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Vodafone Business

Vodafone sources evidence managed SD-WAN, security, reliability, cloud strategy, NaaS positioning and VeloCloud-based UK option.

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Vodafone Business in depth

Platform and architecture

Vodafone Business delivers managed SD-WAN over a global fixed and mobile estate, with platform options centred on VeloCloud and Cisco and a distinctive fixed-mobile convergence story: 4G and 5G backup or primary access are natural extensions of being a global mobile operator. UK and European footprint is deep, with reach into APAC and Africa via group companies and partnerships.

Security and SASE capability

Managed security wraps the chosen platform with cloud security partnerships (including Zscaler-based offers) and Vodafone's security operations. As with all carriers, depth follows the underlying platform; Vodafone's differentiation is integrating mobile, fixed and security into one managed estate.

Service, support and channel

Fully managed and co-managed models with 24x7 operations, UK support desks and account-managed delivery. Strong public sector presence in the UK. Last-mile breadth across Vodafone fixed assets and wholesale, plus instant mobile resilience, simplifies multi-country procurement.

Commercials and the Netify verdict

Per-site managed pricing on term contracts, quote based. The Netify verdict: shortlist Vodafone when fixed-mobile convergence is strategic (5G backup as standard, rapid site activation), when your estate spans Europe with UK weight, or when consolidating mobile and WAN spend with one provider strengthens your commercial position.

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Questions

Vodafone Business: common buyer questions

What makes Vodafone different from other managed SD-WAN carriers?

Mobile-first resilience: as a global operator, 4G and 5G backup or primary access is native to its offers, enabling same-week site activation and continuity designs without third-party cellular bolt-ons.

Which platforms underpin Vodafone managed SD-WAN?

VeloCloud and Cisco based offers are core, with security partnerships including Zscaler for SASE outcomes. Vodafone proposes the platform against your requirements and runs it as a managed service.

Is Vodafone strong for UK public sector?

Yes, with established frameworks presence and UK support operations. Public sector buyers often shortlist Vodafone alongside BT where UK contract holding and sovereign support arrangements carry procurement weight.

Key differentiators

  • Strong UK and European market presence with NaaS positioning and integrated mobile/fixed access.
  • VeloCloud-based managed SD-WAN in the UK with broader Vodafone international footprint.
  • Tight integration with Vodafone mobile services for buyers prioritising cellular and 5G access.

Best fit for

  • UK and European enterprises wanting carrier-led SD-WAN with strong mobile and 5G integration.
  • Buyers consolidating fixed and mobile access alongside SD-WAN platform delivery.
  • Organisations attracted to the NaaS consumption model.

Watch-outs

  • Underlying platform varies by region (VeloCloud in UK, others elsewhere); ensure consistency for multinational deployment.
  • Security and SASE capabilities are largely partner-integrated.
  • Commercial structure bundles access, mobile and platform; line-item costing requires explicit RFP.

40 features, 6 categories

Capability matrix

Each capability is graded against public source evidence. Hover any status grade for a definition. Where evidence is limited, the grade reflects that uncertainty rather than assuming the capability is present.

Service delivery and operating model

#CapabilityStatusDefinition
F01Fully managed serviceYesProvider designs, deploys, monitors, changes, supports and reports on the service.
F02DIY / self-managed modelPartialCustomer operates SD-WAN controller, policies, updates and incident response.
F03Co-managed serviceYesProvider runs platform/support while customer retains selected policy or change rights.
F04Multi-tenant MSP / white-label supportUnknownTenant isolation, delegated administration, branded portals, templates and service-provider scale.
F05Professional services and migration supportYesDiscovery, design, pilot, staging, migration runbooks, rollback and training.
F06Last-mile circuit managementYesSourcing, monitoring and support for broadband, DIA, LTE/5G, MPLS and cross-connects.
F07Lifecycle managementPartialHardware replacement, firmware upgrades, patching, renewals and EoL planning.
F08Flexible commercial modelYesPer-site, per-bandwidth, per-user, per-device, consumption, NaaS or bundled pricing.

