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CenturyLink unveils fully managed SD-WAN serviceNew proof-of-concept program designed to ease large-scale network deployments
MONROE, La., June 22, 2016 /CNW/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced the market introduction of CenturyLink® SD-WAN, a fully managed software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution. CenturyLink SD-WAN, the latest solution in the company's advanced networking services portfolio, unifies network management across disparate network types, creating an agile, responsive wide area network. To ease customer adoption of this wide area network technology, CenturyLink is providing businesses with an exclusive proof-of-concept program. "Cloud-based applications, media streaming, video surveillance, enhanced analytics and in-store experience continue to push the network needs of the enterprise. Without significant increases to their traditional private network budgets, enterprises are challenged to meet these ever-growing demands, improve the end-user experience and ensure security and application performance," said CenturyLink Chief Technology Officer Aamir Hussain. "CenturyLink SD-WAN offers a game-changing approach, enabling an instantly better network experience and addressing many of the common pain points faced by organizations that need high-speed, cost-effective network services for numerous locations." CenturyLink SD-WAN enables software-based centralized control to deliver full-featured private networks over any available connectivity. CenturyLink SD-WAN bundles site connectivity, equipment, software liensing, configuration, performance tuning and monitoring with a comprehensive management and analytics portal. Customers can manage their own policies or have CenturyLink manage their policies. CenturyLink also can manage connectivity from a wide range of providers as part of an aggregated solution. Customers can build standalone SD-WAN networks or pursue hybrid approaches that seamlessly integrate MPLS and SD-WAN connected sites. CenturyLink's free-of-charge, 90-day proof-of-concept offer is designed for businesses interested in testing SD-WAN within their wide area network. CenturyLink will provide the customer-premise devices, access to an intuitive management portal and full customer support for up to five sites to showcase the substantial improvements this groundbreaking network technology can bring to businesses. CenturyLink SD-WAN addresses business needs for:
The emerging market for SD-WAN services is expected to expand rapidly. Research firm IDC recently noted that nearly 70 percent of organizations expect to use SD-WAN in the next 18 months and the market could reach approximately $6 billion annually by 2020*. CenturyLink SD-WAN is being piloted today by more than 10 enterprises and will be generally available in Q3 2016. For more information, visit the CenturyLink SD-WAN product page. * Source: IDC at Interop Las Vegas — Delivering Digital Transformation at Scale: Network Trends and Architectures, May 2016 About CenturyLink Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090602/DA26511LOGO To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/centurylink-unveils-fully-managed-sd-wan-service-300287964.html SOURCE CenturyLink, Inc. |