Netrounds Joins Ciena’s Blue Orbit SDN/NFV Ecosystem to Drive Automation with Active Test and Assurance

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Lulea, Sweden, August 24, 2016 --( Netrounds’ active test and assurance platform will be integrated with Ciena’s Blue Planet orchestration solution to allow network operators and CSPs to deploy a programmable assurance solution that can be easily integrated in automation loops and provide multi-layer support for business critical network services.This proven integration with Cienas Blue Planet allows CSPs to utilize Netrounds’ complete API to automate end-to-end assurance in their networks, decreasing operational and capital expenditures by reducing the need for support and field visits, as well as reducing the need for proprietary, single-service test equipment,” says Mats Nordlund, CEO & Co-founder of Netrounds.Coupling Blue Planet’s multi-vendor, multi-domain, intelligent orchestration with Netrounds active, API-driven, test and monitoring solutions will help operators to address these challenges and allow for active, real-time monitoring throughout the full service lifecycle," said Jim Brinksma, Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Blue Planet Division, Ciena.This proven integration with Cienas Blue Planet allows CSPs to utilize Netrounds’ complete API to automate end-to-end assurance in their networks, decreasing operational and capital expenditures by reducing the need for support and field visits, as well as reducing the need for proprietary, single-service test equipment,” says Mats Nordlund, CEO & Co-founder of Netrounds.“Our collaboration with Netrounds will tackle one of the industry’s key challenges, namely service automation and assurance in a software-defined, virtual network environment.Coupling Blue Planet’s multi-vendor, multi-domain, intelligent orchestration with Netrounds active, API-driven, test and monitoring solutions will help operators to address these challenges and allow for active, real-time monitoring throughout the full service lifecycle," said Jim Brinksma, Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Blue Planet Division, Ciena.To learn more about how Netrounds is assuring CSP networks as they transform from physical to virtual infrastructure, visit www.netrounds.com.

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Ciena Corporation

$1M to $5M

Netrounds

$1M to $5M