CenturyLink has selected Nuage Networks to provide networking functionality for CenturyLink’s Programmable Services Backbone (PSB) network architecture. PSB is an open, software-enabled platform for delivering dedicated services based on NFV technology to CenturyLink’s enterprise and small and mid-sized business (SMB) customers.
With the Nuage Networks Virtualized Services Platform (VSP) overlay, the carrier will deliver new virtualized services with VPN, co-location and existing cloud services into a single entity that makes the services available wherever the user is. This foundation provides CenturyLink full control of the unified cloud as well as the ability to program its global network from the customer premises to the public cloud.
Additionally, Nuage Networks Virtualized Services Assurance Platform (VSAP) provides CenturyLink the capability to detect, debug and resolve problems quickly through a real-time inventory of virtual services, physical connectivity and the correlation between them.
Nuage Networks Chief Executive Officer Sunil Khandekar
By moving virtualized network functions from a hardware appliance to a pure software environment coordinated by OpenStack and Nuage Networks, CenturyLink will be able to automate provisioning with a policy-based approach.
Aamir Hussain, CenturyLink executive vice president and chief technology officer
With a focus on our customers, CenturyLink is transforming its network to offer businesses quick delivery of reliable and automated services, and is pushing those services where they are most needed – at the edge of our network.