Network architecture and transport

#CapabilityStatusDefinition
F09Encrypted overlay fabricYesSecure tunnels across broadband, DIA, MPLS, LTE/5G, satellite or private WAN.
F10Dynamic path selectionYesReal-time routing based on latency, jitter, packet loss, brownouts, MOS and policy.
F11Active-active link utilisationYesUse multiple links concurrently rather than passive backup only.
F12Application-aware routingYesIdentification and routing for SaaS, UCaaS, ERP and custom applications.
F13QoS and traffic shapingYesPer-application and per-class prioritisation, reservation and policing.
F14Packet loss remediationYesFEC, packet duplication, jitter buffering, TCP optimisation and WAN optimisation.
F15Local internet breakoutYesSecure direct internet access from branch sites.
F16MPLS coexistence and migrationYesHybrid MPLS/internet/cellular during transition.
F17Cellular and 5G supportPartialIntegrated/external modem, SIM management, signal monitoring and failover.
F18Cloud on-rampYesAutomated/simplified connectivity to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle, Equinix, Megaport and SaaS.

Gateway, PoP and backbone design

#CapabilityStatusDefinition
F19Public cloud gatewaysPartner / integratedVendor-operated gateways/PoPs for SaaS optimisation, remote access or security enforcement.
F20Private PoPs / dedicated PoPsUnknownCustomer-hosted, dedicated or sovereign PoP options.
F21Private global backboneYesVendor-owned or controlled backbone between PoPs.
F22Regional breakout and data residencyYesPin traffic to countries, regions or approved inspection locations.
F23Multi-cloud transit fabricYesBranch-to-cloud, cloud-to-cloud and user-to-cloud connectivity under common policy.
F24Flexible edge form factorsYesPhysical, virtual, cloud marketplace, container or uCPE.
F25High availability designYesDual appliances, dual circuits, dual power, HA clustering and gateway redundancy.
F26SLA-backed service fabricYesSLA for uptime, response, change handling and possibly latency/jitter/loss.

Security and SASE capability

#CapabilityStatusDefinition
F27Integrated next-generation firewallPartner / integratedStateful firewall, app control, IPS/IDS, malware inspection and URL filtering.
F28Full SASE platformYesSD-WAN plus SWG, CASB, ZTNA, FWaaS, DLP, RBI, DNS security and threat prevention.
F29SSE ecosystem integrationPartner / integratedInteroperation with Zscaler, Netskope, Palo Alto Prisma Access, Cisco Secure Access, Cloudflare etc.
F30Zero Trust Network AccessPartner / integratedIdentity and posture-based access to private applications.
F31Secure web gatewayPartner / integratedURL filtering, SSL inspection, malware scanning and acceptable-use controls.
F32CASB capabilityPartner / integratedSaaS discovery, sanctioned/unsanctioned app control and SaaS policy enforcement.
F33Data loss preventionUnknownData classification, inspection, blocking, alerting and exception workflow.
F34Remote user accessPartner / integratedClient or clientless access for remote workers, contractors and mobile users.
F35SOC/SIEM/SOAR integrationPartner / integratedSyslog, APIs, event export, threat intelligence and workflow integration.

Operations, assurance and automation

#CapabilityStatusDefinition
F36Centralised orchestrationYesTemplates, intent-based policy, zero-touch provisioning and configuration compliance.
F37Customer portal and RBACYesReal-time status, role-based access, reporting, tickets and change requests.
F38Observability and digital experience monitoringYesApp experience, user experience, device health, SaaS telemetry and path analytics.
F39APIs and automationPartialREST APIs, Terraform, webhooks, event streaming and ITSM integration.
F40Managed service assuranceYes24/7 NOC/SOC, proactive monitoring, incident ownership, RCA, service reviews and change governance.

Commercial

Cost model and pricing visibility

Public pricing visibility

Quote-based. No complete public enterprise price was found in reviewed sources.

Cost model

Quote-based managed service; carrier access, SD-WAN platform, security services and country coverage determine costs.

Evidence

Sources and exclusions

40 facts about Vodafone Business were re-verified on 2026-07-29 against named sources, each carrying a sentence quoted from the source and confirmed present on that page. 50 sources were used. 10 more were read and rejected, and are listed below with the reason.

