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VIAVI Launches NITRO® Wireless, Delivering Cloud Intelligence and Automation to Accelerate 5G and 6G

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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With 5G reaching a tipping point in terms of buildout and capabilities, leading service providers and their ecosystems are developing paths to 6G.

Key Points: 
  • With 5G reaching a tipping point in terms of buildout and capabilities, leading service providers and their ecosystems are developing paths to 6G.
  • The resulting challenges of network performance, quality of service (QoS), security and energy consumption now need to be mitigated and simplified.
  • Military Communications – NITRO Wireless integration and test portfolio offers complete end-to-end and subsystem testing of 5G private military radio and core networks.
  • "With each generation, networks grow more layered, disaggregated and complex," said Ian Langley, Senior Vice President, Wireless Business Unit, VIAVI.

Versa Networks is Recognized as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SD-WAN for Fourth Year in a Row

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Versa Networks, the global leader in AI/ML-powered Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced that Gartner has again recognized it as a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SD-WAN 1 report.

Key Points: 
  • Versa Networks, the global leader in AI/ML-powered Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced that Gartner has again recognized it as a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SD-WAN 1 report.
  • This marks the fourth year in a row in which Versa has been recognized as a Leader in this report, with the 2020 and 2021 reports titled the Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure, where Versa was positioned as a Leader each year.
  • Versa was recognized for its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision in the Gartner Magic Quadrant.
  • “We are pleased to be recognized as a Leader again in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN,” said Kelly Ahuja, CEO with Versa Networks.

HPE Aruba Networking Positioned as a Leader for Six Years Running in 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN Report

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced Gartner has recognized HPE Aruba Networking as a Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN.

Key Points: 
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced Gartner has recognized HPE Aruba Networking as a Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN.
  • This is the sixth year in a row that HPE Aruba Networking has been positioned in the Leaders’ Quadrant by Gartner.
  • In the Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN report, Gartner evaluated vendors based on two primary criteria: Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.
  • Together, EdgeConnect SD-WAN and HPE Aruba Networking SSE expand HPE Aruba Networking’s edge-to-cloud security capabilities by offering a single-vendor SASE solution to meet the increasing demand for integrated networking and security solutions delivered as-a-service.

VMware Named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SD-WAN for the Sixth Year in a Row

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Cloud-native by design, VMware SD-WAN and VMware SASE enable enterprises to deliver more consistent, secure, and reliable connectivity for the branch and distributed workforce.

Key Points: 
  • Cloud-native by design, VMware SD-WAN and VMware SASE enable enterprises to deliver more consistent, secure, and reliable connectivity for the branch and distributed workforce.
  • Gartner recognized VMware SD-WAN for its virtual and physical Edge appliances, optional gateway points of presence (PoPs), software licenses and a cloud-based orchestrator.
  • “It is an honor to be recognized as a Leader for SD-WAN by Gartner once again,” said Abe Ankumah, vice president and general manager, SD-WAN and SASE, VMware.
  • Earlier in 2023, VMware delivered VMware SD-Access (formerly VMware SD-WAN Client) – providing enterprises more secure, network optimized connectivity for remote users.

CyberRatings.org Announces SD-WAN Test Results for Fortinet

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CyberRatings.org (CyberRatings), the non-profit entity dedicated to providing confidence in cybersecurity products and services through its research and testing programs, has issued a Recommended Rating for Fortinet's Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) Fortigate 100F model as a high availability pair at the head-end, along with Fortigate 70F models at corporate headquarters, a regional office, and a retail outlet. A product with the "Recommended" rating has the highest rating assigned by CyberRatings.

Key Points: 
  • A product with the "Recommended" rating has the highest rating assigned by CyberRatings.
  • The Fortinet SD-WAN handled all use cases with ease and proved to be highly reliable and capable.
  • SD-WAN technology helps organizations achieve operational savings by enabling remote configuration of new locations rather than requiring engineers to be on site.
  • "The Fortinet SD-WAN handled all use cases with ease and proved to be highly reliable and capable.

Fortinet Recognized as a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SD-WAN for the Fourth Year in a Row and Highest in Ability to Execute Three Times

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Fortinet is also the only Leader to be positioned highest in Ability to Execute for at least three consecutive years.

