Bell serves up managed SD-WAN-as-a-service solution

April 28, 2025
The new solution, which leverages the Fortinet security platform, offers medium—to large-sized businesses more choice in security services.

Bell is enhancing its SD-WAN-as-a-service capabilities by adding Fortinet’s security platforms to its enterprise tech service solutions suite.

As part of this collaboration, Bell will integrate Fortinet's Secure SD-WAN technology into its managed SD-WAN-as-a-Service, improving security and network performance for Canadian businesses.

Using Fortinet's technology, Bell will manage and deliver SD-WAN functionalities on a subscription basis, giving businesses access to Bell's end-to-end support and Fortinet's advanced infrastructure. As a result, Bell will eliminate the need for enterprises to deploy and manage SD-WAN infrastructure in-house. 

Bell's Managed SD-WAN service offers several key benefits to customers: eliminates upfront hardware and software costs; simplified network management and scalability; geo-redundancy and enhanced security measures.

Costa Pantazopoulos, Bell's VP of product, said its partnership with Fortinet “underscores Bell's and Fortinet's shared objective—to enable secure connectivity for businesses with distributed employees and hybrid, digital work styles."

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