Telecommunications services provider Telco Systems, together with cybersecurity solutions company Clavister and Kenya-based managed service provider AdcareIT have entered into a multi-year engagement for AdcareIT to deploy managed secure SD-WAN services using an integrated NFV edge solution from Telco Systems and Clavister.

According to a statement released to the media, AdcareIT is described as one of the fastest growing MSPs in the East African country and targets SMEs and large enterprises with managed SD-WAN and cybersecurity services.

The joint solution features Clavister’s connectivity and cybersecurity VNFs running on Telco Systems’ NFVTime uCPE solution.

It is being provided on a flexible, pay-as-you-grow subscription model in order to reduce barriers of entry and expand the addressable market for AdcareIT.

Telco Systems’ NFVTime is an open plug-and-play virtualisation suite to provide a complete environment for quick service deployments with centralised management and ongoing orchestration.

Clavister’s secure SD-WAN VNF is the answer for IT administrators managing security infrastructure for multisite customers to simplify their deployment and maintenance routines, while saving cost.

Tobias Seda, Managing Director of AdcareIT.

“These new connectivity and cybersecurity services are the initial steps of our strategic plan to expand our service portfolio and grow our customer base,” explained Tobias Seda, Managing Director of AdcareIT. “With this joint solution from Telco Systems and Clavister, we gain a significant competitive advantage and can quickly deploy cost efficient SD-WAN and security services in a low risk framework and expand to new virtualised services without replacing the existing hardware.”

The companies explain that the integrated NFV edge solution from Telco Systems and Clavister supports zero touch provisioning that minimises service delivery logistics and eliminates the need for costly on-site technicians.

“Running on low cost, high performance Arm-based hardware architecture, this joint solution enables AdcareIT to design, deploy and monitor services for multiple customers operating across multiple locations in one centralised management solution,” the companies add.

Przemek Sienkiewicz, Chief Strategy Officer at Clavister, said: “This is a very exciting development in terms of both the deployment for our security offering for SD-WAN, but also our belief that service providers will be the predominant form to deliver SD-WAN to customers cost effectively and with minimal effort. Working with our great partner Telco Systems on its NFVTime uCPE makes all that possible.”

Ariel Efrati, CEO at Telco Systems, added: “We are proud to be working with Adcare IT on this exciting project and expanding our well-established presence in East Africa as well as strengthening our partnership with Clavister. As a managed service provider in an emerging economy, AdcareIT exemplifies the logistic and business benefits of providing secure SD-WAN services on our NFVTime uCPE solution.”