Does FatPipe Patents Cover SD-WAN Load Balancing?
VMware’s acquisition of VeloCloud may be overshadowed by a little press release issued last week. The release came from FatPipe who laid claim to load balancing over disparate networks, a technology used by pretty much every SD-WAN player. On November 1, FatPipe® Networks, holder of multiple patents for software-defined networks for wide area connectivity and hybrid WANs, announced that the United […]
What VMware’s VeloCloud Acquisition Means for SD-WAN Services
The recent news around VMware’s acquisition of SD-WAN provider VeloCloud raises questions about the carrier commitment to SD-WAN and the value of managed SD-WAN services. VeloCloud: SD-WAN for Carriers VeloCloud’s service provider focus was particularly significant for VMware. The deal “…signals a strong commitment to build deeper partnerships with communication service providers (CSPs),” writes Gabriele Di Piazza, the vice president of products and solutions […]
