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                                                                     SD-WAN deployments reduce cost and complexity
                                                                     of ownership by providing a simple overlay that is
                                                                     managed end to end. "This simplicity and freeing
                                                                     up of resources will help retailers keep pace with
                                                                     market changes by improving payments acceptance,
                                                                     optimizing the customer experience, and offering
                                                                     more value-added services, such as customer Wi-Fi,"
                 ransaction  Network  Services  Inc.,  a  global  pro-  he added.
                 vider  of infrastructure-as-a-service solutions
                 for  payments,  financial  services  and  telecom-  Customer-facing benefits
        T munications companies, launched TNS Secure
        SD-WAN, a solution that combines PCI compliance, global   While  the  main  benefits  of  SD-WAN  deployments  are
        connectivity, network security and specialized hardware   operational, managed network environments can also
        to help retailers create an optimal processing environment   help retailers optimize the customer experience and easily
        throughout enterprises and branch locations.           integrate value-added services, researchers stated.

        Shaun Donaghey, TNS's senior vice president and managing   "One of the major benefits of the use of SD-WAN in
        director, payments market, North America, described    payments networking is that it will enable strong payments
        TNS Secure SD-WAN as a flexible solution, unlike legacy   acceptance," researchers wrote. "SD-WAN can support
        managed networking solutions, which tend to be difficult,   online eCommerce gateways, ATMs, POS terminals, tablets
        highly specialized and inflexible.                     for digital payments, cash registers, payment-enabled fuel
                                                               pumps and more."
        "SD-WAN gives retailers and brands the ability to deploy
        technology fast, which impacts their businesses in a positive   Additionally, SD-WAN can enable cloud access and facilitate
        way," Donaghey said. "It also enhances IoT deployments   alternative payment methods, such as POS finance or digital
        that use beacons and self-service kiosks in the store. These   buy-now-pay-later services that are rapidly scaling in retail
        innovations are just outside of the payments framework   environments of all types and sizes, researchers noted.
        and part of retail transformation, which is very exciting for   Helping retailers scale
        us."
                                                               Donaghey mentioned that TNS SD-WAN works for all types
        Retail transformation                                  and sizes of businesses, from single-location convenience
        Supercharging Payments with Secure SD-WAN, a white paper   stores to retailers with thousands of locations. From an
        published by Juniper Research and TNS, identified three   SMB perspective, we can certainly provide a cost-effective
        key takeaways:                                         solution with a fast return on investment, he added.

            1.  Retail networks are complex:  The convergence   "There  may  be  some  variation  in  terms  of  how  many
            of online and offline channels has changed retail,   internal resources they have or how they outsource and pay
            heightening the need for tools and connectivity beyond   for their network to be managed," Donaghey said. "But once
            what traditional solutions, such as multiprotocol label   they review the model and run the numbers, they will see
            switching (MPLS) offer.                            a flexible commercial solution that can scale up or down."
            2.  SD-WAN solutions have matured: SD-WAN          While acknowledging that MPLS is still a viable solution
            solutions have come of age and are a worthy successor   for some retailers, Donaghey suggested that retailers will
            to MPLS, particularly with the addition of built-in   continue to migrate from MPLS to SD-WAN, as merchants,
            security features.                                 service providers and consumers continue to enjoy the
                                                               benefits associated with SD-WAN adoption.
            3. Service providers have diverse product offerings:
            SD-WAN offers an array of choices to retailers.
            Researchers advised retailers to assess solutions and       Company: Transaction Network Services Inc.
            providers by evaluating security credentials, geographic    Product: TNS Secure SD-WAN
            reach and alignment with organizational goals to
            ensure connectivity, coverage and compatibility.            Website: www.tnsi.com
                                                                        Contact: solutions@tnsi.com
        Nick Maynard, lead analyst for Juniper Research, stated that

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