{"id":34388,"date":"2019-02-11T12:08:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T04:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=34388"},"modified":"2019-02-11T12:08:30","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T04:08:30","slug":"pldt-joins-next-generation-enterprise-network-alliance-ngena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2019\/02\/11\/pldt-joins-next-generation-enterprise-network-alliance-ngena\/","title":{"rendered":"PLDT joins Next Generation Enterprise Network Alliance (ngena)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PLDT Enterprise, the B2B arm of the Philippines\u2019 leading ICT and digital services provider, PLDT Inc., entered into a partnership with ngena \u2013 the Next Generation Enterprise Network Alliance. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By joining the alliance, PLDT strengthens its position as a provider of fully-managed global SD-WAN services for enterprises in the Philippines. The managed service is supported by PLDT\u2019s fiber optic backbone, fixed line and cellular network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ngena provides enterprises with consistent data connectivity services, integrating all the alliance partners\u2019 networks into a single global Software-Defined Network (SDN). Using state-of-the-art cloud and virtualization technologies from ngena\u2019s strategic technology partner Cisco-Viptela, the alliance offers end-to-end managed Software-Defined Wide Area Networks.&nbsp; The combination of this technology with the alliance\u2019s operating model and ecosystem gives customers of the alliance members access to secure, stable, scalable and easy-to-use global corporate networks, and provides high-quality local customer care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since ngena\u2019s four founding members \u2013 CenturyLink, Deutsche Telekom, Reliance Jio and SK Telecom \u2013 made their official inaugural announcement at the Mobile World Congress in February 2016, the global alliance has now grown to include 24 renowned international partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Data connectivity without limits and boundaries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jojo Gendrano, FVP &amp; Head of Core Business Solutions at PLDT Enterprise says: \u201cWe are very pleased to join the Next Generation Enterprise Network Alliance. The shared economy model, where we are part of a prestigious list of Global Service Providers, will allow us to fortify our global Software-Defined Wide Area Network. We are also excited to enable our global alliance partners to offer best of breed data connectivity services to their customers operating here in the Philippines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On top of its partnership with ngena, PLDT has also been actively promoting its software defined network to their customers in the Philippines\u2014even partnering with global players like Zenlayer and Cisco, to ensure top of the line service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alessandro Adriani, Managing Director at ngena, says: \u201cPLDT is our preferred partner in the Philippines and we are very proud they have become a partner of ngena. All enterprise customers of the alliance will benefit from the innovative and robust SD-WAN services PLDT will be providing in their home market\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By joining the alliance, PLDT strengthens its position as a provider of fully-managed global SD-WAN services for enterprises in the Philippines. 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