Telstra, using technology from Cisco, has launched a service based on software-defined networking and network functions virtualization technology that will enable business and enterprise customers to set up bandwidth on demand between data centres, their own premises and into public cloud services, as well as provision virtual network appliances such as firewalls. Launching the new service at CiscoLive! in Melbourne, Telstra CTO, Vish Nandlall said it was "a huge and significant milestone in Telstra's history," that "marks the transformation of Telstra from being a simple carrier into a work class agile telco technology company."