Channel Data, a South African distributor partner of Juniper Networks, has released details of a new application platform aimed at providing distributed enterprises with a scalable approach
to accelerating application delivery over wide area networks (WANs) while limiting licensing costs.
The Juniper Networks WXC 1800 is a member of the new family of WXC hardware platforms, promising higher performance, upgradability, rationalisation and overall manageability in line with Juniper’s other solutions and technologies.
The WXC 1800, which maintains compatibility with the current Juniper platform range, is designed to help businesses improve application response times, control and prioritise key applications while
offering a four-fold increase in bandwidth at lower cost.
Mike Hamilton, Channel Data MD, says the implication for users with current WAN bandwidth restrictions at 64K or 128K is that there will be no further cost increases until their bandwidth is
increased beyond 512K.
“As the majority of branch links in SA are pegged at 128 Kbps, this new platform provides a much more cost-effective option,” he says.
“As convergence of services is introduced, with data, voice and ” ultimately – video being transmitted down the same link, there will be a need to double and even quadruple bandwidth.
“With this new platform the initial investment will cover these increments with no further upgrading of the speed license required in the short to medium term.”
Hamilton says that in line with two other recently released Juniper platforms – the WXC2600 and WXC3400 – the speed licensing model is also greatly simplified. There are now only two upgrade steps to 1 Mbps and then to 2 Mbps.
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