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Future of Networks

Discover how SDN can transform the future of your business, as some of our experts and partner experts discuss various topics around SDN and the future of business networks.

Discover how SDN can transform the future of your business

SDN part 1
Definition and benefits

SDN part 2
A platform for innovation

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You now have free access to all of our Future of Networks content. Listen in as our business and technology experts take stock of Software Defined Networking and learn how UK companies are getting on with readiness, uptake and transition of their software defined networks.

Your timing is perfect

According to GlobalData around 63% of businesses have already implemented SDN solutions, or are implementing it – or have a SDN proof of concept project in place.*

*SD-WAN Webinar Live Poll, GlobalData, May 2018.

Part 2 – SDN, a platform for innovation

Listen in as our expert panel discusses how SDN, 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) combine to form a powerful new ecosystem. Find out how this will drive the next generation of digital transformation – and deliver better experiences for your customers.

Discover use cases for 5G, the Internet of Things and SDN
Learn how SDN is critical to getting the most out of 5G and IoT
Find out how you can create amazing experiences for your customers with these new technologies

Future of Networks - part 1 of 3

Listen to the Podcast

Who's on the panel?

Simon Turner

Head of Vodafone Business Technology Solutions

Simon leads Vodafone’s UK business technology unit and is an experienced leader in Unified Communications and SDN with an extensive background in network engineering.

Kerry Small

Commercial & Operations Director

Kerry Small leads Commercial and Operations for Vodafone Business; the team responsible for ensuring that Vodafone delivers against its promise to help customers succeed in a digital world.

Peter Terry-Brown

Peter Terry-Brown

Business Unit Director, Connectivity and Unified Communications, Vodafone UK

Peter leads the team responsible for optimising our mobility portfolio, accelerating our unified communications momentum and ensuring sustainable growth in our fixed business.

Joel Stradling

Research Director, GlobalData

Joel is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well-known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

Bill Lambertson

Bill Lambertson

IBM Global Director, Cloud Strategy & Industry Solutions for Telecommunications

Bill is the IBM Global Director for the Telecommunications Industry, providing Cloud, IoT and Edge expertise and leadership to Communications Service Providers (CSPs) around the world.

Learn how to get started

Learn how SDN, 5G and IoT combine to form a virtuous circle.
Glimpse the future - will SDN will lead to ‘the death of the portal’?
Hype vs reality – how far are we from self-optimising networks?

Future of Networks - part 2 of 3

Listen to the Podcast

Who's on the panel?

Simon Turner

Head of Vodafone Business Technology Solutions

Simon leads Vodafone’s UK business technology unit and is an experienced leader in Unified Communications and SDN with an extensive background in network engineering.

Kerry Small

Commercial & Operations Director

Kerry Small leads Commercial and Operations for Vodafone Business; the team responsible for ensuring that Vodafone delivers against its promise to help customers succeed in a digital world.

Peter Terry-Brown

Peter Terry-Brown

Business Unit Director, Connectivity and Unified Communications, Vodafone UK

Peter leads the team responsible for optimising our mobility portfolio, accelerating our unified communications momentum and ensuring sustainable growth in our fixed business.

Joel Stradling

Research Director, GlobalData

Joel is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well-known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

Bill Lambertson

Bill Lambertson

IBM Global Director, Cloud Strategy & Industry Solutions for Telecommunications

Bill is the IBM Global Director for the Telecommunications Industry, providing Cloud, IoT and Edge expertise and leadership to Communications Service Providers (CSPs) around the world.

Learn how to get started

Learn how SDN will change the conversation from 'bandwidth' to 'application performace'
Discover how SD-WAN is helping IT department achieve gains in efficiency and agility
Find out how AI and SDN will transform the way businesses buy and run their networks

Digital transformation

Listen to the Podcast

Who's on the panel?

Simon Turner

Head of Vodafone Business Technology Solutions

Simon leads Vodafone’s UK business technology unit and is an experienced leader in Unified Communications and SDN with an extensive background in network engineering.

