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Provider evidence

Comcast Business

Comcast Business’s managed SD-WAN and SASE proposition traces its specialist technical foundation to Masergy, a managed SD-WAN and SASE vendor founded in 2000 in Plano, Texas, which Comcast Business acquired in 2021 to, in the words of Comcast Business’s then-President Bill Stemper, ‘instantly and dramatically amplify our growth in the global enterprise market’.

Managed service provider / carrier network provider · UK entity not yet reviewed

Evidence profile: Sector evidence not yet reviewed; managed

    Research only

    https://business.comcast.com

    These capabilities use the same evidence as the provider shortlist and matching. A missing finding is not evidence that a provider lacks the capability.

    Capability evidence

    CapabilityFindingEvidence and qualification
    Fully managed serviceYesSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    DIY / self-managed modelNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Co-managed serviceYesSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Multi-tenant MSP / white-label supportNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Professional services and migration supportNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Last-mile circuit managementNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Lifecycle managementPartial

    Equipment replacement SLA - 24x7x4 (On-Net) and 8X5XNBD (Off-Net) Hardware replacement is contractually covered as part of the managed service. No statement found on the pages reviewed covering firmware upgrades, patching, renewals or end-of-life planning, so graded partial. CPE is Fortinet hardware per the Masergy product sheet.

    Source · Evidence dated 2026-07-29
    Flexible commercial modelNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Encrypted overlay fabricYesSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Dynamic path selectionNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Active-active link utilisationNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Application-aware routingNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    QoS and traffic shapingNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Packet loss remediationNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Local internet breakoutNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    MPLS coexistence and migrationNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Cellular and 5G supportPartial

    Help keep your network running with 4G LTE backup. 4G LTE is documented as a backup transport. No evidence found on the pages reviewed for 5G, for cellular as a primary transport, or for SIM management and signal monitoring, so graded partial.

    Source · Evidence dated 2026-07-29
    Cloud on-rampNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Public cloud gatewaysPartner / integrated

    Comcast Business Secure Gateways are hosted across the United States at Equinix data centers, offering up to 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) of cloud connectivity for public, private, or hybrid cloud deployments. Comcast Business brands and operates the Secure Gateways, but the enforcement stack is Fortinet technology and the hosting fabric is Equinix, per the same release: "Fortinet's security-driven networking technology and Equinix's flexible cloud connection Equinix Fabric™ for a complete secure network service." Under the definition this is partner_integrated, not yes. Footprint stated as United States only.

    Source · Evidence dated 2026-07-29
    Private PoPs / dedicated PoPsNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Private global backboneNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Regional breakout and data residencyNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Multi-cloud transit fabricNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Flexible edge form factorsNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    High availability designNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    SLA-backed service fabricNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Integrated next-generation firewallYes

    Native, confirmed directly by name - 'Firewall as a Service: Next-generation Firewall for network traffic inspection and security'

    Source · Evidence dated 2026-07-22
    Full SASE platformYes

    Native, confirmed directly and with genuine specificity - 'Zero-trust network access (ZTNA): Verifies the identity of every user and device before allowing them to access internal resources by setting up one-to-one encrypted connections'

    Source · Evidence dated 2026-07-22
    SSE ecosystem integrationNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Zero Trust Network AccessYes

    Native, confirmed directly and with genuine specificity - 'Zero-trust network access (ZTNA): Verifies the identity of every user and device before allowing them to access internal resources by setting up one-to-one encrypted connections'

    Source · Evidence dated 2026-07-22
    Secure web gatewayYes

    Native, confirmed directly by name as a core SASE component - 'Secure Web Gateway (SWG): On-premise or cloud-based Internet traffic filtering'

    Source · Evidence dated 2026-07-22
    CASB capabilityYes

    Native, confirmed directly by name - 'Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB): To secure access to cloud applications' Specific inline-versus-API-mode technical detail not itemised

    Source · Evidence dated 2026-07-22
    Data loss preventionPartner / integrated

    Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS), Intrusion Prevention (IPS), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB), and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). DLP is named as part of the SASE/SSE offer but is delivered on Fortinet's security-driven networking technology, so partner_integrated rather than yes. No detail found on classification depth, blocking versus flagging, alerting or exception workflows.

    Source · Evidence dated 2026-07-29
    Remote user accessNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    SOC/SIEM/SOAR integrationNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Centralised orchestrationNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Customer portal and RBACNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Observability and digital experience monitoringNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    APIs and automationNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.
    Managed service assuranceNot confirmedSee the published provider record for source context; confirm the scope for your deployment.