NI Deployments [359]: SoftBank [Japan] Uses Procera for Subscriber Experience Visibility

Just before replacing its CEO (here) Procera Networks announces a high profile customer for its DPI and analytics solutions (Perspectives).

"SoftBank has deployed Procera’s PacketLogic solutions to enhance its LTE service offerings in Japan. Procera was selected to replace the existing traditional analytics and assurance vendors [see other solution they use below] due to the enhanced Subscriber Experience visibility that Procera was able to provide for the operators on top of traditional mobile analytics. 

Softbank is committed to providing a superior subscriber experience as broadband usage increases with the popularization of smart phones and tablets .. This deployment was delivered to SoftBank in partnership with ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation". 

Procera reported in Q1 (here) that "For the three months ended March 31, 2015, revenue from Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. represented 14% of net revenue" - bringing the revenues from Itochu to $2.9M in Q1 2015 (which may include other customers and represents just a portion of the revenues from the SoftBank deal),

Related posts:

• Softbank Selected JDSU’s ariesoGEO - here
• SoftBank Uses Ericsson's Mobility-based Policy to Relief Congestion  - here
• Softbank Uses ALU for Better QoE  - here 

See "Procera Networks Deployed on SoftBank’s LTE Network" - here.

Before Procera Disappears from the Public Eye

With the public tender for Procera Networks stock (see "Procera to be Acquired for $11.50/Share (Current Price $9.51)" - here and here), Q1 is probably the last quarter in which we get the financial results of the 3 leading pure-play DPI vendors.

So, let's enjoy it while we can ..

Q1 2015 market share is very similar to full 2014. Sandvine leads, and Allot Communications shows a small decline.

Procera filling to the SEC for Q1 (here), disclosed that "For the three months ended March 31, 2015, revenue from Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. represented 14% of net revenue, British Telecommunications plc represented 13% of net revenue, and revenue from Shaw Communications, Inc. and one other customer each represented 11% of net revenue with no other single customer accounting for more than 10% of net revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, no customer accounted for more than 10% of net revenue".