Sourced facts for Vodafone Business, each with its grade, the source it rests on and the sentence quoted from that source.
FactFindingEvidenceQuoted from the source
Fully managed serviceYes[3]"Reduce complexity with one trusted provider for end-to-end service delivery and management."
Co-managed serviceYes[4] [2] [6]"Our Co-Managed Service supports customers with their requirements for the design, build, transition and running of their SASE services."
Multi-tenant MSP / white-label supportNot foundnoneNot found in public sources reviewed. I looked specifically for tenant isolation, delegated administration, branded portals or partner templates across the SD-WAN datasheet, the Vodafone UK SD-WAN and SASE pages, the global SD-WAN and SASE product pages, the Vodafone Limited G-Cloud supplier catalogue, and a targeted search for a Vodafone white-label or wholesale SD-WAN partner programme. The datasheet's only adjacent phrases are Best of Breed Partnership and Your choice of SD-WAN, both of which describe Vodafone's technology suppliers rather than Vodafone enabling an MSP to resell under its own brand. Note also the direction of travel: Vodafone is generally the operator of record to the end customer, which is the opposite posture to a white-label platform. Absence is not graded as a no.
Professional services and migration supportYes[6] [5] [2] [3]"Customers can choose from four management options, including 24x7, co-managed network and security, various service-level guarantees, and professional services, including service discovery, design, implementation, and training."
Lifecycle managementPartial[5] [2]"Vodafone Business Secure Firewall with Fortinet delivers a comprehensive managed security service to setup, operate, run, manage and maintain customer firewalls in a highly secure manner."
Cellular and 5G supportPartial[2]"Replace expensive private links with low-cost internet/5G"
Public cloud gatewaysPartner / integrated[7] [4] [6] [5]"Vodafone Business Secure Gateway Access is underpinned by the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ Platform."
Private PoPs / dedicated PoPsNot foundnoneNot found in public sources reviewed. I looked for customer-hosted, dedicated, single-tenant or sovereign PoP options in the SD-WAN datasheet, the Vodafone UK SD-WAN and SASE pages, the Vodafone Business Secure Network Gateway page (fetched specifically for this field, though its body copy did not render), the Cloud Connect page and the 2014 network expansion release. Nothing addresses dedicated or sovereign deployment. Since the SSE enforcement layer is Zscaler's and Fortinet's rather than Vodafone's, any dedicated-PoP option would in practice be a question for those vendors, but I found no page stating either way and so have not inferred absence.
Private global backboneYes[4] [2] [8]"Our range of access networks is available in 192 countries using our enhanced internet backbone, reducing the number of hops and providing resilience."
SLA-backed service fabricYes[2] [6] [3]"Our managed and co-managed services are backed up by the broadest range of SLAs in line with our vision for an excellent customer experience"
Integrated next-generation firewallPartner / integrated[5] [6] [2]"Vodafone Business Secure Firewall with Fortinet delivers a comprehensive managed security service to setup, operate, run, manage and maintain customer firewalls in a highly secure manner."
Data loss preventionNot foundnoneNot found in public sources reviewed, despite looking hard for it. I checked the SD-WAN datasheet (which returned HIPAA Compliance, PCI compliance and Regulatory Compliance but no DLP), the Vodafone UK SASE page (explicitly no DLP reference), the Vodafone UK Managed Security Services page (secure web gateway and breach response are listed, DLP is not), the Vodafone Business Secure Network Gateway page, two Vodafone SASE URLs that returned 404, and a targeted search pairing Vodafone Business with data loss prevention. Worth flagging for the buyer: Zscaler and Fortinet both ship capable DLP, so the function may well be available through the underlying platforms, but no Vodafone page reviewed states that it is in scope, and inferring it would breach the evidence rule. Content classification, block-versus-flag behaviour and exception workflows are all undocumented.
