Managed SD-WAN and SASE. Network and Security, One Provider.
Steer traffic across your links by application, set policy once for every site, and add security functions when you need them. We supply the edge device and run it, over our circuits or the ones you already have.
- Application-aware path selection across your links
- Edge device, orchestration and policy build
- Management console and standard reporting
- Add firewall, secure web gateway and zero-trust access
- Circuits from national, regional and local carriers if you need them
SD-WAN or SASE?
| SD-WAN | SASE | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A managed overlay that chooses the best path for each application | SD-WAN plus security functions, ordered to fit |
| What it does | Moves traffic across your links and applies policy across sites | Adds firewall, web, zero-trust access and threat functions |
| A good fit when | Sites use several links, or cloud and voice traffic needs a better path | Users and applications have moved beyond the office |
Three ways to buy SD-WAN
You can run it yourself, buy it from a carrier, or have FiberFed run it. Here is what changes.
| Software you run yourself | A carrier's SD-WAN | FiberFed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge device and policy | You set them up and run them | The carrier | We supply, configure and run them |
| Circuits | Bought separately | Usually that carrier's | Yours, ours, or a mix |
| Security | Separate products | Varies | Add the functions you need to the same service |
| Who you call | The vendor, and each circuit provider | The carrier | Our 24x7 NOC |
Four ways we deliver it
Your quote can show more than one, side by side.
Co-Managed Carrier Sourcing
The local telco or cable company's circuit, compared for your address, then installed, billed and supported by us, with fixed 5G backup where coverage allows.Cloud-Fabric
Your connection carried on FiberFed's own network, with Tier-1 upstreams and the regional Internet Exchange. See data center internet.Infrastructure Networks
A fiber build or licensed microwave where no carrier reaches, and private networks for schools, libraries and government.Need a circuit too?
Finder shows which networks can reach your site, and sends you a quote by email.
Three layers, stated separately
Your order form states what you have at each layer, so it is clear what you are buying and what we commit to.
| Layer | What it is | What we commit to |
|---|---|---|
| Circuits | The access each site runs over | The SLA tier on your order, where we provide the circuit |
| SD-WAN | Edge device, orchestration, policy, path selection and reporting | Stated on your order form |
| Security | The functions you order, such as firewall, secure web gateway, zero-trust access, CASB, intrusion prevention and anti-malware | Delivery of those functions. No provider can promise that a breach will never happen |
Why businesses move to it
Better cloud and voice
Traffic moves off a congested or failing link.More than one way out
Run a site over more than one link, so one failure does not have to take it down.Central control
Set policy once and apply it across every location.Faster new sites
A new location can come online over the access available first.What is included
| Edge device | We supply and configure it, and we monitor it. |
|---|---|
| Policy | We build orchestration and policy from your requirements. |
| Visibility | A management console and standard reporting. |
| Circuits | Use your own, or add Dedicated Internet or Ethernet and WAN from us. |
| Corporate LAN | Switching, wireless, addressing and DNS are not part of the standard service, but can be provided in addition. Ask us to quote the equipment and services with your sites. |
| Your applications | Your applications and their performance stay with you. |
How it works
- Send your sitesTell us where your sites are and what they run over today.
- We design itWe work out the links, the policy and any security functions you need.
- You get an order formIt states the device, circuits, functions and charges for each site.
- We install and run itWe configure and turn up each site, and our NOC monitors it.
Common questions
Do I have to buy my circuits from you?
No. It can run over circuits you already have, but no FiberFed service level applies to a circuit we did not provide. Where your order says we manage a third-party circuit, we raise and pursue tickets with that provider for you.
Does SD-WAN replace dedicated circuits?
It is an overlay, so it performs only as well as the links under it. Applications that need predictable performance still benefit from Dedicated Internet or Ethernet underneath.
How does it compare with MPLS?
See our managed WAN page, or tell us your sites and we will suggest a design.
Can you handle our LAN and equipment too?
Yes, in addition to SD-WAN. Tell us what you have at each site and what you need, and we will quote the equipment and services with your network.
Which platform do you use?
We select the platform. Your order form commits us to the functions you ordered, not to a named vendor or device.
Will SASE stop every attack?
No provider can honestly promise that. We describe security by what each function does.
Can 5G be one of the links?
Yes, as fixed 5G where coverage allows. SD-WAN can then move traffic to it if another link fails.
Tell us what your sites run on today
Send the first address and how many sites you have. We will suggest a design.
