{"id":2482,"date":"2017-05-17T12:40:02","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T12:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/?p=2482"},"modified":"2017-05-17T12:40:02","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T12:40:02","slug":"comcast-business-declares-beta-trial-for-its-sd-wan-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/latest-news\/comcast-business-declares-beta-trial-for-its-sd-wan-platform\/2482\/","title":{"rendered":"Comcast Business Declares Beta Trial For Its SD-WAN Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2166\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2166\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2166\" class=\"wp-image-2166 size-medium\" title=\"Comcast Corporation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Xfinity-Internet-e1485947838554-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"Internet Providers\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>SD-WAN Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comcast Business, the subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, has declared that it is conducting beta testing of a latest Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) solution. Focused mainly on mid-market and enterprise customers, this new SD-WAN solution offers gigabit internet speeds along with benefits of using software-defined networks. This results in improved application performance, centralized network policy management, and efficient control of costs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With this new development, Comcast Business has become the first company to establish the SD-WAN platform for enterprise and multi-site businesses. The company is collaborating with Versa Networks, a leading software-based networking and security provider, to make this new platform available for businesses. Comcast utilizes the Cloud IP platform of Versa Networks in delivering this secure networking service with high operational effectiveness requires in today\u2019s digital systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kevin O\u2019Toole, senior vice president of product management for Comcast Business said, \u201cOur SD-WAN solution pairs a carrier-grade, hosted SDN environment with widely available gigabit service. Together, our SD-WAN and gigabit bandwidth solutions herald a new generation of networking that provides the bandwidth, scalability, reliability and flexibility needed to power the cloud applications that are transforming business operations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The company is also planning to roll out Business Internet 1000 across all of its service areas. It is a DOCSIS 3.1-based gigabit internet service specifically aimed at business customers. Currently, Comcast is providing many gigabit and fiber Ethernet services throughout the country. By combining the capabilities offered by SD-WAN with its existing gigabit and fiber Ethernet services, Comcast intends to offer a powerful package for mid-market and enterprise customers. This will specifically aid such businesses that have made a considerable investment in hybrid WAN solutions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2129\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2129\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2129\" class=\"wp-image-2129 size-medium\" title=\"Cloud IP Platform\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Best-Internet-Provider-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Internet\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Beta Trial Testing<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Courtney Munroe, group vice president, IDC, said, \u201cGiven the speeds and ubiquity of today\u2019s broadband, SD-WAN is making the internet a secure and smarter business option for growth. Now, businesses can more cost-effectively add the bandwidth they need across branch locations to succeed in today\u2019s fast-paced digital economy. Comcast\u2019s SD-WAN and the high-speed broadband network is an innovative trial offering that can complement any existing business network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The SD-WAN beta trials by Comcast Business will be carried out across the summer. Furthermore, they are expecting to fully launch the service into the market by the 4th quarter of this year. With SD-WAN, Comcast is offering businesses a better way to use the latest cloud-based applications and other networking aspects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comcast Business, the subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, has declared that it is conducting beta testing of a latest Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) solution. 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