Managed service assuranceYes[2] [9] [16]"Our global service desk and regional operations centres run 24x7x365"
delivery modelmanaged_provider[3]"Reduce complexity with one trusted provider for end-to-end service delivery and management."
underlay ownershipmixed[2] [4] [8]"We cover underlay, overlay, local access and wider services within the solution to 192 countries"
sse layer ownershippartner[7] [4] [5] [6]"Vodafone Business Secure Gateway Access is underpinned by the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ Platform."
regulatory documentationdocumented[9] [2]"KPMG are Vodafones ISO27001:2013 accreditor"
pop count212[8]"212 points of presence worldwide"
sla availability pct99.99[3] [18] [2]"99.99% Uptime that keeps your data flowing."
sectors.healthcareYes[35] [37] [42]"We've been working with NHS 111 for 15 years, supporting the delivery of the national service to over 80 million patients."
sectors.financial servicesYes[30] [40] [29] [24]"Vodafone Business SD-WAN has helped a leading financial services company introduce emerging cloud technologies to become more agile and customer centric."
sectors.retail ecommerceYes[32] [31] [24] [29]"Vodafone Business SD-WAN and Analytics helped Coin connect stores across digital and physical channels and tailor their offers to customer needs."
sectors.manufacturingYes[33] [42] [29] [24]"Vodafone 5G Mobile Private Network (MPN) is supporting Ford in the digital transformation of its technical centre to speed up electric vehicle manufacturing."
sectors.energy utilitiesYes[39] [42] [24]"Centrica's plant will be the first in the UK to enjoy a secure 5G-ready mobile private network, kick-starting a 5G revolution in energy and utilities."
sectors.government public sectorYes[38] [37] [35] [36] [51]"Our customisable range of IT and connectivity solutions is available under eight lots of the CCS Network Services 3 framework"
sectors.educationYes[36] [29] [37]"Connected Education is being used in 5000 establishments across 13 countries including Italy, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania."
sectors.transport logisticsYes[34] [33] [29]"Vodafone Business SD-WAN has enabled a global transport and logistics business to optimise their network performance and connect new sites in a flash."
sectors.professional servicesYes[41] [42]"At Vodafone, our track record in Professional Services rests on a deep understanding of the challenges faced by business leaders in this sector, day in, day out."
sectors.hospitality leisurePartial[29] [42] [25]"Hospitality sector requirements"
regions.uk irelandYes[25] [24] [46]"The organisation has covered more than 190 housing sites with Vodafone's simple and secure SD-WAN network."
regions.europeYes[28] [46] [31]"Large and medium-sized enterprises in Germany and in other European markets as well as multinational businesses served through Vodafone Business International can now benefit from Vodafone Business Secure Networking Services."
regions.north americaPartner / integrated[45] [26] [47]"In the Americas we provide excellent service via our operating companies, partners and affiliates"
regions.asia pacificYes[43] [26] [29]"With our SD-WAN solution in APAC, enterprise networks can respond quickly to support growing and changing business requirements."
regions.middle east africaYes[44] [48]"Secure fixed connectivity solutions for multinational businesses. SD-WAN, SD-LAN, Secure Access Service Edge and more to work and collaborate from anywhere."
regions.latin americaPartner / integrated[45] [47]"In the Americas we provide excellent service via our operating companies, partners and affiliates"
regions.china mainlandPartial[29] [48]"72 site APAC SD-WAN including 26 sites in China."
organisation fit.large global enterpriseYes[24] [27] [28] [49] [29]"Ideal for large businesses with multi-site operations that has complex network needs."
organisation fit.mid marketYes[24] [27] [28] [29]"Ideal for medium businesses with multi-site operations that has complex network needs."
organisation fit.small businessNot found[24] [27] [50] [42]"Ideal for medium businesses with multi-site operations that has complex network needs."
published pricingnot_publishednoneNo price is published that we could quote. The value_tier field on this record is a Netify assessment of relative cost position, not a supplier claim.

