AT&T helps businesses easily transition to software-defined WANs

AT&T and Juniper have worked together since 2009, and AT&T has continued to enhance and expand its network services to deliver new customer experiences and exceed expectations.

In 2016, AT&T introduced a global network service that leveraged software-defined networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) to simplify network infrastructure and virtualize key network tasks. Juniper routers, SD-WAN, firewalls, and uCPE have been integral from the start.  

Fast forward to 2022, and both AT&T and its customers face fresh efficiency and budgetary pressures. To meet intensified customer needs for speed and simplicity, AT&T has readied its next-generation SD-WAN service to deliver up to 10 Gbps speeds with improved orchestration.

“AT&T disrupted the market with a virtualized network play, and now we have improved  flexibility, agility, and throughput speed up to 10 Gbps with our enhanced capabilities,” says John DeRisi, lead product marketing manager at AT&T.

Education, state and local governments, and businesses have gravitated to AT&T virtual network services to deploy new network capabilities faster to meet evolving requirements. They can mix and match VNFs on the same platform for operational simplicity. Less equipment at customer sites reduces cost and complexity as well as environmental requirements for space, power, and cooling.

DeRisi sees a new driver of adoption in the supply-chain crunch. With the next-generation AT&T network service, organizations can simply “turn on” new network functions without delay.

“Customers no longer have to place an order and then wait to receive physical network appliances,” he says. “They can add VNFs to their NFX platforms quickly to meet the business need.”