Global Capacity, the leading connectivity as a service company, has announced that its One Marketplace software-defined network platform has won the 2016 Fierce Innovation Award in the ‘Wireline Network Last Mile/Edge/Access’ category. The product is based on the unique combination of information, automation and interconnection combined into a network-neutral platform that delivers simple and cost-effective connectivity solutions.
The key innovation of the world’s first network marketplace is the automation of a multitude of service provider pricing, infrastructure data and unique business rules, including real-time delivery of multiple engineered service options. With these capabilities, One Marketplace is delivering unprecedented transparency, efficiency and simplicity to a complex and highly fragmented access connectivity market.
Global Capacity was selected from a competitive field of innovative network products, solutions and technologies by industry leading representatives from a set of diverse global operators, including Comcast, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, TeliaSonera and Verizon.
One Marketplace was awarded first place for its solution effectiveness, ease of use, return on investment, uniqueness,
delivery of a cutting-edge market offering, and its ability to make it easier for businesses to adopt and manage services. One direct response stated, “Think of this as Amazon for network services and connectivity.
In a world where everything is on-demand and software-defined, it is logical to have a marketplace where you buy what you need, when you need it. This is the future. This is innovation.
Commenting on the development, Jack Lodge, President, Global Capacity disclosed that the company is honored to be recognized by our peers for our innovative approach to addressing the critical challenge for enterprises seeking network solutions in an evolving connectivity landscape. One Marketplace simplifies the way customers connect to high-value destinations including Internet, Cloud, application providers and data centers.
One Marketplace provides unprecedented transparency, efficiency and simplicity to the highly fragmented data connectivity market. It combines network delivery and service automation with a suite of customer and supplier applications in order to streamline the process of designing, pricing, buying, delivering and managing data connectivity solutions.
Global Capacity’s One Marketplace dramatically simplifies and fundamentally changes how businesses buy connectivity, making it the provider of choice for hybrid WAN and Cloud Connectivity solutions.
