GENBAND to Demonstrate Geo-Distributed NFV Applications for the Service Provider Cloud at SDX Central DemoFriday™

Plano, TX, June 22, 2016 – Leading provider of real-time communications solutions GENBAND, will demonstrate its geo-distributed Virtual Network Functions (VNF) for the service provider cloud on SDX Central’s Demo Friday June 24 at noon Central Standard Time along with its ecosystem partners Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Intel.

“Our software-centric approach enables cost efficiencies and optimized service creation for Communications Service Providers (CSPs), helping them leverage the market and technological advantages of NFV including the ability to turn up new services on the fly, across geographies and in any environment,” said John McCready, EVP of Product and Corporate Development for GENBAND. “Additionally, we deliver industry-leading dynamic elasticity and carrier-scale virtualized media transcoding for a comprehensive solution.”

GENBAND’s advanced media solution, which consists of market-leading voice and video transcoding capabilities, allows CSPs to automatically and independently scale control and bearer plane VNFs with elasticity for optimal Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) deployments in cloud environments.

GENBAND’s advanced VNF functions leverage the industry’s leading Open Source software environments and Intel architecture to deliver dramatically reduced deployment costs, constantly evolving functionality and increased flexibility in NFV environments. Service providers availing themselves of these open source solutions benefit from the power of joint development and resources.

As a member of the HPE Open NFV Ecosystem, Intel Network Builders Program, Wind River Titanium Cloud, Canonical V-PIL and other market-leading ecosystems, GENBAND offers CSPs the highest level of interoperability and VNF functionality as they transition to virtualized environments.

Key takeaways

  • GENBAND will demonstrate its geo-distributed, environment-agnostic VNFs for telco cloud applications in conjunction with leading ecosystems at SDX Central DemoFriday™.
  • The advanced VNF solutions leverage leading open source environments for lower deployment costs and services agility.
  • GENBAND’s advanced media solution consists of voice and video transcoding and media processing for multiple real-time communications applications including various mobile VoLTE applications and Distributed SBCs.

About GENBAND

GENBAND, a 2015 CNBC Disruptor 50, is a global leader in real-time communications software solutions for service providers, enterprises, independent software vendors, systems integrators and developers in over 80 countries. Kandy, its award-winning, disruptive real-time communications software development platform, is built from the company’s global telecommunications network and security technologies. The platform enables these companies to easily embed a full suite of voice, video, chat, screen-sharing and collaboration capabilities into their existing business, web and mobile applications.  The company’s Network Modernization, Unified Communications, Mobility and Embedded Communications solutions enable its customers to quickly capitalize on growing market segments and introduce differentiating products, applications and services. GENBAND’s market-leading solutions, which are deployable in the network, on premise or through the cloud, help its customers connect people to each other and address the growing demands of today’s consumers and businesses for real-time communications wherever they happen to be. To learn more visit genband.com.

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Company Contacts:

U.S. Press:
Dennis Watson
GENBAND
+1 (972) 521-5921
Dennis.Watson@genband.com

International Press:
Catherine Berthier
GENBAND
+1 (646) 741-1974
Catherine.Berthier@genband.com