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F5 Solutions Accelerate Service Provider Transition to IoT, 5G, and NFV TechnologiesF5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) is announcing a range of Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, and NFV solutions and capabilities ahead of next week's Mobile World Congress (MWC). The solutions are specifically designed to help service providers run faster, smarter, and safer as they incorporate new technologies. In particular, F5 offerings address challenges related to soaring data traffic from the emergence of 5G and the growing presence of consumer and commercial IoT. "Service providers are increasingly disaggregating hardware and software in their networks and embracing virtualization and automation," said Kara Sprague, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Application Delivery Controller business unit at F5 Networks (News - Alert). "F5's solutions are specifically designed with this future state in mind-consolidating and optimizing network functions, reducing total cost of ownership, and facilitating multi-layered end-to-end security that spans devices, networks, and applications." The news comes as service providers worldwide are fast adapting to new digital realities. According to F5's recent 2018 State of Application Delivery report, more than half of surveyed service providers (55%) believe IoT is the most strategically important trend in the next two to five years. As many as 83% said they had digital transformation projects in place, while 56% of these projects have already influenced greater IT system and process automation and orchestration. F5's new service provider solutions include the global launch of the BIG-IP® i15000 Series hardware, delivering high-end performance for security and services in a compact form factor (2 RU). With the highest available layer 4 throughput of any comparable application delivery appliance, the i15000 enables consolidation of multiple services on a single device-including load balancing, TCP/IP optimization, traffic steering, DDoS, CGNAT, DNS, and firewall capabilities-in the Gi LAN or data center. In addition, F5 is reducing the risk of the move to 5G through new Enterprise Licensing Agreements and virtual edition subscription options. It is also rolling out an iSeries Cloud-Ready offer, enabling customers to leverage investments that they are making today for changing needs over time. Other solutions set to feature prominently at MWC 2018 include:
You can find F5 next week at Mobile World Congress (News - Alert) in Hall 5, Booth G11. Additional Resources
About F5 F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) makes apps go faster, smarter, and safer for the world's largest businesses, service providers, governments, and consumer brands. F5 delivers cloud and security solutions that enable organizations to embrace the application infrastructure they choose without sacrificing speed and control. For more information, go to f5.com. You can also follow @f5networks on Twitter (News - Alert) or visit us on LinkedIn and Facebook for more information about F5, its partners, and technologies. F5, BIG-IP, and iSeries are trademarks or service marks of F5 Networks, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. This press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to future events or future financial performance that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or "continue," or the negative of such terms or comparable terms. These statements are only predictions and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these statements based upon a number of factors including those identified in the company's filings with the SEC (News - Alert). View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180221005393/en/ |