DYXnet Group launches VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud in Greater China

"Our SD-WAN solutionprovides an extraordinary user experience and offers enterprises a cost-effective carrier-grade network capability plus operational benefits."

HONG KONG,April 17,2019 -- DYXnet Group,Greater China's leading carrier-neutral network service provider,today announced a partnership withVMware to launch a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN)service.

(Left to right) Enoch Chan,Group Director,Product and Solutions of DYXnet Group,Jacky Wan,Chief Operating Officer of DYXnet Group and Franco Lan,General Manager of VMware Hong Kong & Macau

This makes DYXnet Group the first service provider to launch VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud®in Greater China.

The move signals a powerful addition to the DYXnet Group portfolio and provides a significantly cost-effective carrier-gradenetworkcapability,enabling enterprises to benefit from greater stability,agility,security,manageability and simplicity.

DYXnet Group CEO Wing-DarKer said: "Our SD-WAN solutionprovides an extraordinary user experience,while facilitating a reduction in a client's network costs of up to 50%."

Customers in Hong Kong will be first to benefit from DYXnet Group's new SD-WANservice,followed speedily by enterprises in Taiwan and mainland China.

SD-WAN infrastructure and service revenues are predicted to grow globally at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 69.6% back in 2016 to more than US$8.05 billion in 2021,according to the SD-WAN forecast carried by a 2017-2021 report by global market intelligence firmIDC*.

Implementing SD-WAN will help enterprises rise to challenges posed by IT issues such as digital transformation,greater deployment of SaaS,cloud-based applications,the Internet of Things concept,a diversity of network technologies,branch complexity and the need for workforces to be increasingly more mobile.

DYXnet's SD-WAN solution addresses such issues by providing a superior-quality enterprise WAN that comes complete with a high degree of stability and simplifies network management. In fact,provisioning,monitoring and troubleshooting can be performed via a single-pane-of-glass management platform. Enterprises are also able to benefit from zero-touch deployment,application performance and optimal utilisation of bandwidth.

Presiding over 50 Points of Presence (PoPs),DYXnet Group holds around 20 years' experience in building carrier-grade Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network infrastructure for clients locally,regionally and globally.

Wing-Dar Ker said: "We have been evaluating prospective SD-WAN technology partners over the last two years via exhaustive product testing,fine-tuning and client trials involving carriers,global enterprises and locally-listed companies. We are now pleased to report that VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud®uplifts our carrier-grade network to an exceptional level. And we are thrilled by the fact that more than 10 high-profile enterprise clients in Greater China chose DYXnet Group to be their SD-WAN service provider even before we launched the service."

He added: "We firmly believe the SD-WAN industry is at a nascent stage,and expect to see DYXnet Group revenue growth rocket twelvefold over the next three to five years,compared with our SD-WAN revenue in 2018."

Wing-Dar Ker explained how DYXnet Group's wealth of MPLS network management experience combines well with state-of-the-art technology from VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud®to offer zero-touch deployment and centralised provisioning. The solution also providesa flexible hybrid WAN design withconnectivity options such as MPLS,broadband and 4G/5G mobility.

Franco Lan,General Manager,VMware,Hong Kong and Macausaid: "VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud® provides customers with flexibility,reliability and better security. We are delighted to collaborate with DYXnet Group. The company's SD-WAN solution enables customers to support growth in use of cloud and other applications in a more secure and cost-effective manner,while boosting network agility and simplifying branch networks."

*From Telecomasia.net website: https://www.telecomasia.net/content/global-sd-wan-market-hit-8b-2021

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About DYXnet Group

Established in 1999,DYXnet Group is Greater China's leading carrier-neutral network service provider. It offers Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network,Internet access,data centre and network security solutions to enterprise clients via a provisioning capability in many cities throughout Greater China and the wider Asia Pacific region. The Group is now a wholly-owned subsidiaryof 21Vianet Group (NASDAQ: VNET) ("21Vianet"),one of the leading carriers and cloud-neutral Internet data centre services providers inChina.

DYXnet Group was among the first ICT service providers in Greater China to obtain ISO ISO/IEC 27001:2013,ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 and ISO 9001:2015 international certification for information security,international IT service management and quality control,respectively. These accreditations demonstrate DYXnet's commitment to offering premium ICT services alongside outstanding customer service.

For more information on DYXnet Group,please visit our website at www.dyxnet.com or call +852 2187 7688.

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