Brocade has announced tha the company is acquiring Connectem, a privately-held company in the LTE virtual Evolved Packet Core (vEPC) market to extend its leadership in software networking and virtualized network functions. The company also believes that the Connectem technology is a key enabler for emerging market verticals including IOT, M2M, Industrial Internet, and enterprise mobile data services. Connectem's vEPC solutions integrate seamlessly with Brocade's software and physical networking product portfolios to deliver industry-leading New IP data center infrastructure.
Upon completion of the acquisition, Connectem will be included in Brocade's Emerging Business Group reporting to Ken Cheng. According to Brocade, the acquisition of Connectem is another key component of Brocade's transformative investment strategy, complementing the acquisitions of Vyatta, Vistapointe, and the recently-announced SteelApp virtual ADC product line from Riverbed.
This acquisition strengthens Brocade's position in the networking industry as the adoption of software-centric networking continues to accelerate. I am very pleased to bring this technology into our portfolio as we invest strategically in New IP across NFV and SDN to provide seemless data center and cloud solutions.
Nishi Kant, CEO of Connectem
There is a step-function in scalability required to connect the billions of new devices joining the Internet of Things. As an early strategic investor in our company, Brocade recognized that a new architectural approach would be required to meet these demands. Connectem's pioneering technology dramatically improves the flexibility, scalability, and total cost of ownership of mobile vEPC solutions. We are excited to realize the full extent of this vision as part of Brocade, a widely recognized leader and innovator in software networking.
