Flash Networks Integrates Virtualized Harmony™ Mobile Internet Services Gateway with Juniper Networks Contrail SDN Controller

HERZLIA, Israel, Sept. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Flash Networks, the leading provider of mobile Internet optimization and monetization solutions, today announced that it has joined Juniper Networks SDN Technology Partner Program and will integrate its Harmony Mobile Internet Services Gateway with Juniper Networks® Contrail -- a standards-based and highly scalable network virtualization and intelligence solution for software-defined networks (SDN).

"Flash Networks' Harmony solutions support deployments in a virtualized network environment, enabling mobile operators to accelerate, optimize, and monetize their data traffic with increased network flexibility and scalability at a lower total cost of ownership," said Liam Galin, President and CEO of Flash Networks. "Flash Networks is committed to delivering the best possible performance to our customers, and Juniper's Contrail pioneering open standards-based IP solution for network as a service (NaaS) will allow us to deliver Harmony on mobile operators' cloud-based networks even more efficiently and cost effectively."

"Integrating Contrail with Harmony's optimization and monetization capabilities will help customers speed service deployment by creating dynamic and automated service chains," said Aruna Ravichandran, vice president, marketing and strategy, Software Solutions Division at Juniper Networks. "Flash Networks will be able to leverage the simplicity of Contrail to offer their solutions in a highly scalable and fully virtualized manner."

Together with Juniper, Flash Networks will be able to provide mobile operators with agile and user-targeted service introduction. These services include optimization, acceleration, and overlay insertion pre-integrated with standard SDN/NFV-based technologies that are able to run on off-the-shelf hardware. This reduces the complexity, costs, and lead-times linked with service provisioning resources.

About Flash Networks

Flash Networks, the leading provider of mobile Internet optimization and monetization solutions, enables operators to boost network speed, optimize video and web traffic, and generate over-the-top revenues from the mobile Internet. Sitting at the core of the network, Flash Networks' Harmony Mobile Internet Services Gateway accelerates LTE networks by 50% and reduces web and video traffic data by 30%, while providing operators with in-depth traffic analytics and user insights. In addition, with Harmony, operators can engage with their subscribers by offering an enhanced browsing experience while generating revenues from search, over-the-top content, and targeted advertising.

With offices in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia, Flash Networks services over 600 million subscribers daily and is proud to count among its customers top-tier mobile carriers including Orange, SingTel Group, MTS, T-Mobile, South Korea Telecom, and Telekom Austria Group. For more information, visit www.flashnetworks.com.

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