WOW! is field testing Juniper Networks' (NYSE:JNPR) Cloud CPE solution as a means to deliver new services to business services customers. Cloud CPE includes the Contrail Cloud Platform, Contrail Service Orchestration and Juniper Networks vSRX Virtual Firewall.
The Juniper Cloud CPE solution is intended to automate the delivery of virtual services from anywhere in the network: the customer premises, the edge, or the data center.
The field test includes:
- Cloud CPE Powered by the Contrail Software Suite: WOW! is using Juniper's Contrail Service Orchestration, which provides a suite of tools to simplify, automate and manage the delivery of cloud-based network services across their life-cycle, and Contrail Cloud Platform, a turnkey cloud orchestration solution for creating, scaling and deploying VNFs in OpenStack clouds.
- Security: Managed security offerings based on Juniper's vSRX virtual security platform, which delivers core firewall, networking and advanced security services.
- Combining the Virtual and Physical: WOW! will leverage its existing Juniper infrastructure along with other third-party infrastructure for the project, including Juniper's MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routers, EX Series Ethernet Switches and QFX Series Switches.
"At WOW! we're committed to providing our customers with innovative solutions, combining technology with outstanding customer service," said Eric Fligel, vice president of network engineering at WOW! "Field testing Juniper's SDN and NFV technology is helping us quickly evaluate new business opportunities that allow us to provide the innovative and forward-thinking services that our customers demand."