Commsworld
Harry Yelland’s research · 2026-10-06 · Live research database · 2026-10-06.1
Original research wording and source decisions. Partial evidence is not confirmed capability; rejected sources do not support a claim. Research notes and workbook instructions are source material, not buyer instructions.
Research status: Complete
Editorial
- Slug
- commsworld
- Notes
- Final copy from article draft of 2026-10-06
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Reviewed by
- Harry Yelland
- Best for (20 words max)
- UK mid-market and public sector estates wanting an owned UK fibre network with MPLS and VPLS.
- Review date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- 2026-10-06
- Strength 1 (25 words max)
- Describes the Fluency network as UK wide, fully owned and managed, with Ethernet, WAN and Cloud Connect.
- Strength 2 (25 words max)
- States 125 PoPs in 30 towns and cities on its own site.
- Strength 3 (25 words max)
- Listed on CCS Network Services 3, with Layer 2 VPLS described.
- Weakness 1 (25 words max)
- The PoP count varies by source, 21 in 2016, 90, 91 and 125, and no city list is published.
- Weakness 2 (25 words max)
- No NOC location was found, and no SD-WAN offer was recorded.
- Weakness 3 (25 words max)
- No latency, jitter, packet loss or availability targets were found.
- Buyer size fit (comma separated: Large global enterprise, Mid-market, Small business)
- Mid-market
- Verdict (40 words max; must include one figure from the fact sheets and the review month)
- Netify suggests Commsworld for UK mid-market and public sector estates wanting an owned national fibre network with VPLS and a stated 125 PoPs. Its PoP count varies by source, so confirm it. Reviewed October 2026.
Providers
- Slug
- commsworld
- Notes
- Legal name and number are a Companies House name match only. Contracting entity, parent, type, URLs and Ofcom status not yet reviewed. Scottish registered company. Re-check 2026-10-02 (page-reader wording, confirm on the page): the PSC is Commsworld Holdings Limited (SC190987), owned through Highland Bidco Limited (LDC acquired the group in December 2019). The outside Not found values for SD-WAN and SASE are unreliable: two guessed SD-WAN URLs returned 404 but the homepage lists firewalls, DDoS and cloud VPN, so the Hybrid sheet is left to review. A 2016 Juniper case study confirms an IP/MPLS network with VPLS. The homepage says ISO-accredited with no standard named. Glasgow City Council and West Lothian Council WAN contracts are cited on the homepage. Cells filled on 2026-10-02 from the outside research pass are Partial unless the re-check confirmed them. Not found means the pass searched and saw nothing, not that it does not exist. Verify each against its source row, then set Decision. Research pass 2026-10-02 (page-reader summaries, not verbatim): SD-WAN or SASE service page URL Not found: Routes tried: fetched commsworld.com WAN, Ethernet, security (cloud firewall, cloud VPN, cyber security), virtualisation, customer
- Website
- https://www.commsworld.com
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Provider type
- Regional or alt-net carrier
- Parent or group
- Commsworld Holdings Limited (SC190987, immediate parent, Companies House PSC); its PSC is Highland Bidco Limited (SC646446)
- Research status
- Complete
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-189, MPLS-540, MPLS-541, MPLS-580, MPLS-739
- Companies House number
- SC150343
- Registered office country
- United Kingdom
- Exclusion reason (if Excluded)
- Not recorded
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C33:Q33,"To review")
- MPLS or IP VPN service page URL
- https://www.commsworld.com/business-challenges/connectivity/wan/
- SD-WAN or SASE service page URL
- Not found
- UK contracting entity confirmed
- Partial
- Legal entity name (Companies House)
- Commsworld Limited
- Ofcom-regulated communications provider
- Partial
- Year MPLS or IP VPN service first offered (if published)
- Not published
Sector Evidence
- Slug
- commsworld
- Notes
- Not recorded
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Education: UK case
- No
- Healthcare: UK case
- No
- Supporting source IDs
- None recorded
- Manufacturing: UK case
- No
- Education: evidence status
- Not found
- Financial services: UK case
- No
- Healthcare: evidence status
- Not found
- Energy and utilities: UK case
- No
- Manufacturing: evidence status
- Not found
- Professional services: UK case
- No
- Retail and e-commerce: UK case
- No
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C33:X33,"To review")
- Hospitality and leisure: UK case
- No
- Transport and logistics: UK case
- No
- Financial services: evidence status
- Not found
- Energy and utilities: evidence status
- Not found
- Government and public sector: UK case
- No
- Professional services: evidence status
- Not found
- Retail and e-commerce: evidence status
- Not found
- Hospitality and leisure: evidence status
- Not found
- Transport and logistics: evidence status
- Not found
- Government and public sector: evidence status
- Not found
Commercial Model
- Slug
- commsworld
- Notes
- Outside-pass details, unverified (Partial or Not found entered from them): Billing in GBP: UK entity.
