Global SD-WAN provider Silver Peak offers companies the ability to access the cloud with a self-driving wide area network. Recently, the innovative company announced that the Unify EdgeConnect SD-WAN platform had earned the "Miercom Performance Verification certification."
Miercom, an organisation known for publishing hundreds of product analysis reports over the years, awarded the certification following a stringent series of real-world VoIP test scenarios. The EdgeConnect platform managed to maintain high-quality VoIP performance using consumer-grade broadband links, despite increasing levels of packet loss and network congestion.
Testing EdgeConnect for Cloud Performance
As the cloud becomes an increasingly popular source of business applications, enterprises have often had to choose between being able to deliver high-quality voice and keeping costs low. Higher-cost transportation services like DIA and MPLS have prevented many companies from discovering the true potential of SD-WAN and the cloud.
The recent testing from Miercom validates the value of Silver Peak's EdgeConnect solution as the SD-WAN service ideal for delivering toll-quality voice over consumer broadband. According to Derek Granath, the VP of product marketing for Silver Peak, EdgeConnect is the only service capable of consistently providing the highest-quality of service for VoIP over broadband, with a MOS consistently greater than 3.0 even in impaired conditions.
The Results of the Miercom Test
The Miercom test discovered that EdgeConnect was capable of maintaining a high-quality performance regardless of various complex test scenarios. For instance, in Test Scenario one:
