Equinix and Ciena Collaborate For Virtual Network

Equinix and Ciena have partnered to fetch on demand virtual network capabilities which will allow service providers and enterprise customers to enable high speed and capacity network resources anytime.

These on demand networks which range across the US, EMEA and APAC will allow Equinix customers to benefit from the full promise of cloud — providing access to massive amounts of compute and network resources, exactly and only when needed, said the release.

The on-demand services will be reinforced by a programmable SDN architecture, utilizing Ciena’s Optical VPN and NFV technologies as well as WaveLogic processors.

‘’Through our relationship with Ciena, we can offer customers a dynamic and automated interface to the hundreds of network and cloud service providers inside our data centers and meet their needs for next-generation connectivity solutions,’’ said ­   Ihab Tarazi, Chief Technology Officer, Equinix. 

‘’ With this Equinix Cloud Exchange customers in major markets worldwide will have access to affordable, private connectivity on-demand to support their cloud and network service requirements,’’ said   Francois Locoh-Donou, Senior Vice President, Global Products Group, Ciena