AT&T last week announced that it has expanded its SD-WAN solutions with a new service offering based on Cisco Secure SD-WAN technology.
The SD-WAN offering is powered by Cisco’s ISR and ASR routers and Enterprise Network Compute System (ENCS) and managed through a single cloud-based dashboard. Integrated security features include an application-aware enterprise firewall, intrusion prevention, URL filtering and advanced malware protection.
AT&T Managed Services will collaborate with AT&T Cybersecurity to support and manage the new service using Cisco’s vManage controller, which reduces complexity through a single management interface for both the network and security.
AT&T SD-WAN with Cisco provides the full range of SD-WAN functionality, including intelligent dynamic routing, optimized cloud connectivity and visibility into applications and performance. This level of control allows for optimal application performance, flexible deployment options and improved total cost of ownership.
AT&T can simplify the migration to SD-WAN by combining SD-WAN with AT&T WAN options, including AT&T Virtual Private Network MPLS service, Dedicated or Shared Internet or LTE – all of which are under the umbrella of AT&T management.
Mo Katibeh, EVP, Chief Product & Platform Officer, AT&T Business
AT&T SD-WAN with Cisco combines connectivity, SD-WAN and security, which allows businesses to expand and scale without worrying about the security of their branch locations.
Ravi Chanfrasekaran, SVP, Intent-based Networking Group, Cisco
The new AT&T managed service based on Cisco Secure SD-WAN addresses this by providing businesses with the application optimization, integrated security and consistent intent-based networking policies for their hybrid, multicloud environments.
