A leading technology provider for the air transport industry, La Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautique (SITA), has announced a new partnership with Italian carrier ITA Airways to transform the company’s global network infrastructure.
The partnership will include the migration from the airline’s multi-protocol label switching network to SITA’s recently launched Connect Go secure access service edge (SASE) platform.
SITA will supply a future-proof software-defined networking and secure service edge solution.
SITA Connect Go claims that it is the only integrated networking and security package designed specifically for the air transport industry.
It aims to help the industry transform its network capabilities to meet evolving bandwidth, resilience, security and automation needs while being cost-competitive.
ITA’s network upgrade is expected to cut costs by around 20% globally, while also delivering a host of new capabilities.
The partnership marks the first implementation of SITA's Connect Go as a single solution covering the overall network requirements.
This means for the first time that SITA's Connect Go will integrate a customer’s entire network, delivering streamlined management, operations and security.
Sergio Colella, president of SITA Europe, said: “There is a clear need in the market for more efficient and cost-effective solutions that help overcome the constraints of legacy wide area networks.
“This new partnership with ITA showcases both their commitment to optimise their network operations and our ability to adapt to the evolving demands across the sector.
“We continue to work towards creating future-proof solutions that support the ongoing digital transformation of the air transport industry.”
Francesco Presicce, ITA executive said: “Since its foundation, ITA, as a new agile, flexible and modern national flag airline, has always pursued the best rapidly evolving technologies available with an eye towards the future.
“This quest for technological evolution, which started with the transformation of the data centre, into the cloud, today takes yet another step with the transformation and migration of the entire network using the most advanced, secure and technological solutions available.
“These will not only represent a saving in terms of costs, but also the capability of embracing and managing any technologies and opportunities that will arise in the coming years such as mobility, IoT (Internet of Things) and cloud computing.”
