BT has selected Nuage Networks from Nokia for its software defined WAN service in order to enhance its digital offerings.
BT said it is making investments in dynamic network services through the development of innovative sets of capabilities, based on programmable technology that leverages Network Function Virtualisation (NFV), Software Defined Networks (SDN) and Software Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN).
“As part of our strategy, we are now leveraging our expertise in SDN and NFV technology and using the breadth and depth of our global network infrastructure to enhance further our portfolio of dynamic network services,” said Chet Patel, president of global portfolio & marketing, BT.
Rohit Mehra, vice president, Network Infrastructure at IDC said since branch connectivity is a key requirement for optimizing critical applications, enterprises are leveraging professional services to address their WAN challenges and reduce time to market.
The initial launch of BT’s SD-WAN service incorporating Nuage Networks technology from Nokia is planned for early 2017. It is specifically being developed to serve global organizations using a cloud-based IT consumption model and will complement BT’s existing IP and Ethernet VPN offering.
BT will unveil details of its roadmap for other software-defined services, aligning to the SDN capabilities that are being introduced in BT’s cloud-service nodes. These will enable organizations to control both their network connectivity and hosted applications from a single SDN-automated infrastructure.
