WINNER OF THE NETWORK TRANSFORMATION AWARDS 2018
Paving the way for a truly globalized economy Editorial ngena – business alliance of the 21st century
Leading international telecommunication on the one hand they get a global network companies have formed the Next Genera- service which is faster to implement, highly tion Enterprise Network Alliance – ngena. secure and reliable, and more flexible and Enterprise customers benefit from network scalable than many current solutions compa- Marcus Hacke Alessandro Adriani services, realized on complementary partner nies use today; on the other hand, business networks around the globe. Established in customers profit from the local access and early 2016, ngena has seen so far 21 strong local care of regional telecommunication Dear reader, international partners around the globe joining providers. the alliance. Founded by Deutsche Telekom, Enterprises today are facing a huge range of challenges as CenturyLink, Reliance Jio and SK Telecom, the ngena – paving the way for a truly digitalization, globalization and new IT solutions call for inno- alliance has now grown to include a number of globalized economy vative network solutions. Companies need to interconnect new telecom partners such as A1, Altice with sites and workforces around the globe with greater flexibility SFR and Portugal Telecom, British Telecom, ngena comes with a completely new and agility than ever before. New cloud-based applications China Unicom, Expereo, KPN, MTN, Neutrona, business model and a new technology in a are driving demand for greater connectivity and higher band- Starhub, Sunrise, Telus, PCCW Global, VEON greenfield setting, sharing network assets widths with premium network performance and security. and Viettel, along with technology partners of trusted service providers. With ngena the Cisco, Comarch and Equinix. alliance partners strive to pave the way for a To offer a solution that can overcome these customer chal- truly globalized economy. lenges, leading telecommunication providers from around ngena – providing data connectivity the world have joined forces in a shared economy model to services around the globe ngena – cutting edge technology – build the Next Generation Enterprise Network Alliance: ngena. always Founded in early 2016, ngena provides a global platform that ngena solutions allow enterprises to benefit merges the local networks of all our alliance partners, forming from consistent data connectivity services The key enabling cloud and virtualization a single Software-Defined Network (SDN). Leveraging the ad- around the globe. From a technology technology for the global platform is provi- vantages of virtualization technology and automation, ngena perspective, ngena provides a central cloud ded by our technology partner Cisco. The facilitates a flexible end-to-end configuration and provisio- platform that uses Software-Defined Net- Business and Operations Support System ning of all services. Thus, local alliance partners can deliver working (SDN) technology to merge the local (BOSS) is developed by Comarch, a portal consistent data connectivity services to their enterprise networks of all alliance partners into one where our alliance partners can easily con- customers on a global scale. global Software-Defined Wide Area Network figure, deploy and change global networks (SD-WAN). The architecture is based on with a click of a mouse. In addition, Equinix To find out more about ngena and how our global alliance can sharing the local network assets using cloud offers data center and cloud connectivity help enterprises around the world to gain greater flexibility and and virtualization technology to provide service. efficiency, we invite you to read our company brochure. hybrid VPN services with additional service options (e.g. network optimization services, Thanks to the agile development ngena will Marcus Hacke Alessandro Adriani security services, etc.). Through this techno- always provide future-proof services. The Managing Director Managing Director logy, all alliance partners can deliver inno- result: a new global business network that is vative SD-WAN services to their enterprise based on the latest technology and the best customers on a global scale. Enterprises possible knowledge of the most advanced benefit from this approach in many ways: experts in the industry.
