Windstream Rolls Out Enhancements for VMware-Powered SD-WAN

Windstream Enterprise has unveiled new feature enhancements and hardware available for its VMware-powered SD-WAN.

The three new SD-WAN edge devices are the next-generation technology from VMware. These new devices offer better performance, the company said. They include processors that support additional functionally, simplified design and deployment with less complexity.

Windstream says the enhancements allow it to offer customers industry-leading SD-WAN technology.

Mike Frane is Windstream Enterprise‘s vice president of product marketing.

Windstream’s Mike Frane

“Being able to share the news of these new enhancements available for Windstream Enterprise VMware-powered SD-WAN is incredibly exciting,” he said. “These enhancements highlight the importance of unifying security and SD-WAN as an integral part of our support secure access service edge (SASE) architecture and evolution.”

The new SD-WAN edges support SASE by integrating SD-WAN and security. Managed network security (MNS) is deployed as a virtual network function (VNF) on the VMware edge. That delivers unified threat management protection for the SD-WAN network.

Customers will be able to access the MNS VNF from Windstream Enterprise’s WE Connect portal to remotely self-service, view and configure their VNF firewalls. That will offer customers the following benefits:

Mike Flannery is Windstream Enterprise’s CMO.

“These new capabilities deliver a significant technological upgrade to Windstream Enterprise SD-WAN customers,” he said. “As the company continues to lean into the use of virtualization technology alongside its networking and security solutions, Windstream Enterprise remains committed to delivering customers an unrivaled experience and accelerated success.”