Sources used

  1. [1] Tier 1. Vodafone Business SD-WAN (supplier site given in the brief) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier page but almost entirely JavaScript-rendered. Only navigation, meta tags and benefit headings such as Boost security, Take control and Respond faster were extractable. No gradeable sentence obtained from this URL.
  2. [2] Tier 1. Vodafone Business SD-WAN datasheet (PDF) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier datasheet, undated on its face; the asset filename carries a 2024 timestamp. Richest single source in this task: managed and co-managed service scope, Orchestrator co-management profiles, 192 country underlay reach, SLA posture, 24x7x365 operations centres. Used for most grades.
  3. [3] Tier 1. SD-WAN for Business, Vodafone UK Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier page, undated. Only source found publishing an availability percentage against SD-WAN specifically. Marketing-register page, so the 99.99% figure is a headline claim rather than a contractual schedule.
  4. [4] Tier 1. Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Vodafone UK Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier page, undated. Unusually explicit: names the underlying technology partners by name and describes the Managed and Co-Managed service tiers in full sentences. Strong for f01, f03, f21 and sse_layer_ownership.
  5. [5] Tier 1. Vodafone Business and Fortinet Expand Global Partnership to Secure Hybrid Work (Vodafone newsroom) Published 2025-04-29. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier newsroom, dated. Establishes that the firewall, SD-WAN and SASE products branded Vodafone Business Secure are Fortinet technology operated by Vodafone.
  6. [6] Tier 2. Vodafone Business and Fortinet Expand Global Partnership to Secure Hybrid Work (Fortinet newsroom) Published 2025-04-29. Read 2026-07-29. Dated corporate press release from the technology partner, not from the supplier under assessment, so treated as independently accountable public record rather than supplier marketing. Carries the fullest single sentence on the four management options including professional services.
  7. [7] Tier 1. Vodafone and Zscaler help SMEs migrate securely to the cloud (Vodafone UK news centre) Published 2024-04-16. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier press release, dated. States plainly that Vodafone Business Secure Access Gateway sits on the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform. Decisive for sse_layer_ownership and f19.
  8. [8] Tier 1. Vodafone expands network for enterprise in Americas (Vodafone newsroom) Published 2014-10-01. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier newsroom and the only source found in this task that publishes a PoP count. Dated 2014, so more than a decade old and very likely superseded. Used for pop_count only, at low confidence, with the staleness recorded.
  9. [9] Tier 2. Managed Security Operations Centre + Security Information and Event Management, VODAFONE LIMITED, G-Cloud 14, Digital Marketplace Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 2 UK government procurement register entry filed by VODAFONE LIMITED. Structured fields carry named certifications with accreditor and date, plus availability figures. Note the entry covers Managed SOC and SIEM, not SD-WAN, so its 99.99% figure was not used for sla_availability_pct.
  10. [10] Tier 1. Vodafone Business Secure SD-WAN with Fortinet Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier page but body copy did not render to the fetcher. Only the title and headings Features and benefits, Centralised control and Best-of-breed partnerships were retrievable. No quote taken.
  11. [11] Tier 1. Vodafone Business SD-WAN with Cisco Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier page, body copy did not render. Only meta description text confirming the Cisco partnership was retrievable. No quote taken, but corroborates that SD-WAN technology is partner-supplied.
  12. [12] Tier 1. Vodafone Business SD-WAN with VMware Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier page, body copy did not render. Headings including Managed or co-managed service and SD-Internet were visible but no complete sentences. No quote taken.
  13. [13] Tier 1. Vodafone Business Secure Access Service Edge (solutions page) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier page, body copy did not render. Only headings Features and benefits, Enhanced user experience, Centralised control and Best-of-breed partnerships. No quote taken.
  14. [14] Tier 1. Vodafone Business Secure Network Gateway Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier page, body copy did not render. Only headings Easy to deploy, Easy to manage and Easy to scale. Fetched specifically to test f19 and f20 and yielded nothing gradeable.
  15. [15] Tier 1. Vodafone Cloud Connect Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier page. Only a partner list naming AWS, Google Cloud, IBM, Microsoft Azure and Oracle was retrievable. Under the f19 definition, connecting to hyperscalers is explicitly not evidence of vendor-operated gateways, so this was not used to grade.
