NEC today announced a collaboration with Chinese software developer and provider Dalian Hi-Think Computer Technology (DHC) for promoting software-defined networking (SDN) business in China.
Through this collaboration, DHC has already introduced NEC's SDN products at its data center, and as of April 2017, DHC will launch a cloud service that utilizes NEC's SDN technology.
In order to link DHC's customer base and technological capabilities with NEC's SDN-related know-how, the companies will establish the DHC-NEC SDN Union Innovation Center. This center will utilize the strengths of both companies to provide comprehensive support for the design, construction, operational management and maintenance of SDN services to meet the needs of customers. Moreover, they will make use of the center to expand sales of SDN-supportive products for the Chinese market.
NEC recently trialed a system to dynamically create and utilize optimized networks by monitoring network traffic volumes and information tied to Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as video cameras, in a joint effort with Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT).
For the trial, NEC used a network environment comprising of NICT-owned VPN routers, SDN controllers and SDN switches positioned in Tokyo and Okinawa. NEC provided an IoT service enabler for this network environment.
In a separate news, NEC/Netcracker and Packet Design have partnered to help service providers implement SDN applications to improve service quality, add new revenue streams and reduce costs. Packet Design’s real-time analytics combined with NEC/Netcracker's Transport SDN solution, including Transport SDN Controller and Service Orchestration solutions, can make these requests a reality in operators’ networks, said NEC.
