AT&T T 17,13 +0,22 +1,30% has unveiled its SD-WAN Hybrid Networking Strategy. They are collaborating with Velocloud to deliver an SD-WAN offering for their customers. In 2017, AT&T will be offering a hybrid networking solution using different types of network access.
“Businesses need to satisfy increasing bandwidth demands while reducing costs. That means network needs are evolving, too. This initiative is part of our software-centric strategy that gives our customers more flexibility and control of their networking services. We’re bringing more connectivity options together to deliver a better experience for customers.” – Rick Hubbard, SVP, AT&T Network Product Management.
AT&T provides a seamless evolution path to SD-WAN for their VPN customers, and are targeting both customers with varying reliability, performance and bandwidth needs, as well as customers with site similarity. This last group is being targeted for the Velocloud over-the-top solution.The first group looks a little more customized, using one of the other SD-WAN technologies that AT&T is evolving as part of its SD-WAN eco-system.