ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Spectrum
Enterprise, a part of Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR), today
announced the details of its unique approach to Hybrid
Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions and is
demonstrating its next-generation solution in a networking proof of
concept (PoC) at the fourth annual Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)
global conference.
The Spectrum Enterprise Hybrid SD-WAN solution will enable
businesses to leverage the performance of Ethernet, the ubiquity of
Internet connectivity and the flexibility of SD-WAN to create
Hybrid WANs by stitching together native Ethernet WANs and
Internet-based SD-WAN connections. As a result, businesses can
easily establish, modify or expand their WAN or transition away
from their legacy network services. With the Spectrum
Enterprise Hybrid SD-WAN solution, businesses will be able to:
- Overlay an SD-WAN solution over any access technology for new
locations or over their existing WAN;
- Extend their current native Ethernet WAN by rapidly stitching
in remote sites using SD-WAN over Internet access;
- Build a network of their choice by choosing the ideal
connectivity option on a per-site basis and based on unique needs
for each site.
"As businesses go through digital transformations, their
networking needs evolve to require dynamic services that provide
visibility and control," said Greg
King, Senior Vice President, Product, Marketing and Strategy
for Spectrum Enterprise. "Our Hybrid SD-WAN strategy offers choice
and flexibility to help our clients address their individual
networking needs."
The Spectrum Enterprise Hybrid SD-WAN solution will also provide
a number of software-controlled features including:
- A client portal to manage visibility and control over the
entire service end-to-end;
- Application-level use of business policies at each site for
routing traffic;
- Pre-defined network security templates and policies;
- Automation of connectivity to the cloud.
Spectrum Enterprise is targeting existing clients with complex
networking needs to participate in the field trials.
Proof-of-Concept Demonstration
Spectrum Enterprise
will demonstrate its Hybrid SD-WAN solution with a compelling
client use case during the Metro Ethernet Forum's MEF17 Conference
in Orlando, Florida. Located in
MEF17 Booth #300 and the Proof of Concept Demonstration Pavilion,
the demonstration will take place from November 13 – November
15 and include the activation and stitching of SD-WAN
overlay locations into an existing Ethernet WAN connected to the
public cloud, applying business policies and traffic routing,
activating a virtual firewall in real-time along with setting
firewall policies through a user portal.
About Spectrum Enterprise
Spectrum Enterprise, a part
of Charter Communications, is a national provider of scalable,
fiber technology solutions serving many of America's largest
businesses and communications service providers. The broad Spectrum
Enterprise portfolio includes networking and managed services
solutions: Internet access, Ethernet access and networks, Voice and
TV solutions, Managed Application, Cloud Infrastructure and Managed
Hosting Services. Our industry-leading team of experts works
closely with clients to achieve greater business success by
providing these solutions designed to meet their evolving needs.
For more information, visit enterprise.spectrum.com.
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