Top-100 insurance brokerage selects Windstream SD-WAN to simplify its network and drive expansion
September 29 2017 - 2:41PM
Windstream (NASDAQ:WIN), a leading provider of advanced network
communications, today announced that a top-tier insurance brokerage
firm has selected the company to provide managed SD-WAN, broadband
services and hosted network security that will create a more
secure, flexible and cost-effective network across its existing
locations, as well as planned future expansion.
“The insurance industry is facing numerous hurdles including
rising costs, increased regulatory requirements at the state and
federal levels, and increased level of security threats. To address
those, there is a growing focus on data analytics to develop more
sophisticated and accurate predictive loss models,” said Joseph
Harding, executive vice president and enterprise chief marketing
officer at Windstream. “Windstream’s SD-WAN is helping insurance
carriers address these challenges by affording them maximum
reliability and flexibility as they shift these increasing datasets
and workloads to the cloud.”
Rapid growth and the need to integrate locations with different
network configurations and capabilities forced the company to
re-examine its WAN strategy and incorporate a new strategy and
architecture that optimizes business efficiencies, protects
critical data and enhances the user experience across public,
private and cloud paths.
Windstream’s solution was based on converting their existing
MPLS network to a private based internet network and replacing the
copper infrastructure to Ethernet at all of their locations, while
adding more bandwidth to the existing fiber network. A secondary
broadband access was provided to all sites with SD-WAN and HNS for
a total managed solution. SD-WAN and the secondary broadband
circuit allow an active-to-active network for full redundancy and
give the client visibility and control over their application over
the network.
“Insurance firms are increasingly selecting Windstream for their
advanced communications needs because of our ability in meeting
their unique requirements to address growing pressures from
customers, regulators and financial markets,” Harding added. “We
are also becoming the first choice of many insurance providers
because of our ability to support current and emerging technology
needs at all levels—from smaller firms with several locations to
national brokerages with clients worldwide.”
In addition to SD-WAN, Windstream offers a full suite of
advanced network communications and technology solutions like
UCaaS, Ethernet, Wavelength Services, MPLS and dedicated
high-speed Internet along with voice and data services such as VoIP
access and SIP trunking. Windstream also offers managed services,
cloud connectivity and network security services designed to help
businesses increase productivity and improve operational costs. For
more information, visit windstreambusiness.com.
About WindstreamWindstream Holdings, Inc.
(NASDAQ:WIN), a FORTUNE 500 company, is a leading provider of
advanced network communications and technology solutions for
consumers, businesses, enterprise organizations and wholesale
customers across the U.S. Windstream offers bundled services,
including broadband, security solutions, voice and digital TV to
consumers. The company also provides data, cloud solutions, unified
communications and managed services to small business and
enterprise clients. The company supplies core transport solutions
on a local and long-haul fiber network spanning approximately
150,000 miles. Additional information is available at
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Media ContactSarah C. Davis,
720.529.7600Sarah.c.davis@windstream.com