As a service provider you have one sure bet – your subscribers are at the end of a wide area network (WAN). Last year’s launch of the Citrix Branch Repeater VPX, a software-based WAN optimization and acceleration virtual appliance, brought high definition desktop and application experiences to thousands of branch office workers worldwide and they are ‘loving it’. That’s because in the world of desktop virtualization, user experience is everything. Now Citrix is making it easier than ever for Citrix Service Providers to deliver faster desktop and app performance and responsiveness to their subscribers, reduce bandwidth costs and simplify and lower the TCO of network infrastructure.

Effective immediately Citrix Service Providers can deploy Branch Repeater VPX-45 instances at no additional cost to support their Premium subscribers. Any Citrix Service Provider upgrading from Base to Premium will also get access to Branch Repeater VPX functionality at no additional cost. Citrix Service Providers may continue to deploy instances of Branch Repeater independent of Premium subscriber support and report usage on a per instance basis.

Citrix Branch Repeater VPX allows service providers to simplify and lower the TCO of network infrastructure in their datacenters as well as in tenant SMB offices. Specific benefits include:

• Flexible Deployment - The Citrix VPX solution enables flexible datacenter and SMB deployment options requiring minimum changes to the underlying network infrastructure.
• Lower TCO for Hardware - The Citrix VPX solution provides significant cost savings from hardware standardization, lower energy consumption and faster new SMB office setup.
• On-Demand Provisioning - The Citrix VPX solution increases agility, scalability, performance and availability with on-demand provisioning and de-provisioning of virtual network appliances.
• Optimized for HDX – The Branch Repeater goes beyond the kind of WAN optimization offered by competitive technologies to offer specific optimizations for HDX.
• Flexible and Affordable Pricing Model – It’s included with CSP Premium at no additional licensing cost!

Here’s how to take advantage of this new offering:        

1. Make sure you are deploying CSP Premium for Service Providers in your datacenter.
2. Order the Branch Repeater VPX 1-2-10-45 Mbps Initial Stocking Order SKU (EW3H0000000).
   1. Remember there is no limit to how many instances of Branch Repeater VPX-45 you deploy to support your Premium subscribers.
3. Start using the Branch Repeater VPX-45 with all your Citrix virtual desktop services, including Windows server-based XenApp hosted shared desktops, individual applications, VDI-based desktops, and all related file and print traffic!
4. Report monthly usage by means of the existing “XenDesktop Premium for Service Providers” Usage Reporting SKU (ROYSPLACXDPREM). Don’t worry - even if you are only providing hosted shared desktops from XenApp to your subscribers, you don’t have to change any infrastructure. Plus, the CSP Premium reporting SKU for XenDesktop is the same licensing cost as XenApp!