Verizon Software-Defined Interconnect enables Private IP network connectivity in minutes
22 July 2019 - 11:01PM
Verizon today announced the launch of Software-Defined Interconnect
(SDI), a solution that works with Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric™
(ECX Fabric™), offering organizations with a Private IP network
direct connectivity to 115 International Business
Exchange™ (IBX ®) data centers around the globe within
minutes.
SDI addresses the longstanding challenges associated with
connecting customer networks to colocation data centers. To do this
over traditional infrastructure requires costly build-outs, long
lead times and complex provisioning. The SDI solution leverages an
automated Application Program Interface (API) to quickly and simply
integrate pre-provisioned Verizon Private IP bandwidth via ECX
Fabric, while eliminating the need for dedicated physical
connectivity. The result is to make secure colocation and
interconnection faster and easier for customers to implement, often
at a significantly lower cost.
“SDI is an addition to our best-in-class software-defined suite
of services that can deliver performance ‘at the edge’ and support
real-time interactions for our customers,” said Vickie Lonker, vice
president of product management and development for Verizon. “Think
about how many devices are connected to data centers, the amount of
data generated, and then multiply that when 5G becomes ubiquitous.
Enabling enterprises to virtually connect to Verizon’s private IP
services by coupling our technology with the proven ECX Fabric
makes it easy to provision and manage data-intensive network
traffic in real time, lifting a key barrier to digital
transformation.”
Verizon’s private Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network
is seeing high double-digit traffic growth year-over-year, and the
adoption of colocation services continues to proliferate as more
businesses grapple with complex cloud deployments to achieve
greater efficiency, flexibility and additional functionality in
data management.
“Verizon’s new Software Defined Interconnect addresses one of
the leading issues for organizations by improving colocation
access. This offer facilitates a reduction in network and
connectivity costs for accessing colocation data centers, while
promoting agility and innovation for enterprises. This represents a
competitive advantage for Verizon as it applies SDN technology to
improve interconnecting its Private IP MPLS network globally,” said
Courtney Munroe, group vice president at IDC.
“With Software-Defined Interconnect, a key barrier to digital
transformation has been lifted. By allowing enterprises to
virtually connect to Verizon’s private IP services using the proven
ECX Fabric, SDI makes secure colocation and interconnection easier
– and more financially viable – to implement than ever before,”
said Bill Long, vice president, interconnection services at
Equinix.
Verizon manages 500,000+ network, hosting, and
security devices and 4,000+ networks in 150+ countries. Find out
more about how Verizon’s global network, managed network services
and Software-Defined Interconnect can help your business here.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in
New York City, generated revenues of $130.9 billion in 2018. The
company operates America’s most reliable wireless network and the
nation’s premier all-fiber network, and delivers integrated
solutions to businesses worldwide. With brands like Yahoo,
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stay informed and entertained, communicate and transact, while
creating new ways for advertisers and partners to connect.
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social and governance issues most relevant to its business and
impact to society.
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