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Nokia Nuage Networks SD-WAN
Silicon Valley, United States
What it is
Nokia Nuage Networks SD-WAN, also called VNS, connects branch locations with private data centers, public clouds, provider-managed VPNs, and SaaS services through centrally managed policies. Those policies apply business and application requirements to WAN link selection and traffic routing. Listed transports include IP/MPLS, internet, and LTE/5G. Nokia describes automated site or VPN setup as reducing provisioning from several weeks to a few minutes.
SD-WAN 2.0 provides application-level visibility and control across branches, data centers, and public clouds, including traffic source, destination, type, and rates. The platform can manage third-party virtual network functions on uCPE and service-chain them in data centers or clouds. Listed security features include URL and web filtering, application control, segmentation, stateful Layer 3–4 security, and intrusion detection and prevention; some features require VNS add-on licenses. Nokia also describes security integrations with third-party cloud security and SSE products. The product is positioned for enterprises and service providers. Deployment is hybrid, with Linux, web, and self-hosted platforms. Pricing is available on request.
For and against
For
- Connects branches, clouds, and provider-managed VPNs
- Supports IP/MPLS, internet, and LTE/5G
- Provides application traffic visibility
- Can manage third-party virtual network functions
Against
- Pricing is available on request
- Some security features require add-on licenses
The verdict
Nuage Networks SD-WAN brings policy-based connectivity, application visibility, and listed security capabilities into a centrally managed platform. Review the specific deployment and security requirements, since some security functions are add-ons.
Who it suits
Nuage Networks SD-WAN is aimed at enterprises managing branch, cloud, and data center connectivity through central policies. Nokia also describes SD-WAN 2.0 for communications service providers delivering SASE services.
Plans and prices
Nokia Cloud-Managed SD-WAN Service
OpEx pay-as-you-grow service capacity · multi-tenant hosted infrastructure
Read 9 Oct 2026 · nokia.com
On the record
- Application routing
- A central policy repository defines business- and application-specific rules that dynamically optimize WAN links and route traffic against application performance criteria.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Architecture
- Nuage Networks describes SD-WAN 2.0 as a centrally controlled, open, multi-cloud virtual networking platform.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Azure integration
- Nokia provides an integration guide covering Nuage Virtualized Network Services and Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN.onestore.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Branch setup
- Nokia says automated setup of sites or VPN connectivity can be reduced from several weeks to a few minutes.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Cloud integration
- The solution brief describes integrating a virtualized Network Services Gateway into public cloud compute resources so a cloud environment can be managed like another branch site.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Connectivity
- VNS connects branch sites to on-premises private data centers, public clouds, and provider-managed VPN networks.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Documentation releases
- Nokia’s Documentation Center lists Nuage SD-WAN Portal release 23.10.R2 and multiple earlier releases.documentation.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Firewall validation
- Nokia states that its Layer 3–4 stateful firewall was validated by a third party and meets PCI-DSS v3.2 network firewall requirements.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- The cloud-managed service brief names communications service providers, systems integrators, and Industry 4.0 enterprises as intended customers.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Legacy network support
- The solution brief says SD-WAN 2.0 can interoperate with existing non-SD-WAN IP/MPLS sites and automate handover to legacy provider edge routers.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Managed service hosting
- For its Cloud-Managed SD-WAN Service, Nokia says it maintains the multi-tenant infrastructure in secure cloud hosting centers across three global regions.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Managed service support
- For Nokia Cloud Managed SD-WAN in the cited SK C&C deployment, Nokia's channel partner Dongkuk Systems provided first-level deployment and support services.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Mobile and IoT
- A Nokia announcement describes a Nuage and Asavie offering extending SD-WAN connectivity and policy management to mobile users and IoT devices.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Multicloud management
- SD-WAN 2.0 provides application-level visibility and control across private data centers, branch locations, and public cloud services.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Nuage Networks VNS automates WAN connection provisioning, configuration, and management to meet application-specific quality, cost, business policy, and security requirements.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- SaaS integrations
- The security datasheet names Office 365, WebEx, Salesforce, GitHub, JIRA, Azure, AWS, and Google as predefined SaaS services supported for access and monitoring.onestore.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Scale
- The solution brief reports EANTC test results of up to 4,000 branches, 396,000 overlay tunnels, and 40 tenants in a multi-tenant premise.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- Nokia describes embedded Nuage SD-WAN security and integration with third-party cloud security and SSE products to offer a SASE solution.onestore.nokia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