Kerry Small

Commercial & Operations Director

Kerry Small leads Commercial and Operations for Vodafone Business; the team responsible for ensuring that Vodafone delivers against its promise to help customers succeed in a digital world.

Peter Terry-Brown

Peter Terry-Brown

Business Unit Director, Connectivity and Unified Communications, Vodafone UK

Peter leads the team responsible for optimising our mobility portfolio, accelerating our unified communications momentum and ensuring sustainable growth in our fixed business.

Joel Stradling

Research Director, GlobalData

Joel is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well-known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

Bill Lambertson

Bill Lambertson

IBM Global Director, Cloud Strategy & Industry Solutions for Telecommunications

Bill is the IBM Global Director for the Telecommunications Industry, providing Cloud, IoT and Edge expertise and leadership to Communications Service Providers (CSPs) around the world.

Learn how to get started

1. Business innovation

Discover use cases for 5G, the Internet of Things and SDN
Learn how SDN is critical to getting the most out of 5G and IoT
Find out how you can create amazing experiences for your customers with these new technologies

Future of Networks - part 1 of 3

Listen to the Podcast

Who's on the panel?

Simon Turner

Head of Vodafone Business Technology Solutions

Simon leads Vodafone’s UK business technology unit and is an experienced leader in Unified Communications and SDN with an extensive background in network engineering.

Kerry Small

Commercial & Operations Director

Kerry Small leads Commercial and Operations for Vodafone Business; the team responsible for ensuring that Vodafone delivers against its promise to help customers succeed in a digital world.

Peter Terry-Brown

Peter Terry-Brown

Business Unit Director, Connectivity and Unified Communications, Vodafone UK

Peter leads the team responsible for optimising our mobility portfolio, accelerating our unified communications momentum and ensuring sustainable growth in our fixed business.

Joel Stradling

Research Director, GlobalData

Joel is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well-known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

Bill Lambertson

Bill Lambertson

IBM Global Director, Cloud Strategy & Industry Solutions for Telecommunications

Bill is the IBM Global Director for the Telecommunications Industry, providing Cloud, IoT and Edge expertise and leadership to Communications Service Providers (CSPs) around the world.

Learn how to get started

2. 5G, IoT and SDN

Learn how SDN, 5G and IoT combine to form a virtuous circle.
Glimpse the future - will SDN will lead to ‘the death of the portal’?
Hype vs reality – how far are we from self-optimising networks?

Future of Networks - part 2 of 3

Listen to the Podcast

Who's on the panel?

Simon Turner

Head of Vodafone Business Technology Solutions

Simon leads Vodafone’s UK business technology unit and is an experienced leader in Unified Communications and SDN with an extensive background in network engineering.

Kerry Small

Commercial & Operations Director

Kerry Small leads Commercial and Operations for Vodafone Business; the team responsible for ensuring that Vodafone delivers against its promise to help customers succeed in a digital world.

Peter Terry-Brown

Peter Terry-Brown

Business Unit Director, Connectivity and Unified Communications, Vodafone UK

Peter leads the team responsible for optimising our mobility portfolio, accelerating our unified communications momentum and ensuring sustainable growth in our fixed business.

Joel Stradling

Research Director, GlobalData

Joel is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well-known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

Bill Lambertson

Bill Lambertson

IBM Global Director, Cloud Strategy & Industry Solutions for Telecommunications

Bill is the IBM Global Director for the Telecommunications Industry, providing Cloud, IoT and Edge expertise and leadership to Communications Service Providers (CSPs) around the world.

Learn how to get started

3. Digital transformation

Learn how SDN will change the conversation from 'bandwidth' to 'application performace'
Discover how SD-WAN is helping IT department achieve gains in efficiency and agility
Find out how AI and SDN will transform the way businesses buy and run their networks

Digital transformation

Listen to the Podcast

Who's on the panel?

Simon Turner

Head of Vodafone Business Technology Solutions

Simon leads Vodafone’s UK business technology unit and is an experienced leader in Unified Communications and SDN with an extensive background in network engineering.

