"This partnership, made possible via the Skype for Business SDN Interface, will definitely decrease network costs and at the same time support QoE (quality of experience) for users," says Tjaart de Wet, MD of Q-KON SA, the Sonus distributor for sub-Saharan Africa since 2002.
De Wet adds that, with SDN, switches and routers are made programmable. "The switching fabric becomes controllable remotely via management overlays, which can give operators dynamic, on-the-fly control over network resources," he continues.
Sonus' NaaS IQ (Network-as-a-Service) is an application-aware platform that offers real-time control of the network in prioritising specific application implementation. The network controller platform provides a policy-driven architecture with logically centralised resource control to automate and orchestrate delivery of just-in-time connectivity that disintermediates traditional routed and switched network economics.
Bringing the platform to Microsoft's Skype for Business SDN Interface provides unified communications (UC) server isolation by way of pinhole access control, so that disparate sessions, such as encrypted video and voice calls, are recognised and given the proper resources based on business needs.
Additionally, if a call degrades due to a sudden change in traffic, too much jitter, latency or packet loss, NaaS IQ can dynamically select a better route to improve the customer experience.
"These technologies meet an increasing demand for unified communication across emerging markets. Our long-time partnership with Sonus, and extensive engineering capability adds value through the provision of expertise and reliable support," adds De Wet.
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QKON SA
Q-KON SA has been a leading value added distributor since 2005, focusing exclusively on the VOIP, SIP trunking, and UC markets. As part of the Q-KON group, it has served as a 1st Tier satellite network provider and turn-key telecommunications provider to the African telecommunication market for more than 25 years.
Its distribution portfolio includes gateways, MSBRs, edge SBCs, core SBCs, SBAs, UC Phones, VOIP recording platforms and billing solutions from industry leaders such as AudioCodes, Sonus, RedBox, BroadSoft and PhonEX One and perfectly align and support its end-to-end solution approach to its system integrators, service providers, SIP trunking providers, and Microsoft Lync partners.
Its Satellite Broadband Internet Access solutions provide access to the internet from a local teleport in Midrand, capped/un-capped services, contract/contract free options, typically for rural internet access, VOIP, disaster recovery, and digital signage applications.
Its level of technical expertise and number of product specific certified engineers are unrivalled, and its intense focus on its services to its customers is its key differentiator to the market.
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