What is SD-WAN 2.0
SD-WAN stands for software-defined networking (SDN) in a wide area network (WAN). Its intention is to separate network control and management interfaces from hardware devices.
4 things your SD-WAN should do:
- Integrate all telco services – copper, fibre and wireless using internet or MPLS.
- Better resiliency – using dynamic path selection and/or load sharing.
- Simple interface – easy to configure, provision and manage.
- VLANs – support for third party services such as firewalls, cloud service providers etc.
SD-WAN 2.0 builds on the points above and adds an open software platform. This combines low-cost hardware and better solutions for increasing available bandwidth and providing seamless failover.
Activeport sd-wan 2.0
Benefits at a glance
White label software
Brand it as your own
Our software enables telcos and managed service providers to sell their own branded SD-WAN that is fully featured and competitively priced.
Selling your own branded SD-WAN will help you stand out from the crowd of resellers all competing for the same business with the same brands. Removing the direct comparison will let you make more margin while still being competitive.
Monetise your investment even further by re-branding for your wholesale customers. Our software supports multi-tenants without having to pay for separate physical instances, and data security is preserved by maintaining a private WAN for each.
Multi-Cloud
Virtual Service Injection™
Purchasing services from cloud providers is reasonably easy, however the manual configuration and integration into your network requires more time and resources.
Most cloud providers only deliver services to data centres. More time and resources are then needed to configure and deliver to your customer’s network so they can be used.
ActivePort automates the delivery of cloud access to the customer’s locations. In near real-time you can price, select and provision cloud services directly from Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud or from eco-system providers like Console Connect or Equinox.
Get started with ActivePort SD-WAN 2.0
Manage your whole network from one screen with ActivePort’s orchestration software and SD-WAN 2.0
Extend your network globally
We can help extend your network beyond your physical footprint. ActivePort’s global SD-WAN aggregators allow you to easily select, price and provision services in 16 countries with 59 Points of Presence (POPS).
Make your local loop connections into the nearest aggregator, and from there easily add a site to your SD-WAN within minutes.
Use our public aggregators or deploy your own. You can use them privately or choose to make them public and re-sell access to other providers in a federated model. We have already set up a billing platform for ease of use.
SASE & Zero trust
Choose your security provider, we host and orchestrate
ActivePort’s packet based load balancing provides security at an architecture level, as no single circuit carries the entire stream of data. This provides a foundation to implement solutions for Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Zero Trust (all network traffic must be untrusted).
In a SD-WAN 2.0 open environment, cloud security providers are best placed to deliver SASE and Zero Trust solutions, and give you more options to the traditional firewall vendors.
ActivePort can host your choice of SASE or Zero Trust cloud solutions, and centrally orchestrate your security policies to all devices or locations. The security model is up to you, and we can help manage devices at the edge (site based firewalls) or centralised security solutions that reduce the costs of hardware and the resources required to deploy and manage.
