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Verizon extends SDN suite with session border controller service

January 25, 2018

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Verizon announced it is expanding its SDN solution suite with the launch of Virtual Network Services – Session Border Controller-as-a-Service (SBCaaS).

Verizon introduced Virtual Network Services as part of its SDN and NFV strategy. Based on a pay-as-you go pricing model, Verizon’s Virtual Network Services allows users to launch multiple network services on a single universal customer premises equipment (uCPE) appliance, a virtual CPE (vCPE) from Verizon Cloud or a mix of both.

Virtual Network Services – SBCaaS builds upon these services with the enablement of geo-diverse session border controller (SBC) deployments. A SBC is a network function frequently deployed to secure Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networks and control signaling. It serves as a router between a company and carrier service, determining which sessions, otherwise known as phone calls, can go through the connection point.

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