Patton's Virtual CPE Wins 2020 Product of the Year5.7.2020
SmartNode� VoIP� More than Just Talk! GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND:�Patton�creator of the�Patton Cloud�edge-orchestration solution and US manufacturer of world-class network equipment�has won the 2020 Product of the Year Award for its�Virtual SmartNode��(vSN)�virtualized network function (VNF) solution. Designed within the network function virtualization (NFV) paradigm, Patton�s vSN is a virtual customer premise equipment (vCPE) platform that boasts limitless scalability. The floating license model makes it easy to increase capacity and add valuable services as an organization grows.� � Offered by subscription, the vSN incurs only operating expenses (OpEx), making it the only virtual CPE in the market that eliminates capital expense.� �We are honored to accept this industry-renowned award,� said� Robert R. Patton (Bobby), CEO. �SmartNode has long history of award-winning performance. The virtual SmartNode delivers virtual network functions that meet the real needs of business networks with extremely high availability. And... it�s very fast.� � Since 2005, Patton has earned over two dozen industry awards for its innovative networking products and solutions. In third-party field testing, Virtual SmartNode activates in less than 13 seconds. �Congratulations to Patton for earning Internet Telephony Product of the Year,� said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. �Virtual SmartNode is truly among the most innovative NFV and unified communications offerings on the market today. We expect ongoing innovation and excellence from Patton in 2020 and beyond.� Powered by Patton Cloudedge-orchestration, SmartNode NFV software delivers high availability with automated zero-touch provisioning and remote management�OA&M alerting, alarming, and reporting. Implemented in the cloud or on customer premise with bare metal, the vSN eliminates the hardware limitations of a dedicated network appliance that often impede application performance. The vSN delivers virtual session border controller as a service(SBCaaS) functionality for SIP trunking, hosted PBX, or unified communications as a service (UCaaS) in cloud-provider infrastructure, ITSP data centers, virtualized enterprise networks, and similar environments. Patton's software CPE can also act as an IP access router, a VPN server, an
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