DALLAS, Feb. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* is making
the AT&T SD-WAN – Network Based offer available in more than
150 countries and territories.1 We first launched it to
select customers in the U.S. in 2017. Now, businesses around the
globe can have more scalable, flexible networks by bringing
software-defined networking closer to the customer edge.
Digital transformation is changing businesses in every industry.
Businesses are demanding more bandwidth than ever before, to
connect their data, applications and services in the cloud. Almost
everything is interconnected. These trends are causing a
fundamental shift in how we think about networking.
We're uniquely positioned to help transform digital business
models through edge-to-edge technologies like SD-WAN. We're helping
our business customers manage their networks more easily, providing
them with the flexibility to mix and match connectivity based on
their site-specific needs - application, performance and
reliability.
For example, a large global company with thousands of locations
is looking for a more cost-effective way to connect its employees
to the internet. By creating a hybrid network, they can migrate
half of their locations to AT&T SD-WAN – Network Based and dual
broadband, while keeping the other locations on VPN. The company
can maintain a single network from AT&T without having to
forklift their entire infrastructure and move it to SD-WAN all at
once.
"Managing connectivity should be simple. We know businesses want
to customize their networks as their needs evolve and technology
changes. Our AT&T SD-WAN – Network Based solution delivers
flexibility and scalability to help businesses optimize and align
network performance, functions and costs," said Roman Pacewicz, chief product officer, AT&T
Business. "We can bring everything together edge-to-edge – from end
points, to connectivity, to the cloud – wrapped in security."
The AT&T SD-WAN – Network Based solution gives businesses
the ability to manage a combination of multiple site types and
varying reliability, performance and bandwidth needs, while
preserving MPLS features. It's also easy to adopt and integrate
with AT&T NetBond® for Cloud.
Businesses can mix and match site types and connect AT&T VPN
sites, internet protocol security sites and SD-WAN sites in a
single VPN. This helps businesses deploy the solution at their own
pace. Businesses can even deploy it as a virtualized function on a
universal CPE, through the AT&T FlexWareSM
platform.
As business customers move to SD-WAN, for some locations, they
will opt to use broadband as part of their solution. AT&T can
provide domestic and global broadband services for business
customers in more than 55 countries and manage it as part of their
overall SD-WAN solution.
SD-WAN is a key part of AT&T's edge-to-edge portfolio. And
in January 2018, AT&T was named a
"Leader" in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Service Providers 2018
Vendor Assessment. 2
"AT&T has one of the most comprehensive enterprise
portfolios. In fact, they have one of the only portfolios that
truly spans edge-to-edge," said Courtney
Munroe, group vice president of Worldwide Telecommunications
Research, IDC. "With AT&T SD-WAN – Network Based, AT&T has
launched an industry leading offer that it's implementing and
scaling globally. AT&T is taking full advantage of its network
virtualization efforts to broaden SD-WAN's appeal to more
businesses."
For more information, please go to business.att.com.
1Subject to conditions.
2Source: IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Service Providers
2018 Vendor Assessment, doc #US43388617, January 2018
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