OPTUS BUSINESS LAUNCHES FIRST DEDICATED SD-WAN TECHNOLOGY

Partners with Riverbed to offer network-agnostic solution enabling independent network management

Optus Business today announced a major addition to its software-defined networking offering with the launch of Optus Fusion SD-WAN. The new technology, supported by Riverbed’s SteelConnect platform, equips organisations with improved network management capabilities so they can rapidly respond to changing business demands.

Optus Fusion SD-WAN is one of the first SD-WAN solutions in Australia that can be deployed as an ‘over-the-top’ managed service across any business network – regardless of provider or connection.

“Business is moving at an unprecedented pace and, in an effort to remain relevant, organisations have deployed technologies from multiple providers. To ensure the long-term success and ROI of these strategies, Optus Fusion SD-WAN allows businesses to independently manage their networks in real-time, while also gaining the ability to instantly connect to the cloud,” said Mr Enzo Cocotti, Director, Optus Business.

Optus Business Fusion SD-WAN monitors the health of every network path reinforced with application awareness capabilities to help IT managers understand how their network is performing and where bandwidth is being used. These insights allow businesses to improve and prioritise data flow between branches, as well as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure cloud environments, to immediately address business needs.

“With real-time insights into how network components are working together and performing, CIOs, network architects and developers are empowered with information shaping existing and future IT strategies. Ultimately, this equips IT professionals with additional expertise and capabilities to rapidly respond to the increasing demands from the business,” Mr Cocotti said.

Optus Fusion SD-WAN is built on Riverbed SteelConnect, an industry-leading application-defined SD-WAN solution that provides an intelligent and simplified approach to designing, deploying and managing hybrid networks.

“Gartner predicts 30 per cent of businesses will have deployed some form of SD-WAN platform by 2019, up from just two per cent today. This is the start of the evolution of SD-WAN in Australia. As organisations continue to adopt more and more cloud apps and services, the network has to adapt to become more agile and intelligent,” said Mr Keith Buckley, Vice President, Australia and New Zealand, Riverbed Technology.

“We are pleased to be partnering with Optus as Optus Fusion SD-WAN represents a catalyst for change – and a radical new approach to networking in today’s cloud-centric world.”

For general information visit Optus Business SD WAN or SD WAN Product Specifications

For more information please contact:

Steve Batten

Optus Corporate Affairs

P: (02) 8082 7850

E: media@optus.com.au

Ben Willets

Ogilvy PR

T: (02) 8281 3809

E: Ben.Willets@ogilvy.com.au

For Riverbed:

Karin Neighorn

Riverbed Technology

T: +65 9642 4685

E: Karin.Neighorn@riverbed.com