Japan based telecom operator SoftBank has deployed Juniper Networks MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routers together with the Juniper Extension Toolkit (JET) automation framework in order to upgrade its commercial core network.
The selection of Juniper Networks for the upgrade of core network will offer better performance and capacity, reliability for always-on service delivery.
SoftBank by modernizing its operations will also gain from an agile and automated network solution that would reduce complexity and increase speed of service delivery.
“As data traffic continues to increase by-the-day, we needed to significantly upgrade our commercial core network’s capacity, performance and automation capabilities in order to continue providing the world-class levels of service which our customers expect of SoftBank,” said Tomohiro Sekiwa, vice president, Core Network & Device Technology Business Unit, SoftBank Corp.
Juniper Networks said that its MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routers alongside the JET automation framework assisted SoftBank to increase network capacity implementing automation across its operations with the opening of new network connections significantly improving service agility.
SoftBank has selected the MX2020 and MX104 3D Universal Edge Routers, while also implementing JET technology for its new commercial core network.
SoftBank selected Juniper Networks because the MX2020 has the ability to increase capacity from their current systems by 76-fold, as well as Juniper’s ability to enable the development of advanced technologies.
The MX2020 addresses SoftBank’s reliability requirements, with support for a comprehensive set of multi-layer resiliency features that quadruples the level of redundancy offered by their previous routers, allowing SoftBank to confidently meet customer expectations and deliver additional stability to its services.
JET’s automation toolkit enables customers to automate configuration and provisioning tasks, enabling SoftBank to accelerate service delivery by up to 30 times when contrasted with their previous, manual approach to provisioning and configuration.
SoftBank will also benefit from open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), JET’s automation capabilities to Junos operating system that powers and future-proofs SoftBank Corp’s commercial core network.
SoftBank has deployed the new MX Series routers and the JET framework without disruption to their current services.
“SoftBank has once again selected us as their networking partner of choice for their new commercial core network — a testament to the strength of our MX Series router portfolio which has been widely deployed and well proven across top service providers and cloud builders,” said Tomohiro Furuya, country manager, Juniper Networks Japan.
