NEWS
Report reveals significant growth for 2021 SD-WAN market continues to expand globally and while all regions posted solid double-digit growth , uptake in Europe and Asia was especially strong .” Additional highlights from the 2Q 2021 SD-WAN Report include :
The worldwide SD-WAN market grew
39 % over the first half of 2021 compared to the previous year , according to a report published by the Dell ’ Oro Group .
The reports says Cisco was the revenue share leader for the first half of 2021 and Fortinet climbed into the number two position . VMware , Versa and HPE Aruba rounded out the top five .
“ Demand for SD-WAN solutions was robust in the first half of the year , sustaining the momentum we saw at the backend of last year ,” said Shin Umeda , Vice President at Dell ’ Oro Group . “ The SD-WAN market
• The top six SD-WAN vendors garnered more than 70 % market share for the first half of 2021 .
• Vendors are increasingly leveraging security functionality to differentiate their SD-WAN solutions in this highly competitive market .
• The market for hardware-based Access Routers declined at a mid-single-digit rate during the first half of 2021 , highlighting the market shift to software-based SD- WAN solutions .
The Dell ’ Oro Group is a trusted source for market information about the telecommunications , networks and data center IT industries .
NEC expands its collaboration with AWS in 5G and digital government
NEC has expanded its collaboration with Amazon Web Services
( AWS ) in areas that include global 5G and digital government in support of accelerating Digital Transformation for customers .
In November 2020 , NEC and AWS concluded a corporate-level strategic collaboration agreement , and have been developing offerings and strengthening delivery capabilities since then .
Toshifumi Yoshizaki , Executive Vice President at NEC Corporation , said : “ NEC is pleased to announce the expansion of its strategic collaboration with AWS . Last year , NEC announced this global collaboration as the first of its kind between AWS and a Japanese company .
“ It has been a great year , seeing many successes in the areas of government , modernization and in the skill enhancement of NEC engineers . NEC is now expanding the collaboration with AWS in the areas of global 5G , digital government and in enhanced hybrid cloud offerings .
“ With the strong global support from AWS , NEC will help drive Digital Transformation in the government sector and across industries as part of orchestrating a brighter world .”
Doug Yeum , Global Head of Alliances and Channels at AWS , said : “ We are delighted to deepen our relationship with NEC . AWS welcomes NEC ’ s commitment and delivery of solutions built on AWS to deliver high-quality solutions that accelerate customers ’ Digital Transformations .”
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