As valuable as zero-trust network access can be on its own, it’s even more powerful when it’s managed as part of a larger secure access service edge.

Digital transformation projects should be integrated across organizations and constructed on a secure foundation designed for today’s retail challenges.

The change will see the Ericsson name supersede Cradlepoint in the private 5G and enterprise space.

The recognition came as part of MEF’s first secure access service edge module testing regime that was focused on SD-WAN performance.

Secure access service edge isn’t just about replacing your VPN; it’s a comprehensive framework for streamlining your entire network, from security to device management.

Colt is currently deep in 400-gig, but is trialing a path toward 800-gig networking.

GlobalData recommends operators focus more on the horizontal nature of their network resources instead of trying to delve deeper into verticals.

'Once you see the AI-Native, you can’t unsee it,' Juniper Networks' Jeff Aaron said of the vendor's artificial intelligence-powered networking product

There is a financial reward for operators that can.

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The vendor plans to introduce SD-WAN hardware to support the traffic demands within larger campuses and data center environments.

“From a technical perspective, the carriers are standardizing on the eSIM and use it," Netskope's Joe DePalo said.

Small vendors will "expect fire-sale acquisitions to larger infrastructure vendors, bankruptcies and radical specialization," Forrester's David Holmes said.

'As far as I’m concerned, they’re the best product in the market,' Adaptiv Networks CEO Bernard Breton said of rival Cato Networks

Gartner labeled Fortinet and Versa Networks as challengers; Cisco as a visionary; and CloudFlare, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Forcepoint as niche players.

“We have others that we support, but the way I like to say it is we want to be intentionally great at a handful," Nitel's Mike Frane said.

One of the major advantages of the certification is its ability to streamline industry conversations and eliminate confusion.

'I envision a convergence of the data center networking and the stack over time and integrated with Nvidia,' CEO Antonio Neri said.

The primary driver behind the decision was Fortinet's ability to integrate multiple security solutions into a single platform, FC Barcelona's Sergi Ricart said.

Dell’Oro Group crowned Zscaler, Cisco, and Palo Alto Networks as the top three vendors in both overall and single-vendor secure access service edge markets.

The deal brings Fortinet into the highly competitive and growing cloud-native application protection platform market, said 650 Group's Chris DePuy.

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The firm spent considerable time researching vendors for its digital transformation efforts that span from “Argentina to China.”

Network security is undergoing a continuous transition and one of the key organizational drivers is consolidation - Gartner's John Watts