Kerry Small

Commercial & Operations Director

Kerry Small leads Commercial and Operations for Vodafone Business; the team responsible for ensuring that Vodafone delivers against its promise to help customers succeed in a digital world.

Peter Terry-Brown

Peter Terry-Brown

Business Unit Director, Connectivity and Unified Communications, Vodafone UK

Peter leads the team responsible for optimising our mobility portfolio, accelerating our unified communications momentum and ensuring sustainable growth in our fixed business.

Joel Stradling

Research Director, GlobalData

Joel is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well-known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

Bill Lambertson

Bill Lambertson

IBM Global Director, Cloud Strategy & Industry Solutions for Telecommunications

Bill is the IBM Global Director for the Telecommunications Industry, providing Cloud, IoT and Edge expertise and leadership to Communications Service Providers (CSPs) around the world.

Learn how to get started

Your questions about SDN and innovation

The time when your business had to look after your network is over. Software Defined Networking (SDN) means your network can now start looking after you.

Download the Companion Guide [PDF: 1.3MB]

Part 1 – SDN definition and benefits

Listen in as our expert panel discusses how Software Defined Networking (SDN) radically improves on traditional Wide Area Networks. Discover whether SDN is right for your business – and the range of benefits it could bring.

Learn how SDN gives businesses more agility, better control and saves money
Discover the impact of SDN on application performance and availability
Find out whether smaller businesses benefit from SDN

The benefits of SDN

Listen to the Podcast

Who's on the panel?

Anne Sheehan

Enterprise Director, Vodafone

Anne has responsibility for Vodafone’s Enterprise division, which includes overseeing Vodafone’s fixed, mobile, unified communications, cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) services and support.

Scott Petty

Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone UK Limited

Scott is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

Peter Terry-Brown

Peter Terry-Brown

Business Unit Director, Connectivity and Unified Communications, Vodafone UK

Peter leads the team responsible for optimising our mobility portfolio, accelerating our unified communications momentum and ensuring sustainable growth in our fixed business.

Manoj Leelanivas

Manoj Leelanivas

Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer, Juniper Networks

Manoj leads all aspects of product strategy and direction for Juniper Networks. To further the transformation journey, he is responsible for aligning products with go-to-market strategies and execution.

Joel Stradling

Research Director, GlobalData

Joel is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well-known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

FREE download – SDN whitepaper

Learn how to get started

Learn why the barriers to moving no longer an issue
Discover what to look out for when exploring SDN
Learn why you don’t need to rip and replace your legacy networks

Making the move to SDN

Listen to the Podcast

Who's on the panel?

Anne Sheehan

Enterprise Director, Vodafone

Anne has responsibility for Vodafone’s Enterprise division, which includes overseeing Vodafone’s fixed, mobile, unified communications, cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) services and support.

Scott Petty

Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone UK Limited

Scott is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

Peter Terry-Brown

Peter Terry-Brown

Business Unit Director, Connectivity and Unified Communications, Vodafone UK

Peter leads the team responsible for optimising our mobility portfolio, accelerating our unified communications momentum and ensuring sustainable growth in our fixed business.

Manoj Leelanivas

Manoj Leelanivas

Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer, Juniper Networks

Manoj leads all aspects of product strategy and direction for Juniper Networks. To further the transformation journey, he is responsible for aligning products with go-to-market strategies and execution.

Joel Stradling

Research Director, GlobalData

Joel is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well-known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

FREE download – SDN whitepaper

Learn how to get started

Learn how some businesses have resisted SDN. Is the tide turning?
More on SDN technology – and how will it help facilitate AI and IoT
Discover the best way to get started with SDN

Challenges and opportunities

Listen to the Podcast

Who's on the panel?

Anne Sheehan

Enterprise Director, Vodafone

Anne has responsibility for Vodafone’s Enterprise division, which includes overseeing Vodafone’s fixed, mobile, unified communications, cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) services and support.

Scott Petty

Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone UK Limited

Scott is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

Peter Terry-Brown

Peter Terry-Brown

Business Unit Director, Connectivity and Unified Communications, Vodafone UK

Peter leads the team responsible for optimising our mobility portfolio, accelerating our unified communications momentum and ensuring sustainable growth in our fixed business.

