Enterprise Communications Gets Simpler and Secure as Verizon
Leverages Ribbon's Cloud-Native Session Border Controller for
Managed Service Offering
WESTFORD, Massachusetts,
Jan. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Ribbon Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN), a global
leader in secure and intelligent cloud communications, today
announced that Verizon Communications has selected its Session
Border Controller Software edition (SBC SWe) to offer as a
service (SBCaaS) through Verizon's Virtual Network Services (VNS).
The ability to quickly deploy and dynamically scale SBC
functionality enables Verizon's enterprise customers to
cost-effectively protect their networks from attacks while
providing a high-quality communications experience.
"Verizon's Virtual Network Services – SBCaaS gives enterprises
the advanced network and security features they need without having
to invest in and deploy dedicated network hardware," said
Vickie Lonker, Vice President of
Network and Virtual Solutions for Verizon. "The result is greater
flexibility and cost control as their business needs evolve."
"In a rapidly evolving technology landscape, enterprises need to
innovate without the wait," said Kevin
Riley, Chief Technology Officer for Ribbon. "Verizon's
Virtual Network Services provide enterprises with a fast, safe path
to the future that has already been vetted and validated by a
provider they trust. Virtual Network Services - SBCaaS with Ribbon
combines leading SBC functionality with a cloud-based consumption
model to help enterprises protect their networks and offer
high-quality real-time communications with confidence, whether they
have ten users or ten thousand."
SBCs provide the necessary features to secure and support
real-time communications. Adding Virtual Network Services – SBCaaS
with Ribbon, to Verizon's VNS portfolio enables enterprises to
deploy and scale virtual SBCs much faster than traditional
appliance-based implementations, securing real-time communications
such as VoIP and Unified Communications.
The new SBCaaS offering leverages Ribbon's SBC SWe in a fully
managed solution that can be deployed either standalone, or
service-chained with other Virtual Network Functions (VNFs), in
Verizon's Hosted Network Service data centers. Individual virtual
SBC instances that are created for each customer leveraging
Verizon's common cloud infrastructure allow customers to benefit
from Verizon's economies of scale.
Verizon's SBCaaS with Ribbon yields several important benefits
for enterprises, driving increased agility and reduced capital and
operational expenditures over the solution lifecycle. Through the
cloud-native architecture of the Ribbon SBC SWe and Verizon's
global IP network infrastructure, the solution provides customers
with an enterprise-class SBC that delivers important benefits such
as elasticity; licensing-based subscription models; high
availability; integrated analytics and enterprise
orchestration.
Key Takeaways:
- For the first time, Verizon will offer enterprises SBC services
as a fully managed, cloud-based solution featuring Ribbon's
cloud-native SBC SWe.
- SBC as a Service with Ribbon enables enterprises to easily
secure real-time communications in minutes and scale capacity up or
down as traffic changes.
- Ribbon is the first vendor to offer its virtual SBC as part of
Verizon's Virtual Network Services.
Additional Resources:
- Find out more about the Verizon SBCaaS with Ribbon.
- Download a copy of Securing Real-Time Communications for
Dummies.
- Learn more about the Ribbon SBC SWe.
About Verizon
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE,
Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York
City, generated $126 billion
in 2017 revenues. The company operates America's most reliable
wireless network and the nation's premier all-fiber network, and
delivers integrated solutions to businesses worldwide. Its Oath
subsidiary reaches about one billion people around the world with a
dynamic house of media and technology brands.
About Ribbon Communications
Ribbon Communications
Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN) is a company with two decades of leadership in
real-time communications. Built on world-class technology and
intellectual property, the company delivers intelligent, secure,
embedded real-time communications for today's world. The
company transforms fixed, mobile and enterprise networks from
legacy environments to secure IP and cloud-based architectures,
enabling highly productive communications for consumers and
businesses. With 64 locations in 27 countries around the
globe, Ribbon's innovative, market-leading portfolio empowers
service providers and enterprises with rapid service creation in a
fully virtualized environment. The company's Kandy
Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) delivers a
comprehensive set of advanced embedded communications capabilities
that enables this transformation. To learn more, visit
ribboncommunications.com.
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