Brocade has acquired the network visibility and analytics technology assets in an all cash transaction from privately held Vistapointe, enhancing its software networking portfolio to address growth in data networking over mobile handsets. The acquisition enables Brocade to address the emerging opportunities and requirements of its service provider customers, especially global Mobile Network Operators (MNOs).
Through enhanced network visibility and analytics, these MNOs will be better equipped to classify, visualize, manage, and secure subscriber data traffic to deliver a superior user experience through real-time insights gained from network activity, said Brocade.
The Vistapointe technologies are software-based, carrier-grade network visibility and analytics solutions for mobile operators embracing Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) architectures.
According to Brocade, the Vistapointe acquisition directly complements the existing Brocade MLX®-based IP telemetry solution to provide MNOs with an end-to-end network intelligence solution, from the network packet broker to analytics applications.
Post the transaction, Vistapointe will be incorporated into a new Network Visibility and Analytics group reporting to Jason Nolet, Vice President of the Switching, Routing, and Analytics products group, Brocade. In addition, Vistapointe CEO, Ravi Medikonda, has joined Brocade as Vice President of the Network Visibility and Analytics product group.
"With the massive growth in connected devices and the dominance of data in mobile networks, network visibility and analytics will be more important than ever. And, as mobile operators continue the aggressive pace at which they intend to adopt software networking solutions, they will benefit from complementary, NFV-based analytics tools to improve subscriber quality of experience and security while also dramatically reducing costs. The Vistapointe team has recognized the disruptive opportunity of leveraging NFV-based solutions for analytics, and we believe its technology is at the forefront of this space and perfectly aligned to the needs of mobile operators."
- Jason Nolet, Vice President of the Switching, Routing and Analytics Product Group
"The Vistapointe acquisition affirms our commitment to SDN and NFV as a means to disrupt the status quo of the networking industry. We will continue to execute against a focused strategy that leverages M&A, strategic partnerships, open source communities, and organic innovation to deliver next-generation networking solutions that are open, virtual, and simple."
- Ken Cheng, CTO and Vice President of Corporate Development, Brocade
