Virgin Media Business partners with Versa for managed SD-WAN

Virgin Media Business has partnered with software-based networking business Versa Networks to offer secure software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) services for improving automation, security and connectivity to its enterprise customers.

Virgin will use Versa's Cloud IP platform to deliver its SD-WAN services in a bid to make sure the network is robust enough to handle the load, while also giving businesses the flexibility to make changes on the network and decide how they use it.

A security layer on top of Versa’s Cloud IP platform offers IPSec encryption aimed at boosting a customer's existing security protocols.

“Versa Networks is a true market disruptor and therefore the perfect strategic fit for Virgin Media Business," Peter Kelly, managing director of Virgin Media Business, said. "Our partnership will put the cloud at the heart of our enterprise network and allow us to offer our customers an industry-leading service that gives them greater agility, flexibility and control over how they design and manage their corporate network to unlock their digital potential.”

He added that SD-WAN is turning corporate IT on its head, ensuring IT teams are able to address the business's needs proactively rather than the business responding to the facilities the IT department is able to deliver.

“We are excited about partnering with Virgin Media Business to offer businesses essential SD-WAN services that enable them to provide excellent application user experience, agility, security and simplification to their customers’ networks," Kumar Mehta, co-founder and CDO of Versa Networks, added.

"This collaboration is a testament to our ability to provide innovative solutions as organisations evolve on their digital transformation journey.”