Juniper Networks, Polycom to improve experience of visual communication networks 
ConvergenceAsia staff
26/01/2010

Information technology and computer networking products multinational company Juniper Networks and Polycom, the global leader in telepresence, video, and voice solutions, have announced a strategic alliance focused on improving the reliability, cost-effectiveness and quality of the customer experience for telepresence and video conferencing services.

Scheduled for release in mid 2010, the partnership will deliver an intelligent service provider solution that enables assured-quality managed video services over a converged network. As the industry’s first “conferencing-aware” network solution, it will help drive costs out of the delivery of high-value telepresence and comprehensive video conferencing managed services by allowing service providers to maximise the capabilities of their existing network.

In addition to the benefits for service providers, enterprise customers will also have more control over how services are delivered, while increasing the business value of those services by enabling telepresence and video conferencing traffic to run over the same networking equipment as other applications with assured quality.

Leveraging Junos Space, an open platform for ecosystem partners, said Matt Kolon, vice president service provider, Juniper Networks Asia Pacific, Juniper and Polycom are jointly developing a unique solution that will enable carriers to maximise the value of their existing networks to deliver scalable, high quality video services. “This will allow carriers to move away from siloed networks toward more intelligent and efficient converged networks that are more sustainable and profitable in the long-term.”

Said Bob Hagerty, CEO, Polycom, “Teaming with Juniper, our goal is to help improve the quality and efficiency of visual communications on the network, so customers have deployment options and can confidently incorporate the technology into their core business processes and as a key component of their unified communications initiatives.”

The Juniper Networks, Polycom service provider solution is planned for availability in mid-year 2010.

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