreement to purchase Interoute
GTT Communications, Inc. announced a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Interoute, operator of one of Europe's largest independent fiber networks, for $2.3 billion in cash.
GTT benefits from acquiring Interoute in that it is able to expand GTT’s Tier 1...
AT&T extends hybrid networking options
AT&T recently announced it is making its SD-WAN service available to over 150 countries and territories.
AT&T originally deployed its platform, dubbed SD-WAN - Network Based, to select customers in the U.S. in 2017. The expansion of AT&T’s SD-WAN ought to...
Riverbed announces SteelConnect updates
Riverbed recently announced updates to its SD-WAN solution SteelConnect, including private links that enable users to connect to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Other updates include integration between SteelConnect and Riverbed Xirrus Wi-Fi, and the addition of Long Term...
The future of networking
Software-defined networking (SDN) is expected to play a role in the enablement of intent-based networking systems (IBNS), which promise to give network administrators greater control over networks through a mix of automation and machine learning. While SDN and intent-based networking are...
Cradlepoint announces IBR1700 LTE router
Cradlepoint unveiled a solution package for its NetCloud service, which includes a new router intended to bring the benefits of software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN) to first responders and related fleet-based organizations.
First responders rely on 4G LTE technology to communicate...
