Silver Peak has expanded its partnership with Ciena.
The idea is to use Ciena’s universal customer premise equipment (uCPE) to create new service delivery models for communications service providers (CSPs) that bring new levels of flexibility to global enterprise customers.
The Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform unifies SD-WAN, routing, segmentation and WAN optimisation into a single NFV software instance that runs on the Ciena 3906 and 3926 platforms, creating the foundation for a modern business-driven WAN edge.
Fraser Street, vice president of technical alliances at Silver Peak, said: “Cloud-first enterprises are increasingly turning to service providers for turnkey managed SD-WAN services that unite advanced network functions like the EdgeConnect NFV, enabling them to retire legacy WAN infrastructure and fully leverage the power of software that delivers a multiplier effect on cloud investments.”
Brian Lavallée, senior director of portfolio marketing at Ciena, said: “CSPs and enterprises are actively modernising their network assets to be increasingly intelligent, agile, and adaptive. Together with Silver Peak, we make this journey possible.”
