TELSTRA ESTABLISHES STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIP WITH SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING PIONEER VELOCLOUD
PARTNERSHIP WITH SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING PIONEER VELOCLOUD
6 MARCH 2017 – Telstra today announced
a strategic partnership with US based VeloCloud™ Networks, the
Cloud-Delivered SD-WAN™ (software defined wide area networks) company, which simplifies and automates
enterprise branch networking. The partnership includes an investment by
Telstra Ventures in VeloCloud as part of their latest funding round.
a strategic partnership with US based VeloCloud™ Networks, the
Cloud-Delivered SD-WAN™ (software defined wide area networks) company, which simplifies and automates
enterprise branch networking. The partnership includes an investment by
Telstra Ventures in VeloCloud as part of their latest funding round.
According to Mark Sherman, Managing Director of Telstra Ventures, the
investment was consistent with Telstra’s overall network strategy, with Software
Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) increasingly
playing a role in offering greater network flexibility and agility for
enterprise customers.
investment was consistent with Telstra’s overall network strategy, with Software
Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) increasingly
playing a role in offering greater network flexibility and agility for
enterprise customers.
“We expect SDN will continue to transform enterprise networking around
the world and VeloCloud SD-WAN can help companies achieve more agile and
responsive networks as well as reduce costs,” said Mr Sherman.
the world and VeloCloud SD-WAN can help companies achieve more agile and
responsive networks as well as reduce costs,” said Mr Sherman.
“We are excited about the opportunity to work with VeloCloud on
solutions for our enterprise customers, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region where
their technology can help businesses manage their networks in dynamic
environments across multiple locations. Our first step will be to offer
VeloCloud technology to customers in mainland China.”
solutions for our enterprise customers, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region where
their technology can help businesses manage their networks in dynamic
environments across multiple locations. Our first step will be to offer
VeloCloud technology to customers in mainland China.”
Telstra’s joint venture in China, Telstra PBS, is a
leading provider of enterprise services to customers in mainland China and is
adding VeloCloud SD-WAN solutions
to its product suite.
leading provider of enterprise services to customers in mainland China and is
adding VeloCloud SD-WAN solutions
to its product suite.
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“VeloCloud is very pleased that Telstra is an investor and partner in
our recently concluded funding round,” said Sanjay Uppal, CEO and Co-founder of
VeloCloud.
our recently concluded funding round,” said Sanjay Uppal, CEO and Co-founder of
VeloCloud.
“We see great opportunities in Asia where more businesses are leveraging
both public and private networks and relying on cloud services and
applications. We look forward to working closely with Telstra given the
strength of their network, customer relationships and experience in the
Asia-Pacific region.”
both public and private networks and relying on cloud services and
applications. We look forward to working closely with Telstra given the
strength of their network, customer relationships and experience in the
Asia-Pacific region.”
VeloCloud Cloud-Delivered SD-WAN enables enterprises
to securely support application growth, network agility and simplified branch
and end-point implementations while delivering optimised access to cloud
services, private data centres and enterprise applications. It enables both
enterprises and service providers to benefit from the multi-tenant cloud
gateway architecture and supports real-time applications over private,
broadband and wireless links.
to securely support application growth, network agility and simplified branch
and end-point implementations while delivering optimised access to cloud
services, private data centres and enterprise applications. It enables both
enterprises and service providers to benefit from the multi-tenant cloud
gateway architecture and supports real-time applications over private,
broadband and wireless links.
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