UrbanClap Selects Juniper Networks to Build Scalable Network Infrastructure to Spur Rapid Business Expansion

SINGAPORE – June 13, 2016 – Juniper Networks, an industry leader in
automated, scalable and secure networks, today announced that UrbanClap, India’s largest services
marketplace, has deployed Juniper Networks® EX Series
Ethernet Switches with Virtual Chassis
technology to support its rapid business growth.

UrbanClap has emerged as a key player in the crowded and highly competitive
services landscape in a short span of time. With an existing customer base of
over one million and an average of 150,000 requests monthly, UrbanClap required
a high performance network infrastructure that could support future scalability
in accordance with the high pace of business growth. They needed a network that
would be rich in user experience yet cost effective, easily manageable,
reliable and highly secure. Juniper’s leading switching, security and routing
solutions were selected as the solution of choice to build a state-of-the-art,
pay-as-you-grow networking infrastructure.

Implemented at UrbanClap’s
new 500-seat head office in Gurgaon, India, the new network infrastructure is
based on Juniper’s EX4300 Ethernet Switches serving as a gigabit core layer and access layer solutions
comprisingEX3300 Ethernet Switches. Virtual Chassis
technology allows up to 10 switches to be managed as a single logical device,
and provides a cost-effective way to scale the network using a pay-as-you-grow
approach. Performance needs are met with a 40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) backbone
at the core and 10 GbE at the access level delivering 100 Megabits per second
(Mbps) connectivity to each user. Security requirements are addressed with the
integration of unified access control to deliver enhanced security risk
management.

·         Juniper Networks EX4300 Ethernet Switches linked with Juniper’s Virtual Chassis technology allow UrbanClap
to create a powerful, high-performance, cost-effective 40 GbE core backbone,
while catering for network scale in a pay-as-you-grow model.

·         The core switches offer the customer a single
logical device, making management of network interconnects unified and
simplified, thus benefiting from reduced operational costs.

·         10 GbE access connectivity to deliver
wireline performance to boost the user experience.

·         Integrated unified access control on the EX
Series delivers enhanced security risk management with network protection,
guest access and identity-based quality of service.

·         The solution supports converged data, voice
and video over a single infrastructure with prioritization of voice, video and
multiple layers of traffic. This enables UrbanClap to make full use of rich
communications and media capabilities to enhance its customer engagement and
outreach.

“One of the outstanding
benefits of the Juniper solution is its ability to cater to network expansion
without high upfront costs. The Juniper Networks EX Series with Virtual Chassis
technology allows us to adopt a pay-as-you-grow approach to infrastructure
build-out, which is important for a start-up that is experiencing very rapid
business growth. We are eyeing exponential business growth in the days to come,
with a many fold increase in our customer and employee base. A high level of
customer experience and quality of service are always key priorities and
UrbanClap would never compromise on these aspects in the cost of business
growth. Considering our business objectives and the requirements of this industry
as a whole, we found Juniper Networks’ solutions to be the best in its
category.”

“As a one-stop
service e-commerce marketplace, UrbanClap needs to ensure that the online user
experience is not compromised as its customers continue to grow at a phenomenal
rate. Juniper is committed to supporting UrbanClap in its growth trajectory
with a highly agile and scalable network solution that delivers converged data,
voice and video with traffic prioritization and wireline performance for a
seamless user experience.”