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Juniper Networks Completes Acquisition of BTI Systems
April 2016 by Marc Jacob
Juniper Networks has completed the acquisition of BTI Systems, a provider of cloud and metro network infrastructure solutions to content, cloud and service providers globally.
The close of this acquisition will pave the way for Juniper to help drive the industry toward a more open, automated and highly efficient IP and optical transport network. As the portfolios of both companies become tightly integrated, we believe our customers can expect:
– A more compelling economic model for Data Center Interconnection and Metro Networks through tightly integrated, single-layer packet-optical networking.
– Broader network automation, with the ultimate business outcome of reduced operational expense, through integrated software defined networking and management systems.
– Rapid service creation enabled by the network integration and automation ensuring that the network dynamically adjusts to the needs of the business vs the business adjusting to the needs of the network.
– An open framework giving customers the ability to choose where and how they take advantage of these capabilities.
In terms of a roadmap, BTI Systems’ portfolio complements Juniper’s IP and Ethernet product portfolio with a richer set of optical capabilities, optical network management and automation software. Juniper plans to leverage these capabilities, as well as the complementary talent and expertise that the BTI Systems’ team brings, to further integrate optical capabilities in our switching and routing portfolio. Additionally, we plan to build evolved open optical line systems to continue to drive cost-efficient networks as well as evolve operation and control with open, standard and programmatic interfaces across all the layers of network. More to come on this at a later time.
