The overall objective for DNA’s data center infrastructure automation is to enable new revenue-generating services whilst delivering operational efficiencies, together leading to enhanced user experiences.
Juniper Networks, an AI-driven networks company, and NEC Corporation, a global IT and network transformation services provider, announced that DNA, part of Telenor Group and one of Finland’s mobile and fixed communications service providers, has deployed an intent-based networking data center fabric based on Juniper’s innovative automation software and high-performance hardware to utilise NEC’s advanced systems integration expertise.
Pekka Jääskeläinen, Vice President, Core & IP Networks, DNA Plc said, “DNA has always been an innovator, using the best technology available to provide new services and better experiences for our customers. Because Finnish businesses are fully committed to digital transformation, and their expectations of our service reliability and quality are extremely high, we knew that we had to up our game in the data center by deploying state-of-the-art automation and networking technology. By working with Juniper and NEC, DNA is able to deliver those first-class user experiences and maintain our reputation.”
The overall objective for DNA’s data center infrastructure refresh is to enable new revenue-generating services whilst delivering operational efficiencies, together leading to enhanced user experiences. By automating the data center network, DNA can eliminate human error, optimize its technical team’s workload to focus on service creation and simplify first-class service delivery at scale.
Masayuki Kayahara, General Manager, Service Provider Solutions Department, NEC said, “As a long-standing partner to the Telenor Group, NEC is honored to help DNA drive higher efficiency, agility, and availability of its data center network with automated solutions alongside our strategic partner Juniper. Based on our wealth of multi-vendor, multi-domain network systems integration capability and best-of-breed ecosystem, provided by NEC’s Center of Excellence (CoE), we will continue delivering transformative networking solutions and services that overcome increasing business challenges and keep our customers ahead of the curve.”
DNA also deployed Juniper Networks QFX Series Switches across its new data center fabric. The QFX Series complements Apstra in DNA’s network by delivering industry-leading reliability, performance and scalability.
Mansour Karam, Group Vice President Products, Cloud Ready Data Center, Juniper Networks said, “Apstra helps to de-risk data center networking significantly but also streamlines the operational overhead, making life much easier for pressured operators. Automation drives down the total cost of ownership in DNA’s data centers and frees up talent, all the while enabling it to open up rich new revenue streams via services which can be taken to market quickly and more reliably.”
QFX switches enable low latency networking with high reliability and capacity, the key requirements for delivering various services to mobile users who are looking for high-performance network quality.
