Connectem’s V-EPC platform expected to bolster Brocade’s NFV, SDN services
Virtualized telecom platform provider Brocade is set to bolster its offerings through a pending acquisition of privately held LTE virtual evolved packet core provider Connectem.
The all-cash deal, with final terms not reported, will see Brocade add Connectem’s V-EPC solution, which claims to leverage cloud computing, network virtualization and software networking technologies to map mobile workloads using industry standard X86-based servers. Connectem’s platform was recently used by Telekom Austria Group’s Serbian subsidiary Vip for its claimed first fully virtualized LTE stack in a live network supporting data, voice and IP multimedia subsystem services.
Brocade said the Connectem platform will integrate with its software and physical networking product portfolios targeting “new IP data center infrastructure.”
“This acquisition strengthens Brocade’s position in the networking industry as the adoption of software-centric networking continues to accelerate,” said Lloyd Carney, CEO of Brocade, in a statement. “I am very pleased to bring this technology into our portfolio as we invest strategically in new IP across NFV and SDN to provide seamless data center and cloud solutions.”
Once completed, Brocade said the Connectem assets will be included in its emerging business group. The deal is expected to close by midyear.
The Connectem acquisition is the latest by Brocade in a move that has seen the company bolster its telecom-based virtualization play. The company late last year picked up Vyatta, which was the basis for its SDN-based Vyatta Controller. Brocade recently launched a free one-year license for the downloadable software.
Brocade was also part of a lab trial with Spain-based telecom giant Telefónica that used Brocade’s Vyatta 5600 VRouter to hit data speeds of 80 gigabits per second using an “off-the-shelf” Intel-based x86 server. Telefónica noted that the results proved that NFV deployments would be capable of meeting speed requirements necessary for operators to meet performance targets.
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