(NOTE: This story was originally posted to CRN.com April 7.)

The Time Is Now For SD-WAN

Why do channel partners need to pay attention to SD-WAN?

Three executives with The Comtel Group, a VAR turned telecommunications and IT consulting firm, sat down with CRN to talk about the opportunities around the emerging market, and why partners need to sit up and take notice.

Comtel, based in Irvine, Calif., is working with SD-WAN startups and carriers to evangelize and deliver SD-WAN to its customer base. While the technology isn't widespread yet, many businesses can benefit from more reliable bandwidth at a lower cost, especially as these customers leverage cloud-based applications, the executives said.

Click through to read what president Bob Schubert, vice president Aaron Brown, and senior analyst and department manager Samuel Singer had to say.