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What is SD-WAN?
Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) represents the next evolution of business connectivity. Unlike traditional hardware-heavy networks, SD-WAN uses smart software to control connectivity, management, and services between data centres, remote branches, and cloud instances.
Our SD-WAN solution decouples your networking software from the underlying hardware, allowing you to securely and intelligently direct traffic across your WAN. Whether you use MPLS, business broadband, 4G/5G, or fibre, SD-WAN constantly monitors performance to route traffic via the most efficient path, ensuring your critical applications never stutter.
So Why Switch?
Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) decouples software from hardware. It intelligently routes traffic across multiple connection types (Broadband, 4G/5G, MPLS) to ensure your critical apps always have the bandwidth they need.
Boost Application Performance Don't let video calls freeze. Our SD-WAN identifies over 5,000 applications and prioritizes critical traffic (like VoIP and Office 365) over non-urgent data.
Key Tech: Dynamic Path Selection & "Self-Healing" capabilities that instantly reroute traffic if a line drops.
Security-Driven Networking Security isn't an add-on; it's native. We integrate Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW), intrusion prevention, and malware protection directly into the network edge.
Key Tech: SASE-ready architecture ensures users are protected whether they are in the office, at home, or in the cloud.
Instant ROI & Cost Savings Slash your OpEx. By replacing or augmenting expensive MPLS lines with secure broadband and LTE, businesses often see a dramatic reduction in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
Key Tech: Consolidate multiple devices (routers, firewalls, optimizers) into a single "uCPE" device.
Built for the Cloud Stop the "trombone effect" of routing cloud traffic through HQ. SD-WAN provides secure, direct access to SaaS providers (Salesforce, AWS, Azure), reducing latency and improving user experience.
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Alternatively you can also contact us at:
0116 509 5000 | hello@cicigroup.co.uk
Frequently Asked Questions
Here you can find some of the most common questions we receive.
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How does SD-WAN differ from a traditional WAN?
Traditional WANs rely on expensive, rigid hardware to route traffic back to a central data centre. SD-WAN is a software-driven approach that creates a virtual overlay, allowing you to manage your entire network centrally. It intelligently routes traffic across any connection, like broadband, 4G/5G, or MPLS, to ensure the best performance for every application.
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Can SD-WAN replace my existing MPLS?
Yes, but it doesn’t have to. Many businesses use SD-WAN to replace costly MPLS lines with more affordable, high-speed business broadband. Alternatively, you can run a Hybrid WAN, keeping your MPLS for specific legacy data while using SD-WAN to boost bandwidth and provide a secure, direct path for cloud-based applications.
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How does SD-WAN improve our cloud and video call experience?
Standard connections treat all data the same, which leads to "jittery" video calls or slow cloud apps. SD-WAN uses Application Awareness to identify critical traffic like Zoom, Teams, or Office 365. It prioritises these over non-urgent data and automatically switches to the fastest available path to prevent lag and downtime.
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Is it difficult to manage a network with multiple sites?
Actually, it’s much simpler. Through Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP), you can send hardware to a new branch, plug it in, and it will automatically download the correct configurations. You manage the entire global network from a single, intuitive dashboard, allowing you to update security policies or change routing rules across all sites instantly.
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