"KDDI Wide Area Virtual Switch" is a new type of network service that responds to data-centric needs such as reducing management and operational burdens through system integration and centralized management, and implementing disaster measures and business continuity after disasters. Unlike conventional wide area Ethernet or IP-VPN services, it is a totally new concept in network services which virtually integrates multiple networks with different layers so that they can be used as one "wide area switch [2]", along with customer premises routers. KDDI Wide Area Virtual Switch offers a one-stop set of ICT services with functions and menus that provide simple solutions to customer issues, in response to the growing ICT needs of businesses aiming to concentrate and centralize information assets.

[2] Wide Area Virtual Switch:
Wide Area Virtual Switch virtually integrates multiple networks with different layers so that they can be used as one wide area switch, along with customer premises routers. "KDDI Wide Area Virtual Switch" is a new type of network service that introduces a new concept of a wide area virtual switch, unlike conventional wide area Ethernet and IP-VPN services.
KDDI Wide Area Virtual Switch is positioned as a platform infrastructure that offers a one-stop set of ICT services, including data centers, applications, network services, and customer premises equipment, in response to growing ICT data-centric needs in business.