Nuage Networks has announced that CenturyLink has chosen its SDN technology to provide increased networking functionality for CenturyLink’s Programmable Services Backbone network architecture.
“By moving virtualized network functions from a hardware appliance to a pure software environment coordinated by OpenStack and Nuage Networks, CenturyLink will be able to automate provisioning with a policy-based approach,” said Nuage Networks Chief Executive Officer Sunil Khandekar in a statement. “It allows CenturyLink to develop, launch and perfect virtualized network services rapidly.”
CenturyLink was one of the first providers to use NFV to deploy firewalls and content distribution networks. The company recently announced that, in the coming months, it expects to begin deploying a range of virtualized data and voice infrastructure services, including customer premises endpoints.
“With a focus on our customers, CenturyLink is transforming its network to offer businesses quick delivery of reliable and automated services, and is pushing those services where they are most needed – at the edge of our network,” said Aamir Hussain, CenturyLink executive vice president and chief technology officer. “This fundamental architectural shift will enable dynamic delivery of scalable services for customers and provide even more differentiated services in the future.”