NTT Communications today announced Cisco's Viptela and Meraki SD-WAN platforms will power its Managed SDx portfolio.

The Japanese service provider aims to help enterprises adapt to a changing environment in which applications are no longer hosted in the corporate data center and instead live in multiple clouds and are often delivered as a service. To address this evolving dynamic, NTT is rolling out Cisco's Viptela SD-WAN platform and the vendor's branch-focused Meraki offering which boasts managed SD-WAN, LAN switching, and wireless access.

“This complements the company’s plan to realize a smart world by addressing social challenges with information and communications technologies," said Hiroki Kuriyama, senior executive VP at NTT Communications, in a statement.

From a WAN perspective, Cisco claims that between Viptela and Meraki, NTT is now in a position to address enterprises of any size while ensuring their data remains secure.

Both Cisco platforms will be integrated into NTT's existing management portal, allowing customers to manage all of their connected devices directly from the cloud.

"NTT Com’s Managed SDx will help to meet the wide-ranging customer needs for digital transformation in any industry," Ichiro Nakagawa, VP of Cisco's service provider business, said in a statement. "Our close collaboration will continue to enhance the optimal networking services that meet enterprise requirements."

If all of this sounds familiar it's because NTT East announced a similar partnership with Cisco at the end of March.

NTT East deployed Viptela as part of a new managed service under its VPN service portfolio. That managed SD-WAN service foundation includes the Cisco SD-WAN Controller, the Cisco ISR 1100 series router, the Cisco CSR 1000v virtual CPE, and Cisco Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure.

Naoki Shibutani, senior executive VP at NTT East, at that time said Cisco's SD-WAN platform would help “solve corporate challenges from workstyle reform, security measures, and labor shortage.”