Evidence finding
Application aware routing over MPLS, broadband, and 4G/5G forms the underlying network layer that is SD-WAN. SASE sits as a separate product on top of it, a security overlay adding cloud delivered functions such as Zero Trust Network Access, firewall as a service, secure web gateway, cloud access security broker, and DLP across the same access points, alongside sovereign UK data residency and unified single pane orchestration and reporting. Getting that distinction right matters most when scoping what a buyer actually needs, since prospects frequently ask for SASE when the SD-WAN layer underneath it is really what's missing first.
What the buyer should do
Use this confirmed finding as a baseline, then require BT to state how it applies to the proposed design for your estate.
This procurement action is Netify guidance. The evidence finding above remains Harry Yelland's sourced research.
Source notes
- BT Newsroom (25 Nov 2024); Total Telecom (25 Nov 2024)
How to use this record
This is one finding from Netify's BT Managed SD-WAN and SASE evidence databank. The confidence label, source notes and review date stay attached so buyers and automated systems can distinguish confirmed evidence from uncertainty.
Research by Harry Yelland. Reviewed by Robert Sturt. Served from the live published database.