Some network vendors have been positioning SD WAN vs. MPLS as the ultimate solution to any network issue. They’re selling SD WAN, or software-defined wide area network, as a revolutionary box that ...

The legacy networking protocol is still viable and there is no need to replace it in certain use cases, argues one cloud provider. The SD-WAN networking market is booming and is expected to grow to ...

Startup Graphiant emerged from stealth mode last month with what it describes as an enterprise-grade network service that provides the privacy, security, and reliability of MPLS but with the cost ...

A sea change in networking that happens every ten to 11 years saw the arrival of multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) in 2000, and another inflection point in the industry is set to break existing ...

The migration from networks based on multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) to the more agile and affordable alternative, software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN), continues apace, as revealed by ...

Despite all the buzz about software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) cannibalizing the MPLS business, CenturyLink is seeing stronger-than-expected revenues from its MPLS offering. In fact, ...

BT is offering its enterprise customers software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) managed services, using Cisco routers that are already in place as MPLS network termination boxes. According to ...

Doug Bonderud is an award-winning writer capable of bridging the gap between complex and conversational across technology, innovation and the human condition. Adoption of software-defined wide-area ...

Wide area networks (WANs) have been around for half a century. WAN technology was originally developed to connect geographically dispersed areas over considerable distances, allowing businesses to ...

The largest automotive retailer in the U.S. had a problem. The IT network it was operating for its roughly 350 locations across 18 states was outdated and inflexible. “We had routers at every store,” ...

CenturyLink Tuesday unveiled its Managed Hybrid SD-WAN, a set of packaged WAN offerings that consolidates disparate network services with CenturyLink's SD-WAN platform and managed services.