  16. [16] Tier 1. Managed Security Services, Vodafone UK Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier page. Yielded service-line labels such as Firewall management and 24x7 real-time security monitoring, but no named SOC entity, no root cause analysis wording and no DLP line item. Checked for f33 and f40 and only partly useful.
  17. [17] Tier 1. Vodafone Business SD-WAN (global product page) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier page. The fetcher declined to reproduce full body text on copyright grounds and returned only headings and short fragments. No verbatim quote could be safely taken from this URL.
  18. [18] Tier 1. Service Level Agreements and Service Level Guarantees for Vodafone SME customers Published 2018-06-01. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier terms landing page. Fetched specifically to find contractual availability percentages. The page itself carries none; the substance sits in a linked PDF that could not be retrieved. Records that no contractual SD-WAN percentage was located.
  19. [19] Tier 2. Vodafone Limited supplier page, G-Cloud, Digital Marketplace Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 2 procurement register. Fetched to look for a Vodafone-filed SD-WAN or SASE G-Cloud listing. The service catalogue did not render, and no Vodafone SD-WAN listing was located. Recorded as a negative result.
  20. [24] Tier 1. SD-WAN for Business | Vodafone UK Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier product page. Carries the vendor's own SD-WAN partner line-up (Fortinet, Arista, Cisco), sector suitability lists, business-size tiers and the 192 country claim. No date published on the page.
  21. [25] Tier 1. Places For People & SD-WAN Case Study | Vodafone UK Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier case study with a named UK customer and a stated site count. Undated.
  22. [26] Tier 1. Vodafone SD-WAN keeps Optos connected | Vodafone UK Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier case study with a named customer (Optos) and named operating geographies. Undated.
  23. [27] Tier 1. Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) | Vodafone UK Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier product page for SASE. Confirms managed and co-managed models, partner stack (Arista/VeloCloud, Zscaler) and the medium/large business tiers. Undated.
  24. [28] Tier 2. Vodafone Business and Fortinet Expand Global Partnership to Secure Hybrid Work Published 2025-04-29. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 2 dated press release from a named accountable third party (Fortinet, a listed company). Jointly agreed wording with Vodafone, so treat as corroborated vendor claim rather than independent verification.
  25. [29] Tier 1. Vodafone Business SD-WAN (product document, PDF) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 Vodafone-authored SD-WAN document, but hosted on a third-party CDN (cloudfront) rather than a vodafone.com URL, so permanence is not guaranteed. Contains sector requirement sections, deal-size examples and the 192 country statement.
  26. [30] Tier 1. A network adapted to your needs: transforming a financial services business with SD-WAN Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier case study. Sector is stated but the customer is anonymised, which weakens it relative to a named reference.
  27. [31] Tier 1. Phygital retail: helping Coin enhance customer experience with SD-WAN and analytics Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier case study with a named retail customer (Coin SpA). Undated.
  28. [32] Tier 1. Vodafone Business in Retail Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 dedicated supplier industry page naming SD-WAN and SASE and a named retail customer.
  29. [33] Tier 1. Vodafone Business in Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 dedicated supplier industry page covering three of the ten sectors at once, naming SD-WAN and a named manufacturing customer (Ford).
  30. [34] Tier 1. Connected sites around the globe: helping a logistics business meet changing demands with SD-WAN Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier SD-WAN case study. Sector stated, customer anonymised.
  31. [35] Tier 1. Vodafone in Health | Public Sector | Vodafone UK Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 dedicated supplier healthcare page with multiple named NHS customers and named CCS frameworks. Strong sector evidence, though the named deployments are telephony, 5G and MedTech rather than SD-WAN or SASE.
  32. [36] Tier 1. Connected Education | Vodafone Public Sector | Vodafone UK Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 dedicated supplier education page with a named pilot school, a stated deployment scale and named CCS frameworks.