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TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS:
4 ngena Corporate Brochure ngena Corporate Brochure 5 Digitization drives Global mega trends like the decentraliza- market analysts predict that enterprises will tion of workforces, globalization and the massively invest in Software-Defined-Wide global SD-WAN demand adoption of cloud services will lead to a Area Networks (SD-WAN). The market strong increase in bandwidth demand and intelligence firm IDC is forecasting that the changes to network technology and net- »SD-WAN growth is exploding for at least work designs. To cope with these changes, the next 5 years.«
Mega Trends Decentralization: 80% of Globalization: 41% of Bandwidth demand: Cloud adoption: 70% of 18% worldwide public employees and custom- businesses globally say 21% global business large scale enterprises cloud services market ers are served in branch they do business in coun- IP traffic growth (CAGR) use cloud applications growth in 2017 offices tries outside their own 2016–2021
Effects on SD-WAN revenue growth (CAGR) 18% decrease in MPLS 50% of WAN edge 58% of enterprises 80% of IP-VPN 2017–2021 for global revenues expected in infrastructure refresh will be deploying RFPs demanding SD-WAN infrastructure & Western Europe by initiative based on SD- SD-WAN services by SD-WAN solutions services 2020 WAN by 2020 2018/19 today
IDC: »SD-WAN growth is exploding for at least the next 5 years«. global SD-WAN global VPN market infrastructure & servic- in 2022 and CARG When will you upgrade to SD-WAN? es revenue by 2021 of +13%
Sources: 1. Viptela/Gartner – Cloud needs a new WAN, 5. Gartner – Worldwide Public Cloud Services Market, (www.gartner.com) • 9. Ovum –IP VPN Forecast (2018–2023), Dec. 2016 (viptela.com) • 2. Sage/Populus – Business Feb. 2017 (www.gartner.com) • 6. IDC – SD-WAN Mar- Sept. 2017 (ovum.informa.com) • 10. IDC – SD-WAN Market Index, June 2014 (www.sage.com) • 3. Cisco – Visual Net- ket Forecasts, July 2017 (www.idc.com) • 7. IDC – U.S. Forecasts, July 2017 (www.idc.com) • 11. IDC – SD-WAN working Index: Forecast and Methodology, 2016–2021, SD-WAN Enterprise Survey, May 2017 (www.idc.com) • Market Forecasts, July 2017 (www.idc.com) • 12. Market Sept. 2017 (www.cisco.com) • 4. IDG – Enterprise Cloud 8. Gartner – SD-WAN Forecast and Opportunity – How Research – Virtual Private Network Report, Global Forecast Computing Survey, Nov. 2016 (www.idg.com) • SD-WAN Will Disrupt the Router Market • Dec 2016 2022, Dec. 2017 (www.marketresearchfuture.com)
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What is ngena? around the world, ngena is offering a global data The access lines and all field services are deliv- connectivity service that paves the way for a truly ered by ngena’s partners operating in different ngena is an acronym and stands for Next Genera globalized economy. Currently, ngena offers its countries, where the customers are active. tion Enterprise Network Alliance, an alliance of services in ca. 200 territories worldwide. global telecommunications companies. At the Special attention is paid to the security aspects same time, it is the company name of ngena How does ngena provide of the ngena network and platform: they are GmbH, which is a private limited company (GmbH), its services? designed by keeping core principles of security headquartered in Frankfurt (Germany). like authentication, encryption and data integrity By using latest SDN technology based on Cisco- in mind. The security guidelines are implemented Which partners does ngena Viptela equipment and an innovative, Cloud-based globally for data plane, control plane and manage- collaborate with? Business and Operations Support System (BOSS) ment plane using encryption, security policies, developed by Comarch, ngena interconnects the automation and orchestration, thus keeping the ngena is building an alliance of the world’s leading local networks of all its alliance partners to build a customer data highly protected. telecommunication companies. Each alliance world-wide available Software-Defined Wide Area partner has a unique positioning in its region Network (SD-WAN). Leveraging the advantages of How does ngena differ from other and vast experience with enterprise customers. virtualization technology and automation, ngena alliances in the telecommunications Through these partnerships, ngena clients profit facilitates a flexible end-to-end configuration and sector? from a global network that is not just secure, but provisioning of all services. also provides great coverage in each region and ngena differs in many ways from other alliances. outstanding local services. As ngena’s portfolio is a wholesale offer for part- First, ngena is an independent legal entity with its ners, enterprise customers deal directly with their own management and truly focused on fulfilling What kind of service trusted local service provider – an ngena alliance customer requirements with fast decision making. does ngena offer? partner – who will configure and administrate the Second, ngena acts as a wholesale organization customer network via ngena’s BOSS portal. enabling the partners to sell superior services to ngena provides a central cloud platform that their customers. ngena is not a consortium, but merges the local networks of all alliance partners, This central portal serves as a front-end, giving a market-oriented enterprise, a fact that benefits forming a single global Software-Defined Wide alliance partners access to an end-to-end auto every single partner. Finally, ngena has created Area Network (SD-WAN). All ngena partners can mated IT platform that offers and delivers the its own platform which is completely automated deliver performant IP-VPN services to their end global network solutions. The portal enables the and uses SDN technology. This approach goes far customers on a global scale. With this, enterprise configuration, fulfillment and assurance of global beyond existing concepts. customers get a global network service which is network services with all financial, logistics and secure, stable, scalable and easy to use; and they support processes. profit from the local access and local care of their regional telecommunication provider. For each customer site, alliance partners can offer a choice of single or redundant low-cost Internet In which territories are ngena’s lines, single or redundant high-quality Ethernet lines services available? or a combination of Internet and Ethernet lines. Additional value-added services like network opti As customers of the ngena alliance partners are mization or security services are also available via multinational enterprises that have operations all ngena’s central portal.