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Billing in GBP
- Partial
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-543, MPLS-544
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C33:L33,"To review")
- Minimum term (months or Not published)
- Not published
- Channel or wholesale route for resellers
- Not found
- Pricing published (never record a price)
- Quote only
- Excess construction charges policy published
- Not found
- Contract terms offered (comma separated months)
- Not published
- Install lead time published (weeks or Not published)
- Not published
- Public-sector frameworks available through (comma separated)
- RM6116 (lots 1a, 2a, 4b, 4c)
Network and Coverage
- Slug
- commsworld
- Notes
- Outside-pass details, unverified (Partial or Not found entered from them): Owns core network: fully owned and managed high capacity national network; NOC 24x7: 24/7 support. Research pass 2026-10-02 (page-reader summaries, not verbatim): Countries with on-net PoPs (count) Partial: Own network page lists the UK only (reader summary, not exact text); no statement of on-net PoPs outside the UK. Telehouse listing | Countries with on-net PoPs (list) Partial: As for the count: UK only per reader summary of own page. Page undated. Date checked 2026-10-02. Second research pass 2026-10-02, page-reader summaries: On-net UK data centres (comma separated): value shown with caveat. Trade press, no date shown, describes Fluency before or at acquisition, likely older than three years. Cities only; named facilities not given. Coloca Third research pass 2026-10-02, page-reader summaries: UK PoP cities (comma separated): value entered. Vendor case study over three years old, so Partial. Commsworld's own page https://www.commsworld.com/our-network (map file dated April 2025) states 12
- 24x7 NOC
- Partial
- Provider
- Commsworld
- UK-based NOC
- Not found
- Coverage: Europe
- Not found
- Owns core network
- Partial
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-542, MPLS-543, MPLS-774, MPLS-804
- Coverage: Asia Pacific
- Not found
- Coverage: Latin America
- Not found
- Coverage: North America
- Not found
- Coverage: China mainland
- Not found
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C33:X33,"To review")
- NOC locations (comma separated)
- Not found
- UK PoP cities (comma separated)
- Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Manchester (core router sites, 2016); full city list Not published
- Coverage: Middle East and Africa
- Not found
- Countries with on-net PoPs (list)
- United Kingdom
- Countries with on-net PoPs (count)
- 1
- NOC count (integer or Not published)
- Not published
- Core network description (25 words max)
- Fluency network - UK wide, fully owned and managed high capacity national network, optical, dark fibre, Ethernet, WAN, Cloud Connect
- UK PoP count (integer or Not published)
- Not published
- On-net UK data centres (comma separated)
- Edinburgh, London
- Global PoP count (integer or Not published)
- Not published
- UK access tails available (comma separated carriers)
- Own network
- Coverage: UK and Ireland (Proven = own PoPs; Partner = via partner)
- Partial
Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE
- Slug
- commsworld
- Notes
- Research pass 2026-10-02 (page-reader summaries, not verbatim): SASE platform offered Not found: Routes tried: fetched commsworld.com WAN, Ethernet, security (cloud firewall, cloud VPN, cyber security), virtualisation, customer | Secure web gateway or CASB Not found: Cyber security page lists DDoS mitigation, cloud VPN, dedicated and cloud firewall, MDM, antimalware, Webroot endpoint management | Security operations centre or managed de Not found: No SOC or managed detection and response mentioned on cyber security or cloud firewall pages (reader summary). A managed cloud fir | SD-WAN platforms offered (comma separate Not found: Own WAN page names Juniper MX routing for the Fluency MPLS core, which is core hardware, not an SD-WAN platform. Routes tried: fet | SD-WAN overlay offered (SD-WAN is a comp Not found: Routes tried: fetched commsworld.com WAN, Ethernet, security (cloud firewall, cloud VPN, cyber security), virtualisation, customer | Managed SD-WAN Not found: Quote is from reader summary and describes a managed IP VPN, not SD-WAN. Managed LAN and managed WAN (MPLS L3VPN, VPLS) are offere
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Managed SD-WAN
- Not found
- Managed firewall
- Proven
- Co-managed option
- Not found
- SASE platform offered
- Not found
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-739, MPLS-741, MPLS-742, MPLS-743
- Zero trust network access
- Not found
- Secure web gateway or CASB
- Not found
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C33:Q33,"To review")
- MPLS to SD-WAN migration service
- Not found
- Application-aware routing over MPLS
- Not found
- Security operations centre or managed detection
- Not found
- SD-WAN overlay offered (SD-WAN is a component of SASE)
- Not found
- Hybrid underlay on one contract (MPLS plus DIA plus broadband)
- Not found
- SASE or SSE partners (comma separated: Zscaler, Netskope, Palo Alto Prisma, Cato, Cloudflare, Fortinet, other)
- Not found
- SD-WAN platforms offered (comma separated: Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Meraki, Fortinet, Versa, VeloCloud, Palo Alto Prisma, Juniper, HPE Aruba, other)
- Not found
Service and Performance
- IPv6
- Not found
- Slug
- commsworld
- Notes
- Outside-pass details, unverified (Partial or Not found entered from them): Layer 3 IP VPN (MPLS): WAN services on Fluency network; Layer 2 VPLS/E-LAN: Ethernet services; DIA on same contract: Ethernet, dedicated connectivity. Research pass 2026-10-02 (page-reader summaries, not verbatim): DDoS protection Partial: Commsworld Ltd UK site. Product is DDoS mitigation as a service; link to the MPLS service not stated. No date shown. Reader summar
