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The collaboration will incorporate NEC and Netcracker’s management capabilities with Clavister’s virtualized security software, delivering a fully integrated, secure platform for SDN and NFV deployments. This will accelerate delivery of the flexible, scalable network functions that are critical for the development of next-generation data centers, mobile networks, cloud services and smart cities.

SDN and NFV technologies enable network operators to move from inflexible, expensive hardware-based architectures to faster, more scalable virtualized networks. This reduces capital and operating costs, while supporting the increasing demands for mobility and cloud services, and the growth in complex network traffic. The SDN and NFV market is forecast to grow from $2 billion in 2015 to $45 billion in 2020, a compound annual growth of 86.1%.

Netcracker conducted extensive evaluations of security solutions for virtualized environments from several vendors in 2015. It found Clavister’s solutions delivered richer features and better functionality, which led to the collaboration between the companies.

NEC and Netcracker’s service suite includes end-to-end service and network orchestration, an SDN Controller, and a range of virtual network functions (VNFs), such as virtualized customer premises equipment (vCPE), virtualized evolved packet core (vEPC), and other value-added VNFs and management offerings. Clavister’s virtualized next generation firewalls deliver advanced protection to virtualized and software-based networks with features including IPS, IDS, application control, content filtering, antivirus and VPN.

Becoming part of NEC SDN Partner Space ecosystem enables Clavister, NEC and Netcracker to work together on joint research and development projects that will create further technical and business synergies, as SDN and NFV migrations continue to increase.