10 WISPAPALOOZA SHOW I OCTOBER 9 – 12, 2023 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 1 L Z OO 2023 A10 has released appliance and licensing options for Thunder CGN using ACOS 6.0.2 software that enable WISPs and regional ISPs to deploy carrier-grade networking at an affordable budget, minimize initial capital investment, reduce investment risk from acquiring additional IPv4 address space and invest incrementally as they build out their networks. The software release and options increase flexibility of software-only licenses, add new hardware from Dell Technologies (powered by A10) and improve the performance and functionality of the full line of A10 hardware appliances. • Getting Started – Subscriber Licensing. A software-only, subscriber license bundle for Thunder CGN, with a minimum of 1,000 subscribers and unlimited throughput is now available. This unique option is especially valuable for WISPs or other regional ISPs that are extending service to new or underserved communities where the subscriber take-up rate is highly uncertain. The Thunder CGN license is available in 1,000 or 10,000 subscriber increments and in one- to five-year terms and runs on ISP-provided hardware servers. • A10 Powered by Dell Next Generation Launch • A10 Thunder CGN software and purposebuilt Dell Technologies hardware • A10 Thunder CGN Multi-tenant Virtual Platform (MVP) on Dell Technologies hardware – Advanced platform enabling multiple virtual instances or services on a single platform – Scalability for growth and workload spikes – Improve high availability and redundancy • Lower cost 100G option interface • Flexible bandwidth tiers starting 50Gbps to 200 Gbps to scale with your business growth. • Updated A10 Thunder Appliances. The full range of Thunder appliances are available with the latest ACOS 6.0.2 software release, at capacity starting at 10 Gbps. An appliance platform – Thunder 5960 provides 100 Gbps interface at a lower price per Gbps. Modular licensing is available on some models. Bare metal, virtual, and cloud-native options are also available. To grow the subscriber base, WISPs and other regional ISPs need an IP address assigned for every subscriber. Many do not have sufficient IPv4 addresses to extend their networks and cannot easily integrate readily available IPv6 addresses into their existing network architecture. Limited and minimal-cost IPv4 space is available from ARIN and other regional RIRs, but most ISPs must acquire the needed IPv4 address space through brokers. Prices for IPv4 address space on the open market are highly volatile – up to $60 in 2022 and dropping below $50 in early 2023. Using Thunder CGN, public IPv4 addresses are shared with multiple private IPv4 addresses – expanding the IPv4 capacity by thirty-two times or more while also providing the needed IPv4-IPv6 transition. The Thunder CGN solution minimizes or eliminates the need to acquire additional and costly IPv4 space. The business model for a high-growth WISP is often starkly different from a traditional, incumbent telco. High-growth WISPs may be looking at 10X – 50X expansion in the next few years – not the 3-5 percent growth traditionally expected. Subscriber take-up is often unknown, but business success depends on accurately aligning investment cost with revenue and offering a carrier-grade subscriber experience from the start. By deploying market proven A10 Thunder CGN, WISPs and other regional ISPs can minimize investment risk and provide a better subscriber experience. As the network grows, ISPs can transition to other software license models or Thunder appliances without changing operational functionality. Thunder CGN appliances and software models provide consistent functionality – all using proven ACOS software. All A10 Thunder CGN hardware appliances and software licenses provide highly resilient, high-performance CGNAT with protocol translation that allows regional ISPs to extend IPv4 investment while transitioning to IPv6 standards. Advanced features include: • Carrier Grade Network Translation (CGNAT) enables IPv4 addresses to be shared by multiple endpoints, minimizing the need to acquire costly IPv4 address space. For example, 10,000 additional subscribers could cost as much as $600,000 for IPv4 addresses if acquired through third-party markets. • IPv4-IPv6 transition options, such as DSLite, 6rd, Lw4o6, NAT64/DNS64 and MAP-T/MAP-E and others • Application layer gateway for sensitive applications and advanced logging features for law enforcement inquiries ensures service continuity for all subscribers and regulatory compliance. • Internal DDoS protection maintains availability of IPv4 address pools during DDoS attacks with seamless failover to available IP pools. The A10 portfolio for regional ISPs includes Thunder CGN, Thunder TPS, and Thunder ADC, with flexible deployment, form factor and price options for rapidly expanding broadband networks. m For more information, visit A10 Networks at WISPAPALOOZA at booth 330 or go to www. a10networks.com/solutions/service-provider/ rural-broadband/ Sonar, a market leader in internet service provider (ISP) billing and operational systems, announced its embedded payments solution, sonarPay. This release is a part of Sonar’s investment in providing better tools to help ISPs become more competitive, specifically through an integrated payments experience. sonarPay is different from standalone or “loosely” integrated credit card processing, as it is built on a foundation that allows for enhanced capabilities directly available to Sonar customers without the friction of having to juggle between different platforms or systems to handle payments and billing-related tasks. With sonarPay you get payments, reporting, reconciliation and customer service native to Sonar’s billing platform all supported under one roof. Collect payments directly from your subscribers and get paid faster with sonarPay. Run transactions and common tasks more efficiently with less steps by using the fully integrated payments solution. Say goodbye to inefficiencies and embrace a seamless payments solution that empowers you to focus on what you do best – serving your customers. Get paid faster – Run transactions and common tasks more efficiently with fewer steps. Easier reconciliation – Real-time reporting for reconciliation between payments, accounting and your bank. One interface – Accept credit cards and ACH payments through one integrated interface. Smart reporting – Multi-MID functionality. Settle funds from multiple entities with one reporting tool m Visit Booth 446 & 448 to talk with the Sonar team and learn more about sonarPay! Sonar Software Introduces sonarPay A10 Networks Expands Thunder CGN Solutions
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