Key Points: 
  • Fortinet is also the only Leader to be positioned highest in Ability to Execute for at least three consecutive years.
  • Fortinet believes this consistent recognition as a Leader and being positioned highest for Ability to Execute is a testament to our commitment to SD-WAN innovation.
  • The Fortinet single-vendor SASE solution provides consistent enterprise-grade security and a superior experience for users no matter where they are located.
  • Additionally, Fortinet was named a Leader in the Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust Edge Solutions, Q3 2023 report .

Cloudflare Delivers all Connectivity Elements of Single-Vendor Secure Access Service Edge (SASE); Magic WAN Connector Available to All

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud company, today announced that all connectivity elements of Cloudflare’s single-vendor SASE platform, Cloudflare One , are now generally available.

Key Points: 
  • Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud company, today announced that all connectivity elements of Cloudflare’s single-vendor SASE platform, Cloudflare One , are now generally available.
  • Cloudflare’s SASE offering addresses both security and networking transformation requirements without adding complexity, a crucial differentiator in protecting today’s hybrid workforce.
  • Cloudflare One allows customers to adopt SASE as it fits their existing deployments including native single-vendor deployments with Cloudflare, or by leveraging existing SD-WAN deployments.
  • Administrator and user experience: Cloudflare One is built on its unified connectivity cloud, massively improving performance for in-office, remote, or hybrid workers.

Kyndryl Announces Strategic Global Alliance with Palo Alto Networks to Provide Industry Leading Network and Cybersecurity Services

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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The alliance brings together Palo Alto Networks industry-leading platform security capabilities with Kyndryl's advanced network security services expertise to design, build, manage, and modernize mission-critical networking for customers across industries.

Key Points: 
  • The alliance brings together Palo Alto Networks industry-leading platform security capabilities with Kyndryl's advanced network security services expertise to design, build, manage, and modernize mission-critical networking for customers across industries.
  • "We are delighted to partner with Palo Alto Networks to provide robust and versatile network security services that will provide many benefits to our customers."
  • The global partnership between Kyndryl and Palo Alto Networks builds on the companies' established collaboration around security services and solutions.
  • Earlier this year, Kyndryl and Palo Alto Networks, together with Nokia, established an innovation lab in support of joint enterprise customers.

16 Leading Technology and Service Providers Launch Industry's First SASE Product and Services Certification

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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The SASE certification program is supported by MEF’s Board of Directors which includes senior executives from AT&T Business, Colt Technology Services, Comcast Business, Liberty Latin America, Lumen, Microsoft, PCCW Global, Orange, Sparkle and Verizon Business.

Key Points: 
  • The SASE certification program is supported by MEF’s Board of Directors which includes senior executives from AT&T Business, Colt Technology Services, Comcast Business, Liberty Latin America, Lumen, Microsoft, PCCW Global, Orange, Sparkle and Verizon Business.
  • The groundbreaking SASE certification program, based upon CyberRatings’ methodologies and test programs, will issue a rating on product and service effectiveness of Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN), Security Service Edge (SSE Threat Protection), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and SASE.
  • "MEF's SASE certification program represents a significant step towards enhancing market confidence in cybersecurity products and services,” said Nan Chen, President, MEF.
  • Including certified SASE services as part of a provider’s NaaS offerings means enterprises can evaluate the effectiveness of their cybersecurity solution.

MEF Launches First Network-as-a-Service Industry Blueprint

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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The MEF NaaS Industry Blueprint was unveiled this week at MEF’s inaugural Global Network-as-a-Service Event, a multi-day event designed to propel the advancement of NaaS offerings across an automated ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • The MEF NaaS Industry Blueprint was unveiled this week at MEF’s inaugural Global Network-as-a-Service Event, a multi-day event designed to propel the advancement of NaaS offerings across an automated ecosystem.
  • The MEF NaaS Industry Blueprint is designed to address this by providing a common framework for understanding and defining NaaS.
  • "The MEF NaaS Industry Blueprint provides a foundation for the industry to build on as it develops the NaaS ecosystem," said Nan Chen, President, MEF.
  • We are confident that the MEF NaaS Industry Blueprint will play a major role in driving the growth of the NaaS market and helping businesses achieve their digital transformation goals."