SASE Roundup: Comcast Business Boosts SD-WAN for Growing SMBs

In this SASE roundup: Comcast Business brought in a new SD-WAN customer while Versa Networks was busy expanding its presence in Latin America. Netskope also launched a new SASE service for remote workers.

Comcast Business Launches SD-WAN for DTG Recycle

Comcast Business is deploying SD-WAN for customer DTG Recycle (DTG) on Comcast's ActiveCore SDN Platform.

DTG has grown from 12 to 1,000 employees, expanding its service area across the Great Pacific Northwest. The company is an independent, vertically integrated non-MSW recycling business and was recently acquired by a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management for an undisclosed amount.

"MAM-managed funds have invested over $4.5 billion in the waste industry in the Americas since 2007," according to a recent announcement.

DTG plans to use Comcast's SD-WAN service to gain more network visibility and utilize unified threat management tools. The SD-WAN service will also support DTG's cloud-based operations, including digital documentation and electronically processed payments.

Comcast Business said it could also assist DTG in onboarding new acquisitions of other recycling businesses.

"It is essential that businesses looking to grow their operations have in place technology solutions that can simplify IT resource management so that leaders can be better focused on innovating and ensuring their businesses remain agile," said Rob Brenner, vice president of Comcast Business for Comcast’s Pacific Northwest Region, in a statement.

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Comcast Business announced last month an expansion of its SD-WAN platform with services geared toward small-to-medium businesses (SMBs). Comcast will include several managed services within the SD-WAN platform for SMBs, including intelligent traffic steering, direct connections to cloud services and support from Comcast's Security Operations Center (SOC).

Versa Networks Grows LatAm Presence

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) supplier Versa Networks is spreading farther into the Latin American region by choosing Calculus as its distributor in Mexico and other areas in the region.

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