Deploy the SD-WAN network over an Internet access. This allows you to maximize response time between locations, or towards cloud services, without directly connecting the MPLS network’s fibre to your buildings.
Customized virtual network for your multi-site operations
Simplified, centralized management of all your sites.
Improved quality of experience for your cloud and SaaS applications.
Scalable alternative to traditional WAN (MPLS).
High-performance, versatile network environment at low cost.
Optimize your data communications
- Scale your business without having to overhaul your entire network infrastructure.
- Complementary or alternative solution to traditional WANs (EPL, ATM, and MPLS).
- Simultaneous access use.
- The resulting network environment is high-performance, versatile, and cost-effective.
Accelerated growth
Make it easy to add new sites, monitor performance metrics, and reduce manual intervention with a centralized SD-WAN network infrastructure.
Improved user experience
Simplify cloud integration by combining multiple links (Internet, fibre, LTE, sometimes MPLS). Automate key tasks and reduce bottlenecks to keep your critical applications running smoothly.
Harmonized operations
SD-WAN allows you to manage your network consistently with a simplified topology, no matter where you are in the world.
Managed solution
Take advantage of the services offered by our team of network-monitoring experts, regardless of your provider.
Flexible SD-WAN configurations
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Internet
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MPLS SD-WAN hybrid
Combine MPLS and the Internet. Prioritize critical traffic over MPLS and use a secure Internet tunnel for lower-priority flows. Optimize cloud/SaaS performance.
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SD-WAN + Cloud Security
Secure your digital infrastructure directly in the cloud by combining an SD-WAN business solution with our Cybersecurity service.
FAQ SD-WAN
SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) is a technology that allows you to connect and manage your corporate sites via multiple types of connections (Internet, fibre, LTE, sometimes MPLS), as if they were a single large logical network.
You can think of it as a smart software layer that:
- Directs application traffic to the most appropriate connection (performance, cost, availability);
- Prioritizes critical data streams (voice, video, applications, etc.);
- Simplifies the operation of a multi-site network, anywhere in the world or based in the cloud.
Combined with managed cybersecurity services, such as DDoS protection or other network security solutions, SD-WAN helps route traffic optimally while strengthening the protection of your sites and applications.
Businesses are adopting SD-WAN to simplify the management of their multi-site networks, regardless of the distance between sites, better support cloud applications, and reduce their connectivity costs.
SD-WAN allows them to:
- Improve application performance—traffic is automatically routed to the best-performing link (fibre, Internet, LTE, sometimes MPLS) based on the application and network status;
- Increase network agility—adding a site, integrating a new SaaS application, or adjusting policies is much faster than with traditional architecture;
- Optimize costs—by intelligently combining different types of links, it is possible to reduce the dependency on more expensive connections while maintaining a high level of performance;
- Strengthen security when managed cybersecurity services (next-generation firewalls, DDoS protection, advanced filtering) add consistent security policies across all sites, including remote offices and remote work environments.
A traditional VPN creates an encrypted "tunnel" between a site or user and the corporate network, usually over the Internet. It secures the connection, but:
- It is dependant on the quality of Internet access at each site;
- It does not automatically choose the best available link;
- It makes management more complex when you multiply the number of sites and tunnels.
SD-WAN, on the other hand:
- Combines multiple types of connections (Internet, fibre, LTE, sometimes MPLS) and makes them work together;
- Directs traffic in real-time to the most appropriate path based on application, performance, and cost;
- Allows you to enforce centralized security and routing policies across all sites.
SD-WAN can integrate or replace traditional VPNs.
SD-WAN and IP MPLS cover different needs and often combine into the same network strategy.
IP MPLS
IP MPLS is based on a managed private network, separate from the Internet. It offers predictable latency, high stability, and top quality of service (QoS/CoS), making it an ideal solution for voice, video, and mission-critical applications.
It is preferred for sensitive sites (head office, data centres, production sites).
SD-WAN
SD_WAN is a technology that uses multiple types of connections at the same time (Internet, LTE, sometimes MPLS) and directs traffic to the most appropriate path based on application, performance, and cost.
It is mainly used for multi-site wide-area networks, environments that are highly cloud/SaaS oriented, and optimization of connectivity costs.
In practice
Many companies combine the two:
- IP MPLS for the most critical links;
- SD-WAN to organize the entire network, leverage the Internet, and maintain visibility across all sites.
How an SD-WAN solution works can be summed up in five points.
1. Multiple links are used at the same time. SD-WAN connects to your various accesses:
- Fibre Internet;
- Sometimes IP MPLS;
- LTE/5G for backup or for certain sites.
It sees all of these links as a set of resources rather than separate connections.
2. The software layer continuously observes, prioritizes, and determines:
- Latency, packet loss, available bandwidth;
- The status of each link (functional, degraded, broken).
SD-WAN automatically chooses the appropriate path for each stream: voice, video, ERP, SaaS, backups, and more.
3. You set policies that are centered around your applications. For example:
- Voice and video conferencing are directed to the best available link;
- Backups use the least expensive link;
- Your critical applications have an automatic fallback path.
SD-WAN enforces these policies centrally, site-by-site.
4. Depending on the integrated or adjacent security solution, SD-WAN can:
- Integrate firewall, filtering, or segmentation functions;
- Leverage your managed cybersecurity services (next-generation firewalls, DDoS protection, etc.).
This way, traffic is both optimized and secure—onsite, in the cloud, and in your data centre.
5. SD-WAN provides a centralized view for IT teams through a real-time management portal:
- Visibility of the status of all links and sites;
- Policy adjustment (priorities, routing, security);
- Much faster deployment of new sites than with a manual approach.
Improve the performance of your digital infrastructure
Talk to an expert to assess your priorities and establish the best SD-WAN configuration for your sites and applications.