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Comcast Business, ECI, Sparkle, Tata Communications and Viavi
Solutions (NASDAQ: VIAV) have collectively won one of two 2016 MEF
Excellence Award for its Third Network Proof of Concept innovation.
The companies collaborated on an orchestrated, multi-carrier,
multi-platform demonstration as part of the Proof of Concept (PoC)
Showcase at MEF16, November 7-9 in
Baltimore, Maryland.
Recognizing that enterprises today have diverse requirements;
the Third Network combines the performance and security assurances
together with the agility and ubiquity of the Internet and brings a
new network experience to millions of new users.
This award-winning collaboration was designed to showcase how a
customer could gain access to flexible bandwidth and applications
on-demand without human intervention – enabling unprecedented
levels of network control for new and evolving types of
cloud-centric applications, for network connectivity services
within current network architectures as well as emerging SDN and
NFV implementations. For service providers, additional upsides
include the drastic reduction of service turn-up time.
During the PoC, the joint innovation simulated the delivery of
Ethernet services through the three different network service
providers, via an orchestrated environment with flexible bandwidth
deployed on demand and connectivity bursting to Amazon Web Services
(AWS) when needed.
"The Proof of Concept Showcase allowed MEF16 attendees to
witness, first-hand, leading-edge implementations of agile/dynamic,
assured, and orchestrated Third Network services powered by LSO,
SDN, NFV, and CE 2.0," said Nan
Chen, president of MEF. "We congratulate Comcast Business,
Sparkle, Tata Communications, ECI, and Viavi on winning a coveted
Proof of Concept Award for demonstrating the ability to provision
on-demand Carrier Ethernet services across multiple network
operators and multiple technology platforms."
The PoC showcased how a CE 2.0 E-Line service with a bandwidth
on-demand requirement can be provisioned and orchestrated across
multiple service and cloud providers using the MEF LSO Reference
Architecture. Comcast Business, Tata Communications and Sparkle
provided the originating network, the intermediate network and the
direct connection into the cloud, respectively. ECI's EPIC platform
with fulfillment functionality developed as part of the OpenLSO
fulfillment project provided the means to seamlessly connect these
disparate domains. Viavi's VNF-based service acceptance and testing
technology verified the newly created service meets previously
defined SLA requirements. The EPIC open source platform works
towards a "vendor-agnostic" vision to deliver real-time control and
assure network performance across carriers.
More information about the PoC can be found here.
About MEF
MEF is the driving force enabling Third
Network services for the digital economy and the hyper-connected
world. The Third Network concept combines the agility and ubiquity
of the internet with the assurance and security of CE 2.0. Third
Network services provide an on-demand, orchestrated, and assured
experience with user-directed control over network resources and
cloud connectivity. Third Network services are delivered over
automated, virtualized, and interconnected networks powered by LSO,
SDN, NFV, and CE 2.0.
MEF leverages its global 210+ network operator and technology
vendor community, builds upon the robust $80
billion Carrier Ethernet market, and provides a practical
evolution to the Third Network with LSO, SDN, and NFV
implementations that build upon a CE 2.0 foundation. See
www.MEF.net for more information.
About Comcast Business
Comcast Business offers
Ethernet, Internet, Wi-Fi, Voice, TV and Managed Enterprise
Solutions to help organizations of all sizes transform their
business. Powered by a next-generation, fiber-based network, and
backed by 24/7 technical support, Comcast Business is one of the
largest contributors to the growth of Comcast Cable. Comcast
Business is the nation's largest cable provider to small and
mid-size businesses and has emerged as a force in the Enterprise
market; recognized over the last two years by leading industry
associations as one of the fastest growing provider of Ethernet
services.
For more information, call 866-429-3085. Follow on Twitter
@ComcastBusiness and on other social media networks
at http://business.comcast.com/social.
About ECI
ECI is a global provider of ELASTIC network
solutions to CSPs, critical infrastructures as well as data center
operators. Along with its long-standing, industry-proven
packet-optical transport, ECI offers a variety of SDN/NFV
applications, end-to-end network management, a comprehensive cyber
security solution, and a range of professional services. ECI's
ELASTIC solutions ensure open, future-proof, and secure
communications. With ECI, customers have the luxury of choosing a
network that can be tailor-made to their needs today as well as
seamlessly and cost effectively upgraded to meet future
requirements. For more information, visit us at
www.ecitele.com.
About Sparkle
Sparkle is the wholly owned subsidiary
of Telecom Italia Group (NYSE:TI) with the mission to develop and
consolidate the Italian telco's international services
business. As a leading global carrier and through a global
backbone of around 560.000 km of fiber, Sparkle offers a full range
of IP, Data, Cloud, Data Center, Mobile Data and Voice solutions to
fixed and mobile operators, Internet service providers, Media and
Content providers and to Multinational enterprises. Its sales force
is active worldwide and distributed over 37 countries. Find out
more about Telecom Italia Sparkle at www.tisparkle.com or
www.world.tisparkle.com.
About Tata Communications
Tata Communications Limited
(CIN no: L64200MH1986PLC039266) along with its subsidiaries (Tata
Communications) is a leading global provider of A New World of
Communications™. With a leadership position in emerging markets,
Tata Communications leverages its advanced solutions capabilities
and domain expertise across its global and pan-India network to deliver managed solutions to
multi-national enterprises, service providers and Indian
consumers.
The Tata Communications global network includes one of the most
advanced and largest submarine cable networks and a Tier-1 IP
network with connectivity to over 240 countries and territories
across 400 PoPs, as well as nearly 1 million square feet of data
centre and collocation space worldwide.
Tata Communications' depth and breadth of reach in emerging
markets includes leadership in Indian enterprise data services and
leadership in global international voice. Tata Communications
Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National
Stock Exchange of India.
http://www.tatacommunications.com
During MEF16, Tata Communications was awarded MEF Excellent
Awards 2016 for:
- Wholesale Service Provider of the Year - APAC
- Best Enterprise Application Award - Media
- Third Network Proof of Concept
About Viavi Solutions
Viavi (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global
provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions to
communications service providers, enterprises and their ecosystems,
supported by a worldwide channel community including Viavi Velocity
Solution Partners. We deliver end-to-end visibility across
physical, virtual and hybrid networks, enabling customers to
optimize connectivity, quality of experience and profitability.
Viavi is also a leader in high performance thin film optical
coatings, providing light management solutions to
anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, automotive, defense and
instrumentation markets. Learn more about Viavi at
www.viavisolutions.com. Follow us on Viavi Perspectives, LinkedIn,
Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.
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Limited in certain countries.
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