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BT evidence record 8.2

Challenger/cloud-native competitors (Cato Networks direct-to-market, Cloudflare, Zscaler-led resellers)

Competitive Landscape (MSPs, Not Underlying Vendors) | Confirmed | Last verified 2026-08-30

Evidence finding

Cisco, VMware, Fortinet, Zscaler, and Palo Alto make up BT's current SD-WAN and SASE partner roster. This is a shift from the 2020 to 2021 roster of Cisco/Viptela/Meraki, VMware, Nokia, and Fortinet. Nokia has since dropped out of the partnership entirely. Anyone already committed to one of these platforms should treat the current list as definitive rather than relying on the older roster, given BT's partner mix has already shifted once and could well shift again.

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

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.