<br> # My Thoughts - NaaS (Networking-as-a-Service) - encompass: (많은 것을) 포함(망라)하다, 아우르다, 에워(둘러)싸다 #### Why? (목적 - 왜 기록하는가?) - 영어 스터디 진행 상황을 트래킹 #### How? (방법 - 어떻게 활용할까?) - 학습 인증을 통해 지속적인 추진력을 얻는다. #### What? (결과 - 무엇을 창조할까?) - 눈에 띄는 표현을 외우고 활용한다. <br> # Summary - Speak aloud - 09:25 ## Highlights - A decade ago, Anil Varanasi had an idea to create a new type of networking vendor, where there was a unified stack and the whole offering was provided as a service. That was the founding vision for ==networking-as-a-service ([NaaS](https://www.networkworld.com/article/970044/what-is-network-as-a-service-naas.html))== pioneer Meter. - It took five years of research to get the first products out the door. The next five years were spent on iterating and growing the technology. Now in 2025, Meter is set to advance further. Today the company announced a $170 million Series C round of funding to grow the technology for the next generation of networking requirements. - Meter built a purpose-built network operating system called Meter NOS that runs across all of its hardware components. The company wrote its own networking stack from scratch while leveraging proven merchant silicon from vendors like Marvel and Intel. - The architecture extends beyond traditional switching and routing. It ==encompasses== power distribution units, security appliances, wireless access points and cellular connectivity under a single management plane. This integration enables custom protocols for inter-device communication across the entire infrastructure stack. - Meter was an early entrant in the NaaS space and has helped to define what the deployment model actually looks like for users. The company today competes against a host of other [NaaS startup vendors](https://www.networkworld.com/article/3601832/campus-naas-market-set-for-growth-with-startups-leading-the-charge.html) including Nile, Join Digital and Ramen Networks, among others. - The way that Meter handles NaaS is it manages entire rack deployments including design, installation and ongoing management. The business model eliminates capital expenditures for customers through per-location, per-square-footage pricing. - While the equipment is all owned by Meter, Varanasi emphasized that customers retain full technical control despite the service model. - Meter partnered with Microsoft to scale compute resources for developing large-scale real-time models. This partnership focuses specifically on networking operations rather than adapting general-purpose AI models. The collaboration represents significant investment in domain-specific AI capabilities. <br> ## Words and Idioms ### encompass /ɪnˈkʌmpəs/ 1. **encompass something** to include a large number or range of things 2. **encompass something to** surround or cover something completely Verb (많은 것을) 포함(망라)하다, 아우르다 Verb 에워(둘러)싸다 <br> # References [Meter secures $170 million to scale NaaS stack from the ground up \| Network World](https://www.networkworld.com/article/4006238/meter-secures-170-million-to-scale-naas-stack-from-the-ground-up.html) <br> # Links [[_MOC_2_English]] [[English Study -Meter secures $170 million to scale NaaS stack from the ground up]] <br> # Tags #english #study #meter #naas #network #startup <br> # Aliases #영어 #공부 #네트워크 #스타트업 <br>