BARCELONA--(Marketwire - February 14, 2010) - Juniper Networks® (
NYSE:
JNPR) today announced
three new mobility solutions that will address mobile operators' immediate
need to optimize traffic and reduce complexity in their mobile networks,
while also providing a path for seamless migration from 3G to 4G and LTE
networks. The new solutions, part of Juniper's "Project Falcon" initiative
disclosed last October, are based on the Junos® software platform and
Juniper's MX 3D Series Universal Edge Routers, which deliver revolutionary
3D Scaling to help networks scale dynamically to support more bandwidth,
subscribers and services.
The first solution, Juniper Traffic Direct, addresses the experience and
cost challenges caused by exponential growth of mobile data traffic due to
smartphones, netbooks and notebooks. Juniper Traffic Direct optimizes
mobile data traffic by combining intelligent subscriber and application
policies with MX 3D Series scaling to offload bulk data traffic directly to
the Internet, resulting in a better mobile experience. Expected to be
available in Q2 2010, Traffic Direct will help providers reduce network
congestion, minimize impact on their mobile infrastructure, and lower their
total cost of ownership.
The second solution, Juniper Media Flow, optimizes mobile and fixed
networks for fast, efficient video and rich media delivery -- enabling a
TV-like experience on smartphones and other mobile devices, while yielding
TCO reductions for mobile operators. Media Flow leverages advanced software
from Juniper partner Ankeena Networks, which enables smooth adaptive bit
streaming for uninterrupted video viewing. Expected to be available in Q2
2010, Media Flow will include a Juniper VXA Series content delivery engine
and Ankeena software to provide video and content delivery up to 10Gbps per
engine. Combining Traffic Direct and Media Flow can help operators lower
their total cost of ownership by up to 70 percent according to a study
validated by IDC.(1)
The third solution, Juniper Mobile Core Evolution, will provide an open and
secure mobile packet core to monetize 3G and 4G services on the same
network. Expected to be available for selected customer evaluations in Q4
2010, Mobile Core Evolution will leverage MX 3D Series routers and Junos
software to deliver 3G and 4G gateway capabilities while accelerating
service innovation and time to market with uncompromised scaling across
bandwidth, subscribers and services. Mobile Core Evolution will enable new
services based on Junos SDK, while offering strong built-in security
features to protect subscribers. The solution will fundamentally transform
the mobile packet core to drive costs down, increase revenue opportunities
and improve user experiences on a unified network.
"Mobile operators face a difficult challenge as they try to improve the
mobile experience and deliver new services, while simultaneously reducing
service delivery costs," said Stefan Dyckerhoff, executive VP and general
manager of Juniper's Infrastructure Products Group. "With today's news,
Juniper is fueling the mobile broadband evolution with groundbreaking
technology and an open ecosystem that paves the way for cost-effective
migration to 4G technologies. No one else can offer immediate TCO relief
for mobile operators, while delivering unmatched 3D scale, built-in
security, and open platforms to monetize new services."
"The combination of skyrocketing mobile data traffic has created a critical
industry need to lower the cost of operating the network while also
improving the user experience," said Rajan Raghavan, CEO and co-founder,
Ankeena Networks. "Juniper is the industry's first vendor to deliver a new
traffic optimization solution that combines offload and caching for more
efficient content delivery directly to mobile subscribers."
Juniper's Mobile Core Evolution will enable operators to connect users and
achieve lower TCO with further Internet traffic optimization capabilities.
It will also enable services migration from 3G to 4G networks to be
achieved with purchase of an additional software license for existing
Juniper MX Series customers. Juniper's MX Series routers have become an
industry-leading carrier Ethernet platform with more than $1 billion in
orders to date. Now with 3D Scaling, Juniper's MX 3D routers can deliver
significant benefits to mobile operators with up to two times more
subscriber sessions and up to 20 times the capacity of competitors' mobile
packet core products.
"Juniper's new Mobile Core Evolution will help operators to build a
stronger, more trusted relationship with their customers by protecting user
privacy while enabling new revenue generating capabilities, such as
personalized advertising," said Godfrey Chua, research manager, Wireless
and Mobile Infrastructure, IDC. "By helping service providers to improve
the user experience and lower production costs, Juniper is helping
operators strengthen subscriber loyalty, while also advancing the economics
of the network with new advanced scalable services."
Pricing and Availability
Juniper Traffic Direct and Juniper Media Flow are expected to be generally
available in Q2 2010. Juniper Mobile Core Evolution is expected to be
available for select customer evaluations in Q4 2010. Each solution
consists of hardware, software and professional services, and pricing will
be announced at general availability.
For more information about today's launch, please refer to the following
resources:
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(1) "Mobile Networks at the Tipping Point" white paper, published February
2010 by IDC. Juniper's Traffic Direct and Media Flex solution delivers a
TCO benefit of as much as 70% over a five year modeled scenario. Benefits
are derived via the improved performance, lower net hardware and power
consumption costs as delivered by Juniper’s MX 3D Series routers.
Contact Information: Media Relations:
Peter Ruzicka
Juniper Networks, Inc.
408-936-4137
pruzicka@juniper.net
Investor Relations:
Lisa Hartman
Juniper Networks, Inc.
408-936-6123
lisac@juniper.net