Arrcus expands its footprint in Japanese networking market
Shekar Ayyar of Arrcus
Arrcus, has announced a partnerships with ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation, NEC Networks and System Integration Corporation (NESIC ) and APRESIA in its expansion in Japan market to deliver networking solutions. These partnerships build on recent investment in Arrcus from Hitachi Ventures as well as Arrcus’ collaboration on SRv6 MUP initiative with SoftBank.
“We are thrilled to witness the rapid adoption of Arrcus’ networking solutions in Japan for 5G and datacentre routing and switching built on our industry-leading ArcOS platform and are excited to launch our partnerships with ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation, NESIC, and APRESIA. As we continue to revolutionise networking infrastructure, our focus remains on delivering cost-effective and highly performance networking solutions.” says Shekar Ayyar, chairman and CEO of Arrcus.
Arrcus delivers software-driven network infrastructure solutions for routing and switching that enable Telco/5G, cloud, and enterprise customers to build and operate their networks and datacentres in a cost-effective and programmable manner. Customers can deploy recent network functions and services securely, without being held back by rigid networking constraints from incumbent vendors. Partnerships with Japanese solution providers are an exciting step in expanding reach of Arrcus to customers in Japan. These partnerships build on foundation that Arrcus has been creating with Japanese customers like SoftBank. As previously announced, engagement with SoftBank has resulted in important advancements in 5G with SRv6 Mobile User Plane (MUP) technology enabling creative solutions for Japan market that are now in commercial field trials.
“ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation is pleased to work with Arrcus which leads the Open Networking momentum in this era. ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation with Arrcus provides good solutions and support, which is for flexible services and for innovative ideas, to the Japanese customers including telco and service providers,” says Yasuhiko Terada, senior managing executive officer, COO, Telecommunication Group.
Complementing focus on 5G, Arrcus delivers scalable datacentre switching and routing solutions that empower modern businesses. Additionally, Arrcus FlexMCN solution has emerged as a definitive answer to customers’ multi-cloud networking requirements, enabling smooth management of diverse hyperscaler and private cloud environments for organisations.
As announced recently, Hitachi Ventures joined as recent investor in Arrcus’ Series D round, validating growing interest in Arrcus from strategic and corporate venture groups, and enabling company to accelerate its growth, expand market reach, and continue delivering cost-effective and transformative networking solutions worldwide.
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