Japan's KDDI plans to launch a new software-defined network platform for corporate customers in 37 markets from December 5.
The KDDI SD-Network Platform is designed to alleviate congestion and help enterprises cope with surging data traffic growth by allowing branch officers to establish a direct internet connection between particular applications and cloud services.
KDDI aims to provide customers with network visibility, flexible control, and route optimization over the internet.
Customers will be able select and dynamically change the package of product features being consumed depending on their situation and quickly deploy the offering on an existing VPN service and internet connection.
The service uses virtualization technology from Versa Networks including the vendor's Cloud IP Platform and SD-WAN and SD-Security solutions. These offer functions including multipath control, segmentation and a next-generation firewall.
In Japan, KDDI will also offer its own KDDI Security Cloud features including its cloud access security broker (CASB) offering, which is designed to cover multiple cloud services with a single security policy.
The 37 markets the service is being launched in include the APAC markets of Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Mongolia, Myanmar, India and Australia.