  33. [37] Tier 1. Sectors | Vodafone Public Sector | Vodafone UK Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier index page confirming which public sector verticals have dedicated pages (central government, local government, defence, emergency services, healthcare, housing associations, education).
  34. [38] Tier 1. Network Services 3 Framework | Public Sector | Vodafone UK Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier page describing its position on a published UK Crown Commercial Service framework. The framework itself is a Tier 2 style artefact but this is the supplier's own restatement of it.
  35. [39] Tier 1. Digital Transformation in the Energy Sector | Vodafone UK Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 dedicated supplier energy page with named customers (UK Power Networks, Centrica, Data Communications Company) and coverage percentages. Coverage percentages are unaudited vendor claims.
  36. [40] Tier 1. Finance | Industry Expertise | Vodafone UK Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 dedicated supplier finance page naming SD-WAN as a finance-sector service and referencing a Lloyds Banking Group collaboration (digital inclusion, not networking).
  37. [41] Tier 1. Professional Services | Industry Expertise | Vodafone UK Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 dedicated supplier professional services page with a named customer quote (Bravura) and zero trust network security language. No SD-WAN or SASE customer named.
  38. [42] Tier 1. Industry Expertise index | Vodafone UK Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier index confirming exactly which industries have dedicated UK pages (water, energy, retail, finance, manufacturing, professional services, central government, local government, construction). Useful as negative evidence for sectors absent from the list.
  39. [43] Tier 1. Vodafone Business in Asia-Pacific Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier regional page stating an APAC SD-WAN offer. Thin on countries, licences or points of presence.
  40. [44] Tier 1. Vodafone Business in Middle East and Africa Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier regional page naming MEA countries of operation and listing SD-WAN and SASE. No named MEA customer.
  41. [45] Tier 1. Vodafone Business in the Americas Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier regional page. Notably thin: states delivery via operating companies, partners and affiliates with no countries, points of presence or SD-WAN detail.
  42. [46] Tier 1. Vodafone Business in Europe Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier regional page listing 30 plus European countries and naming SD-WAN, SD-LAN and SASE.
  43. [47] Tier 1. Vodafone expands network for enterprise in Americas (Vodafone newsroom) Published 2014-10-01. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 dated supplier newsroom item giving a points of presence count for the Americas. Over ten years old, so the figures should be treated as historic and not current SD-WAN coverage.
  44. [48] Tier 1. Vodafone Global Infrastructure Map (PDF) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier infrastructure map. Gives group-level operating country counts and regional cable and PoP maps, but the group figures describe Vodafone Group mobile operations rather than SD-WAN or SASE service availability, so it cannot carry a regional SD-WAN grade alone.
  45. [49] Tier 1. Vodafone Business helps you become intelligently connected (Large & multinational business) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier segment page confirming a dedicated large and multinational business segment with named customers.
  46. [50] Tier 1. Vodafone Business Small & medium business solutions Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier segment page. Used mainly as negative evidence: it lists product categories but does not name SD-WAN or SASE for the small and medium segment.
  47. [51] Tier 1. International Government | Vodafone Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier public sector page naming SD-WAN, SD-LAN and SASE for government customers. No named government customer.
  48. [52] Tier 2. G-Cloud service search, Digital Marketplace (Crown Commercial Service) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 2 UK government procurement register. Searched for a Vodafone SD-WAN or SASE listing with published pricing and found none in the returned results. Used only as negative evidence for the price tier; a null result on a filtered search is weaker than a confirmed absence.
  49. [53] Tier 1. Vodafone Business SD-WAN (global product page) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier product page. Read in full but yielded no country counts, sector claims, size targeting or pricing, so it carries no grade here.
  50. [54] Tier 1. Our Global Network | Vodafone Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Tier 1 supplier page. Read but contains only regional section headers with no country counts, points of presence or China detail, so it carries no grade.