Manoj Leelanivas

Manoj Leelanivas

Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer, Juniper Networks

Manoj leads all aspects of product strategy and direction for Juniper Networks. To further the transformation journey, he is responsible for aligning products with go-to-market strategies and execution.

Joel Stradling

Research Director, GlobalData

Joel is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well-known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

FREE download – SDN whitepaper

Learn how to get started

1. The benefits

Learn how SDN gives businesses more agility, better control and saves money
Discover the impact of SDN on application performance and availability
Find out whether smaller businesses benefit from SDN

The benefits of SDN

Listen to the Podcast

Who's on the panel?

Anne Sheehan

Enterprise Director, Vodafone

Anne has responsibility for Vodafone’s Enterprise division, which includes overseeing Vodafone’s fixed, mobile, unified communications, cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) services and support.

Scott Petty

Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone UK Limited

Scott is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

Peter Terry-Brown

Peter Terry-Brown

Business Unit Director, Connectivity and Unified Communications, Vodafone UK

Peter leads the team responsible for optimising our mobility portfolio, accelerating our unified communications momentum and ensuring sustainable growth in our fixed business.

Manoj Leelanivas

Manoj Leelanivas

Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer, Juniper Networks

Manoj leads all aspects of product strategy and direction for Juniper Networks. To further the transformation journey, he is responsible for aligning products with go-to-market strategies and execution.

Joel Stradling

Research Director, GlobalData

Joel is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well-known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

FREE download – SDN whitepaper

Learn how to get started

2. Making the move

Learn why the barriers to moving no longer an issue
Discover what to look out for when exploring SDN
Learn why you don’t need to rip and replace your legacy networks

Making the move to SDN

Listen to the Podcast

Who's on the panel?

Anne Sheehan

Enterprise Director, Vodafone

Anne has responsibility for Vodafone’s Enterprise division, which includes overseeing Vodafone’s fixed, mobile, unified communications, cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) services and support.

Scott Petty

Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone UK Limited

Scott is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

Peter Terry-Brown

Peter Terry-Brown

Business Unit Director, Connectivity and Unified Communications, Vodafone UK

Peter leads the team responsible for optimising our mobility portfolio, accelerating our unified communications momentum and ensuring sustainable growth in our fixed business.

Manoj Leelanivas

Manoj Leelanivas

Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer, Juniper Networks

Manoj leads all aspects of product strategy and direction for Juniper Networks. To further the transformation journey, he is responsible for aligning products with go-to-market strategies and execution.

Joel Stradling

Research Director, GlobalData

Joel is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well-known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

FREE download – SDN whitepaper

Learn how to get started

3. Opportunities

Learn how some businesses have resisted SDN. Is the tide turning?
More on SDN technology – and how will it help facilitate AI and IoT
Discover the best way to get started with SDN

Challenges and opportunities

Listen to the Podcast

Who's on the panel?

Anne Sheehan

Enterprise Director, Vodafone

Anne has responsibility for Vodafone’s Enterprise division, which includes overseeing Vodafone’s fixed, mobile, unified communications, cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) services and support.

Scott Petty

Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone UK Limited

Scott is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

Peter Terry-Brown

Peter Terry-Brown

Business Unit Director, Connectivity and Unified Communications, Vodafone UK

Peter leads the team responsible for optimising our mobility portfolio, accelerating our unified communications momentum and ensuring sustainable growth in our fixed business.

Manoj Leelanivas

Manoj Leelanivas

Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer, Juniper Networks

Manoj leads all aspects of product strategy and direction for Juniper Networks. To further the transformation journey, he is responsible for aligning products with go-to-market strategies and execution.

Joel Stradling

Research Director, GlobalData

Joel is a WAN connectivity solutions expert, and a well-known and highly regarded speaker at major conferences.

FREE download – SDN whitepaper

Learn how to get started

Make the move to SDN now

Our five-step approach gives you maximum benefit with minimum hassle. Set the pace and stay in control as you explore your unique requirements and design your own tailored roll-out.