Service Providers Can Virtualize Mobile Networks to Achieve Faster Services Provisioning and On-Demand Capacity Management From a Common Platform
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 21, 2013) - Juniper Networks (
The software and services announced today come on the heels of Juniper's introduction of the most comprehensive SDN vision in the industry and follows Juniper's roadmap to transition enterprises and service providers from traditional network infrastructures to SDNs. Specifically, with today's announcement, customers can address two of the four steps to SDN:
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Analyst Quote:
"With mobile traffic growth exploding, operators need a virtualized Mobile Packet Core for scaling capacity up and down to both increase service velocity and control costs. Our research has validated that Juniper's virtual Mobile Control Gateway has a 54 percent lower total cost of ownership over five years and the time to deploy the initial implementation is 46 percent faster than a standalone appliance-based solution. In addition, the virtual MCG provides incremental capacity additions in 87 percent less time, enabling operators to address the volatility of mobile control plane traffic driven by smartphones and smartphones apps."
- Dr. Ray Mota, managing partner, ACG Research
Partner Quote:
"Through our strong technology partnership, Hitachi's goal was to create a solution that would elastically scale from small to very large. Juniper's JunosV App Engine allows Hitachi to quickly innovate and deliver market-leading MME/SGSN Gateway services faster and more cost efficiently for our customers. For mobile service providers, it means lower capital and operating expenses coupled with a superior user experience and assurance that communications functions operate reliably."
- Kiichiro Taima, CEO and president of Hitachi Communication Technologies America
Juniper Networks Quote:
"Mobile networks are perfectly suited to benefit from Juniper Network's SDN approach. Exponential mobile data usage coupled with an increasingly wide array of multi-media smartphones and tablets put enormous demands on high-performance networking. Juniper Networks, a recognized leader in carrier-grade IP network equipment, is leading the industry by delivering the next generation of SDN software services."
- Bob Muglia, executive vice president, Software Solutions Division, Juniper Networks
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