NEWS
GBI pioneers SD-WAN in Middle East and Africa
with Nuage Networks
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okia has announced that inter-connect
carrier Gulf Bridge International (GBI)
will use the Nuage Networks SD-WAN 2.0
solution to offer their enterprise customers
optimised connectivity between branches
and private and public clouds.
The deal marks the first extension of a
software-defined wide area network (SD-
WAN) to the public cloud in the Middle East
and Africa (MEA) region.
GBI provides managed IP services to
hundreds of enterprise customers in Europe,
the Middle East, Africa and Asia. With this
new solution, GBI’s customers can set up
automated services with specific policies
related to availability, reliability or security,
via one, unified interface.
This includes dynamic responses to security
threats such as distributed denial-of-service
attacks (DDoS) and the ability to monitor
Gulf Bridge
International is to use
the Nuage Networks
SD-WAN 2.0 solution
capacity and distribute it manually or
automatically in order to meet the bandwidth
needs of individual branches or data centres.
Cengiz Oztelcan, CEO of GBI, said: “We
believe Nuage’s SD-WAN solution will
completely change the future of business
connectivity services for our enterprise
customers. As the largest provider of
connectivity in our market, we see SD-WAN
as the icing on the cake that will further
reinforce the confidence, loyalty and trust
of our many business customers. With GBI
products and the SD-WAN technology, we
are delivering more capabilities and bringing
more value to our customers.”
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Kuwait information ministry launches 5G tech
K
uwait’s Ministry of Information has
become the first government body to
employ 5G wireless technology, touted
as the ‘next generation’ of mobile
communication, in conjunction with local
telecom operator VIVA.
The initiative supports His Highness the
Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber
Al-Sabah’s vision to build a new Kuwait,
where high-tech infrastructure abounds,
Information Minister Mohammad Al-Jabri
said in a statement.
He described the measure as an effort
to embrace cutting-edge technology,
citing an ongoing 5G trial period as per
the instructions of His Highness the Prime
Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-
Hamad Al-Sabah.
On the joint endeavour, VIVA CEO Mazaid
Al-Harbi said the company is proud to join
forces with a prominent government body,
helping equip the Ministry of Information
with cutting edge technology.
The 5G wireless technology will be a useful
tool for the Ministry of Information as it
continues its extensive coverage of local
events, he added.
VIVA, also known as the Kuwait
Telecommunications Company, has rapidly
established itself in the country’s market
after launching in 2008. It offers an
innovative range of advanced products and
services, a state-of-the-art network, and
access to world-class services. n
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