OVERLAND PARK, Kan.,
Feb. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced its global expansion of
SD-WAN infrastructure through an expanded relationship with VMware,
further complementing the Certainty℠ Network Design Model.
With VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud gateways deployed across
North America, South America, Europe and AsiaPac, Sprint's SD-WAN now covers
more than 100 countries across the globe – an increase of 150% in
the last year – providing better performance, quality and
accessibility to Sprint's award-winning global Tier 1 wireline
network.
Software Defined-Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) uses software to
define and apply logic at the customer endpoints to improve
application performance, streamline service management and steer
traffic in the most effective way possible across Sprint's backbone
network, as well as the Internet and broadband connections.
"Sprint and VMware have a shared vision of enabling enterprises
around the world in their digital transformation journey with the
best networking solutions," said Sanjay
Uppal, senior vice president and general manager, VeloCloud
business unit, VMware. "At VMware, we are committed to helping
Sprint deliver dynamic, globally scalable WAN solutions that enable
application performance, network availability, and accelerate
transformation at the network edge."
"The management capabilities of VMware SD-WAN enable Sprint to
provide a higher quality experience for our customers. Now,
non-traditional, cost-effective ways of connecting are more
viable," said Mike Fitz, vice
president of Sprint's Global Wireline business. "Along with the
promise of our Certainty network design model, Sprint is delivering
a comprehensive solution that meets customer performance
expectations, wherever they may be around the globe."
Announced at CES 2020, Certainty is a new approach to network
design combining multi-layer network diversity with SD-WAN to
deliver an unprecedented 100% availability service level agreement
(SLA). Certainty aims to unlock value for customers by bringing all
their network needs together in a turnkey solution from a single
provider – different options to connect their locations, industry
leading SLAs, and top-notch network performance – without
sacrificing security. And, customers are taking note.
"Our wireline new logo wins with Fortune 1000 companies have
tripled over the past two years," said Jan
Geldmacher, president of Sprint Business. "I believe this is
because our customers value Sprint's transformative approach
towards modern wireline technologies and acknowledge us as a
trusted advisor, who is looking out for their best interests."
Leading the charge amongst competitors, Sprint's wireline
network transformation is near complete with more than 97% of TDM
circuits migrated. Sprint customers now enjoy a higher performing,
more stable network environment with three times fewer outages.
Coupled with customer acquisition on the rise and expanded efforts
in high-demand technologies like global SD-WAN, Sprint
Business is winning in wireline.
Sprint Business: CertaintySM Capability™
Curiosity™
Sprint Business is changing the way SMBs,
enterprises and government entities connect, manage and secure its
people, places and things – orchestrating an array of next
generation technologies and insights, artificial intelligence and
the power of Sprint's converged wireless, wireline and Curiosity™
IoT capabilities to create unparalleled products and solutions.
About Sprint:
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications
services company that creates more and better ways to connect
its customers to the things they care about most. Sprint
served 54.2 million connections as of December 31, 2019 and is widely recognized for
developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies,
including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in
the United States; leading
no-contract brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless;
instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a
global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Today, Sprint's legacy of
innovation and service continues with an increased investment to
dramatically improve coverage, reliability, and speed across its
nationwide network and commitment to launching a 5G mobile network
in the U.S. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com
or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
VMware, VMware SD-WAN and VeloCloud are registered trademarks
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