SITA and Orange Business Services have implemented a multi-tenant edge SD-WAN platform at more than 60 airports globally through SITA’s shared connectivity platform AirportHub.
Leveraging Orange Business Services’ Flexible SD-WAN portfolio, SITA Connect SDN allows multiple airlines, ground handlers, and other tenants to access the same virtualised infrastructure in the cloud, delivering more scalable and agile connectivity.
SITA and Orange Business Services have implemented a multi-tenant edge SD-WAN platform at more than 60 airports globally, including Zurich, Sydney, and Taiwan Taoyuan, through SITA’s shared connectivity platform AirportHub.
SITA Connect SDN leverages the existing AirportHub, SITA’s pre-connected connectivity platform already deployed in almost 600 airports worldwide and available to airlines globally. Sydney International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, and Zurich Airport are among the 60 airports that have already been upgraded to the ultra-fast SD-WAN network that is currently being rolled out.
This solution’s agility and scalability also addresses unpredictable passenger and aircraft traffic volumes amid the COVID-19 pandemic in a cost-effective, more flexible way. Through SITA Connect SDN, SITA can provide on-demand bandwidth while optimising costs by utilising multiple transport technologies in an application-driven network, with real-time visibility and control over the network.
David Lavorel, CEO SITA AT AIRPORTS & BORDERS: “SITA Connect SDN is a technological innovation, leveraging state-of-the-art, future-proof technology to serve our industry needs. In addition to the cost-optimisation and scalability that are so important to airlines in the current market, we expect with this new technology, airport and airline applications will move to the cloud en-masse while increasing automation.”
Anne-Marie Thiollet, Vice President, Connectivity Solutions, Orange Business Services: “Through our longstanding partnership with SITA, we have delivered technologies and innovation to the air transport industry since 2001. When we started this project at the end of 2019, we could not imagine just how critical flexibility and connectivity would become in the industry. We are confident that this evolution – leveraging the full potential of SDN technologies – has come at the right time.”
