Cisco scored another SD-WAN win today with Japanese operator NTT East launching a new managed service that uses Cisco’s Viptela SD-WAN.

NTT East will offer the new managed service under its virtual private network (VPN) service portfolio for enterprises beginning in July. It includes the Cisco SD-WAN Controller, the Cisco ISR 1100 series router as the customer premise equipment (CPE), the Cisco CSR 1000v as virtual CPE, and Cisco Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure as the managed SD-WAN service foundation.

The Japanese operator tapped Cisco’s SD-WAN technologies to build a virtualized platform to “solve corporate challenges from workstyle reform, security measures, and labor shortage,” said Naoki Shibutani, senior executive VP and representing director at NTT East, in a statement.

SD-WAN becomes increasingly attractive to organizations as they see cloud application usage — and, more recently during the COVID-19 pandemic, remote workers — skyrocket. The technology links applications, branch offices, and mobile workers, allowing companies to deliver applications to users with fewer IT resources.

NTT East caps several recent SD-WAN service provider wins for Cisco. Earlier this month, Sweden-based mobile network operator Telia Carrier said Cisco Viptela would form the basis of its international SD-WAN offering. And in February, ConvergeOne added Cisco’s Viptela service to its SD-WAN lineup while TPx Communications added Cisco Meraki’s SD-WAN to its managed services.

The networking giant is also in the process of certifying its SD-WAN offerings under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). Cisco needs FedRAMP authorization before it can begin deploying its SD-WAN technology into government agencies.