The offering of a complete virtual network by cloud providers to enterprises, bypassing the service provider, shouldn’t come as a surprise. This will happen through acquisition of SD-WAN vendors or self-development.
Service providers should take their destiny in their own hands when it comes to enterprise network services or they will be left to do only the plumbing work.
Why Airline Fee Model Will Kill Innovation
Imagine how the web and the services running on it would look like if sending packets was like sending a letter. Priced in a similar model, you would pay for the size, weight and the priority in which you want your packets to be delivered in.