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M1 Teams with VMware, Palo Alto Networks & Huawei to Deploy SDN POC in Cloud Data Center

M1 Teams with VMware, Palo Alto Networks & Huawei to Deploy SDN POC in Cloud Data Center Image Credit: M1

Leading mobile operator in Singapore, M1 announced a collaboration with VMware, Palo Alto Networks and Huawei to deploy a next-generation software-defined networking (SDN) technology proof of concept in its cloud-based data centre.

SDN technology is designed to enable data centres to enjoy a comprehensive unified view of its network and have effective control over each network element through a central management tool. In many cases, it does this without any need to physically configure networking equipment, and this simplifies computing, storage and network planning, enhances performance on existing equipment, and delivers better security and service uptime. 

With enhanced provisioning speed, M1 said that it will also be able to develop and introduce new services faster and with increased flexibility, to better serve its growing corporate customer base. In the subsequent phase, M1 aims to extend this control directly to customers, to enable them to perform self-service provisioning, in accordance to their own changing business needs. 

Willis Sim, Chief Product Development & Corporate Solutions Officer, M1
The corporate market is a growth segment for M1, and we have continually enhanced our offerings to better serve these customers through our connectivity solutions and cloud-based data centre. M1’s Software Defined Network Data Centre (SDNDC) will further enhance our capabilities and agility to serve large enterprises and government agencies. .

Ron Goh, Vice President and General Manager, VMware ASEAN
Powered by VMware NSX®, we feel confident that providing a complete network and security virtualization platform, with advanced security capabilities will transform enterprises seeking scalability and better performance. 

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