Vodafone Idea Business Services, Nokia join hands to help enterprises deploy SD-WAN

Vodafone Idea Business Services (VIBS) - the enterprise arm of Vodafone Idea - on Tuesday said it has partnered with Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia to roll out software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) services for startups and enterprises in India.

"Through SD-WAN deployment, VIBS will offer advanced networking and connectivity solutions and enable enterprises to dramatically increase the speed of deployment, flexibility and control. It is a software-defined network for digital business to securely access applications in a multi-cloud environment," Vodafone Idea Business Services Chief Enterprise Business Officer Nick Gliddon told reporters here at the India Mobile Congress 2019.

Software-defined networking in wide area network (SD-WAN) simplifies the management and operation of the enterprise's network.

While the SD-WAN market is still at a nascent stage, it is expected to become a USD 10 billion opportunity globally by 2023 as per industry reports.

The growth of SD-WAN market ..