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Tata Communications deploys Fortinet virtualized security appliances

Fortinet has announced that Tata Communications has selected Fortinet’s FortiGate carrier-class systems as the backbone for Tata Communications’ new virtualized UTM (vUTM) service.

“Our customers were looking for an alternate and trustworthy way to protect their networks without the need to have appliances at their site, so a virtualized integrated security service, with its related capital- and operational-expenditure savings, is the right solution for many companies,” said Adam Rice, vice president SSOC, Tata Communications.

vUTM delivers the security features of a fully integrated multi-threat security appliance, enabling savings in recurring operational costs related to equipment maintenance and reducing administration complexities.

The service is powered by four Fortinet FortiGate-5140 carrier-class security systems. Each system provides virtual domains (VDOMs), allowing Tata Communications to manage hundreds of customers from one hardware platform and isolate the security services offered to each customer. The FortiGate appliances will be providing firewall, intrusion prevention, antivirus, anti-spam and Web content filtering protection as part of the managed security services offering.

Tata Communications also selected Fortinet’s FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer to monitor its four FortiGate chassis and associated VDOMs. Through those appliances, the telco provider will be able to provide its customers with detailed reports on network usage and attempted attacks as well as configure security parameters based on user policies and profiles.