Nokia's Nuage Networks has secured its first major SDN-based large enterprise project in China, winning a deal to deploy the Nuage Networks Virtualized Service Platform (VSP) for China Pacific Insurance Company.
The contract with China's second largest property insurance company was secured via Nokia's Chinese subsidiary Nokia Shanghai Bell.
Under the deal, Nuage will deploy its VSP for two CPIC data centers – one to integrate the dispersed IT systems of 82 branch offices into one unified private cloud platform, and the second to help build and testing a company cloud for R&D purposes.
"Nuage Networks VSP has clear momentum in the telecoms industry, and we're excited to bring that same technology to large enterprises here in China, in this case helping CPIC deliver a unified cloud experience,” Nokia Shanghai Bell head of enterprise and public sector Jin Jian said.
“Working with a top insurer like CPIC serves as an excellent reference for the broader industry, and we see this as an opportunity to win more large enterprise projects in China, continuing Nokia's push into vertical markets beyond the telecoms space."
Nokia is aiming to expand beyond its traditional telecoms markets in order to diversify its revenue base in response to a tight and competitive telecoms infrastructure market.