BT has launched a new managed software defined wide area network (SD-WAN) service for UK business customers.
Combining the best of BT’s capabilities into a single customer solution, the new Managed SD-WAN offering enables secure, high-bandwidth connections across multiple sites using fixed and mobile networks. As part of the launch, BT is offering two different Managed SD-WAN options based on the requirements of a customer’s network, including Cisco SD-WAN powered by Viptela, and Cisco SD-WAN powered by Meraki.
BT’s Managed SD-WAN simplifies complicated network infrastructures and provides customers with complete visibility across their networks, allowing them to optimise traffic to suit business needs — balancing performance and agility. It replaces the complexity of traditional networks with one, smart, secure network, enabling customers to mitigate network threats, make more informed decisions and boost efficiencies resulting in better business performance.
This launch builds on the global announcements made with Cisco in 2018 and further expands on BT’s portfolio of Cisco based software defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualisation (NFV) solutions in the UK.
BT Managed SD-WAN is tailored to suit each customer’s needs and is underpinned by BT’s leading UK fixed and mobile networks. The SD-WAN solution is monitored and managed end-to-end by BT’s dedicated team with unrivalled security expertise, including 3, 000 cyber security experts across 15 operation centres worldwide.
Steve Best, MD, Customer Solutions, BT
From today, our business customers can benefit from a fully converged software defined solution that brings together the very best of BT. This includes fixed line connectivity, mobile data, dedicated security expertise, access to best-of-breed SD-WAN vendors and our enhanced proactive Managed Services with a single point of contact.
JL Valente, VP of Product Management, Managed Services for Cisco's Intent Based Networks Group
With BT expanding its portfolio of Cisco-based managed services, enterprise customers now benefit from more Cisco options to power their network, simplify their operations, and securely connect their users and machines to any cloud, anywhere.