Sources found and not used

These were read and rejected as evidence. They are listed so the record can be audited rather than taken on trust, and because what a comparison refuses to rely on says as much as what it cites.

  1. [20] SD-WAN, ARROW BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, G-Cloud, Digital Marketplace. https://www.applytosupply.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/g-cloud/services/129950889626014 Not used as evidence: this listing belongs to Arrow Business Communications trading as ARO, a different supplier entirely. Surfaced by a search for a Vodafone SD-WAN G-Cloud entry. Its 99.9% availability figure and NHS DSPT certification are Arrow's and must not be attributed to Vodafone.
  2. [21] Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN), TALKTALK BUSINESS DIRECT LIMITED, G-Cloud, Digital Marketplace. https://www.applytosupply.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/g-cloud/services/737140235351926 Not used as evidence: this listing belongs to TalkTalk Business Direct, a different supplier. Surfaced by the same search. Its 99.99% availability, sub-30ms latency and sub-0.1% loss figures are TalkTalk's and were deliberately excluded from the Vodafone SLA grade.
  3. [22] Vodafone Business SASE (attempted, dead link). https://www.vodafone.com/business/products/security/sase Not used as evidence: returned HTTP 404. Recorded because it was an obvious candidate location for SSE component detail including DLP, and its absence is part of why f33 is unknown.
  4. [23] Vodafone Business SASE on vb2b host (attempted, dead link). https://vb2b.vodafone.com/business/products/security/sase Not used as evidence: returned HTTP 404. Attempted on the vb2b host named in the brief for the same reason as source 22.
  5. [55] Vodafone Business | About | Global support. https://www.vodafone.com/business/products-hub/about-vodafone-business Not used as evidence. Fetched but returned no quantified statements on countries, points of presence, regions, sectors or pricing; the only concrete detail was the registered office address.
  6. [56] Vodafone Business: SD-WAN and SASE capability profile | Netify. https://netify.co.uk/sase/vendors/vodafone-business/ Not used as evidence. This is the Netify profile this task is producing evidence for, so citing it would be circular.
  7. [57] Vodafone Global WAN Services Reviews, Ratings & Features 2025 | Gartner Peer Insights. https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/global-wan-services/vendor/vodafone/product/vodafone-global-wan-services Not used as evidence. Appeared in search results but was not fetched or read in this task, and Gartner Peer Insights content is gated, so no verbatim quote could be verified.
  8. [58] Digital certainty strengthens food supply chains (showhome.vb2b.vodafone.com). https://showhome.vb2b.vodafone.com/business/news-and-insights/case-studies/digital-certainty-strengthens-food-supply-chains Not used as evidence. The host is a Vodafone staging or preview environment (showhome.vb2b), not a production supplier URL, so it is not a citable published record.
  9. [59] Helping Thames Water digitise to make better data-led decisions | Vodafone UK. https://www.vodafone.co.uk/business/case-studies/helping-thames-water-digitise-to-make-better-data-led-decisions Not used as evidence. The URL returned HTTP 404 when fetched, so no quote could be taken. The case study title appears on the Vodafone UK case studies index but the page itself was unreachable.
  10. [60] SD-WAN (Meraki) - Business Marketplace - Vodafone (marketplaceshowhome). https://marketplaceshowhome.vodafone.com/marketplace/product-list/sd-wan-meraki Not used as evidence. Hosted on a Vodafone marketplace staging or preview host (marketplaceshowhome), not a production URL, and was not fetched.

Claims that disagree

Where two sources conflict, both are recorded rather than one being chosen quietly. Confirm these directly with the vendor.

  • sla availability pct. [3] SD-WAN carries 99.99% uptime, stated as a headline figure on the Vodafone UK SD-WAN page: 99.99% Uptime that keeps your data flowing. [2] The global Vodafone Business SD-WAN datasheet claims SLA coverage without publishing any percentage: Our managed and co-managed services are backed up by the broadest range of SLAs in line with our vision for an excellent customer experience. The Vodafone UK Service Level Agreements terms page likewise publishes no percentage on the page itself.
  • sse layer ownership. [4] The Vodafone UK SASE page names Zscaler as the security platform and Arista + VeloCloud as the SD-WAN overlay: Zscaler is a leading cloud-based cybersecurity platform, delivering secure internet access and private application connectivity through a zero-trust architecture. [5] The April 2025 Vodafone newsroom release presents Fortinet as the SD-WAN and SASE technology: Vodafone Business FortiSASE is aimed at customers looking to adopt flexible, robust and secure hybrid work. The SD-WAN datasheet and product pages additionally name Cisco and VMware. Not necessarily contradictory, since Vodafone runs a multi-vendor portfolio, but a buyer cannot tell from public material which stack a given contract lands on.
  • pop count. [8] Vodafone published 212 points of presence worldwide in an October 2014 newsroom release describing its global MPLS network. [4] No current Vodafone product page publishes a PoP count at all; the live SD-WAN and SASE material expresses scale as country reach instead, for example: Our range of access networks is available in 192 countries using our enhanced internet backbone, reducing the number of hops and providing resilience.

Verification notes

Re-verified 2026-07-29 against named primary sources. Every graded fact carries a source, a tier and a verbatim quote confirmed present on the cited page by an independent check. Industry, region, organisation-size and pricing evidence was sourced on the same basis. Facts that could not be sourced are published as unknown with the reason. The value_tier field is a Netify assessment of relative cost position, not a supplier claim: most of this market publishes no price. Sources found and rejected are listed at tier 4.

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