MANILA, Philippines — PLDT Enterprise, the B2B arm of the Philippines’ leading ICT and digital services provider, has strengthened its partnership with global software defined wide area network (SD-WAN) and services provider, Zenlayer.
With this, PLDT Enterprise can offer elastic, instantly provisioned connectivity to multiple clouds and data centers across diverse regions around the world.
“We have seen a significant increase in demand for flexible, high quality connectivity across borders, especially for enterprises that engage in live streaming, video conferencing, or gaming. Delivering a fully immersive and seamless experience is critical to user satisfaction and retention,” says Jojo Gendrano, vice president and head of PLDT Enterprise Core Business Solutions.
“By utilizing Zenlayer’s global SD-WAN, we are able to elevate our customers’ overall experience despite their dispersed geographical locations. At the same time, we can provide customers the flexibility to spin these dedicated connections up or down based on their business needs,” adds Gendrano.
“Zenlayer’s global SD-WAN service not only provides dedicated connectivity between 20 plus markets across five continents, it also provisions direct connections to public clouds such as AWS, Azure, IBM and Tencent Cloud, enabling companies to build secure and highly functionable hybrid clouds,” says Joe Zhu, CEO and founder of Zenlayer.
“This partnership combines our expertise with PLDT’s robust infrastructure to help enterprises realize the full SDN benefits of increased business agility, cost savings and cloud enablement,” Zhu adds.
For his part, Jovy Hernandez, SVP and head of PLDT & Smart Enterprise Business Groups, says, “With the help of Zenlayer, we’ve further enabled enterprises in high-growth markets with solutions that help them adapt to the needs of a dynamic world. Our vision in PLDT Enterprise has always been to ensure that our customers receive the best in enterprise-grade services as they make their way in their digital transformation journey.”
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