Another domino has fallen in the SD-WAN sector with Monday’s news that Juniper Networks is buying 128 Technology for $450 million.
While Juniper has its own SD-WAN offering, it has struggled to find traction in the marketplace. With 128 Technology’s “Session Smart” routing and zero trust security, Juniper Networks can offer managed service providers and enterprises the ability to create a secure fabric for WAN connectivity.
“Juniper hasn’t been able to break in to the SD-WAN space as other vendors have so far,” said Frost & Sullivan’s Roopa Honnachari, industry director, information and communications technologies, in an email to FierceTelecom. “So the acquisition should definitely help the company better position itself in the enterprise SD-WAN market.
