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John Donovan, senior EVP of AT&T's (NYSE: T) technology and operations, said the carrier's move to software-defined networking (SDN) is already beginning to pay off. Specifically, he said the operator's new SDN-powered Network on Demand feature, which allows businesses to increase and decrease the amount of bandwidth they need in real time, has led to a "95 percent improvement in provisioning cycle times."
"It's getting rave reviews," Donovan said of AT&T's Network on Demand service. He said that due to SDN, AT&T's Network on Demand service features high automation capabilities and takes just minutes to complete.
Further, Donovan explained that the Network on Demand service took AT&T only six months to roll out, which he said highlighted the speed with which SDN allows operators...