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Helsinki
Vancouver Frankfurt Hong Kong Yekaterinburg Bejing San Jose Seoul Vancouver Ashburn Tokyo
Marrakesh Miami Dubai Mumbai Hong Kong
Sydney
Bogota Singapore
ngena’s coverage as per October 2018 Sao Paulo San Jose Ethernet Privat Line (EPL) & Internet Public Line (IPL) Internet Public Line (IPL) Johannesburg ngena’s backbone and hub rollout in 2018 Buenos Aires Sydney ngena’s backbone (existing and planned* until end of 2019) ngena’s live hubs ngena’s planned* hubs until end of 2019
* The information on planned developments in this overview is a non-binding estimation only and it may be changed at any time.
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ngena Hub
Customer site Node 1 Access Gateway
XS Service Termination Node 2 Point of B-End Alliance Partner
ngena Hub Customer site
Node 1 Internet Public Line S
Node 2 Ethernet Private Line
ngena Hub Customer site Line Termination
Node 1 device of B-End Alliance Partner M
Node 2 ngena CPE
Internet Public Line ngena Hub Service Termination Customer site Point of ngena
Node 1 Ethernet Private Line L
Node 2 ngena CPE
ngena Hub Customer site Design principles Node 1 • ngena managed SD-WAN++ offers • All access designs configurable with comprehensive hybrid VPN services one portal and seamless processes • Global private backbone and regional • End-to-end orchestration and full XL data center hubs automation • Access designs from XS to XL offer single • Broad set of additional functions and Node 2 or redundant Internet or Ethernet access value-added services
12 ngena Corporate Brochure ngena Corporate Brochure 13 Architectural • ngena managed SD-WAN++ offers public and • ngena offers a variety of value-added services private cloud access plus a network-to-network like advanced security services, application principles integration (MPLS VPN Interworking), linking optimization services and advanced network existing MPLS VPNs with innovative Software- services Defined Wide Area Networks • Regional or local Internet breakouts are secured • Global private backbone and regional data by special firewalls and further security services center hubs are the foundation of the global • Customers can choose between a number of SDN, connecting alliance partners networks different access designs from XS to XL, offering around the world single or redundant Internet or Ethernet access; • All services come with global Service Level a normadic access services can connect remote Agreements (SLA) workers to their enterprise VPNs.
Network Health regional ngena Hubs + Alliance Partner Dashboard global ngena Backbone Network
ngena VPN Nomadic Access Services vEdge CPE MPLS VPN MPLS VPN Advanced on x86 CPE
Interworking Network Advanced Optimization Application Security Advanced Security Access Design XL / XL+
Global access) (local Application Access Design L / L+
SLA Internet Optimization Access Design M / M+ / M- Cloud Connect Advanced Access Design S / S+ Network Access Design XS
Internet Internet (regional access) (local access)
Secure Tunnel to 3rd Party CSP
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Contact us ngena GmbH Managing Directors Hahnstrasse 40 Dr. Marcus Hacke, Alessandro Adriani 60528 Frankfurt Head of Supervisory Board Germany Patrick Molck-Ude [email protected] Commercial register www.ngena.net Amtsgericht Bonn HRB 20074 November 2018