Under the terms of the agreement the two will jointly promote and sell solutions based on Ekinops software bundled with Lanner Whitebox Solutions universal CPE hardware.
The collaboration starts with Lanner Whitebox Solutions, namely the NCA-1515/L-1515 platform with Intel Atom C3000 processor on-boarded, and Ekinops’ software suite based on the OneOS6-LIM operating system.
This combination enables telcos and Internet service providers to offer a wide range of certified and optimised VNF-based services including Ekinops SD-WAN Xpress.
In addition, the partnership enables “Zero-Day” ready fast and simple deployment of high performance, multi-vendor, certified solutions for virtualised networks, available for drop ship directly to customers in North America and Mexico.
“The combination of Lanner's diversified platforms with Ekinops software suite and certified VNFs provides unmatched flexibility and cost effectiveness for the optimised performance,” said Kevin Antill, Ekinops’ group vice president of sales for North America.
“This plays right on Ekinops’ DNA of open, free from vendor lock-in solutions. With Lanner, we have the right partner to deliver both SMB and carrier-grade offerings that service providers and enterprise customers are looking for.”
The solution, aggregated into a single platform and distributed to the customer premise edge, offers a simpler, more cost-effective architecture that can be rapidly deployed allowing for better scaling and, combined with centralised management, results in capex and opex reductions.
“Ekinops is a leader in delivering branch office connectivity and software-defined solutions for service providers’ enterprise customers. With its field-proven software technology, Ekinops is a natural choice for integration with our Whitebox Solutions platforms,” said Tom Inglese, senior director of sales & business growth at Lanner.
“The agreement with Ekinops is a great combination of our companies’ forces to help customers get access to high performance, cost-effective, flexible and bundled virtualised solutions.”