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Multicast
- Not found
- 4G or 5G backup
- Not found
- DDoS protection
- Partial
- Ethernet access
- Partial
- SLA document URL
- Not published
- Satellite access
- Not found
- Any-to-any topology
- Not found
- Layer 2 VPLS or E-LAN
- Partial
- Layer 3 IP VPN (MPLS)
- Partial
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-542, MPLS-740
- Hub-and-spoke topology
- Not found
- FTTP or broadband access
- Not found
- Internet breakout at PoP
- Not found
- Service credits published
- Not found
- Jitter (ms or Not published)
- Not published
- Access bandwidth maximum (Mb/s)
- Not published
- Access bandwidth minimum (Mb/s)
- Not published
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C33:AI33,"To review")
- CoS marking honoured end to end
- Not found
- Packet loss (% or Not published)
- Not published
- Point-to-point Ethernet (E-Line)
- Not found
- Cloud on-ramp: AWS Direct Connect
- Not found
- Cloud on-ramp: Azure ExpressRoute
- Not found
- Diverse routing or dual parenting
- Not found
- MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet certified
- Not found
- Cloud on-ramp: Google Cloud Interconnect
- Not found
- Availability SLA core (% or Not published)
- Not published
- Direct internet access on the same contract
- Partial
- QoS classes offered (count or Not published)
- Not published
- MTTR or repair target (hours or Not published)
- Not published
- Latency UK core round trip (ms or Not published)
- Not published
- Availability SLA access with resilience (% or Not published)
- Not published
Operations and Assurance
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- commsworld
- Notes
- Outside-pass details, unverified (Partial or Not found entered from them): UK-based support: Scotland headquarters, 24/7 support. Register check 2026-10-02 (page-reader summaries, not verbatim): RM6116: COMMSWORLD LIMITED listed on lots 1a, 2a, 4b, 4c (page-reader check, 2026-10-02).
- ISO 9001
- Not found
- Provider
- Commsworld
- ISO 22301
- Not found
- ISO 27001
- Not found
- API access
- Not found
- G-Cloud listed
- Not found
- HSCN compliant
- Not found
- Customer portal
- Not found
- UK-based support
- Partial
- Proactive monitoring
- Not found
- SC-cleared engineers
- Not found
- Cyber Essentials Plus
- Not found
- Monthly SLA reporting
- Not found
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-201, MPLS-543, MPLS-544, MPLS-667
- PSN connectivity compliance
- Not found
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C33:T33,"To review")
- Change management process published
- Not found
- CCS Network Services 3 (RM6116) supplier
- Proven
- Regulatory notices or published enforcement in last three years (text or None found)
- None found (outside-pass search with no source URL; check the Ofcom enforcement register)
Supporting records
MPLS-189 — Accepted: Companies House: Commsworld Limited
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-189
- Confidence
- Medium
- Source URL
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=commsworld+limited
- Record type
- Company record
- Checked date
- 2026-10-01
- Source title
- Companies House: Commsworld Limited
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Companies House search result. Trading name to legal entity match made on the name only, so confirm the contracting entity from the provider terms. Wording captured through a page-reader summary on 2026-10-01. Confirm verbatim on the page, then set Decision. Scottish registered company. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (tier 2 source, wording and supported columns recorded, reader-checked; verbatim check on the live page still due).
- Sector (if case study)
- Not recorded
- Named product or service
- Not recorded
- Named customer (case studies only)
- Not recorded
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: Legal entity name; Companies House number; Registered office country
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- COMMSWORLD LIMITED
MPLS-201 — Accepted: CCS RM6116 Lot 1a suppliers (page 1 of 3)
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-201
- Confidence
- High
- Record type
- Regulator or framework record
- Checked date
- 2026-10-01
- Source title
- CCS RM6116 Lot 1a suppliers (page 1 of 3)
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Listed on page 1 of 3 of the Lot 1a list (44 suppliers). Wording captured through a page-reader summary on 2026-10-01. Confirm verbatim on the page, then set Decision. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (tier 2 source, wording and supported columns recorded, reader-checked; verbatim check on the live page still due).
- Sector (if case study)
- Not recorded
- Named product or service
- Network Services 3 Lot 1a
- Named customer (case studies only)
- Not recorded
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Operations and Assurance: RM6116 supplier
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Commsworld Limited
MPLS-540 — Rejected: About Us
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-540
- Confidence
- Low
- Source URL
- https://www.commsworld.com/about-us/
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- About Us
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Live page check 2026-10-06: page could not be read by the fetch tool. Fetch tool refused the URL (provenance gate) on repeated attempts; not read. Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: Provider type
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Commsworld, founded in 1994, is Scotland's leading Telecommunications Network Services Provider
MPLS-541 — Accepted: UKRN telecommunications
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-541
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Regulator or framework record
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- UKRN telecommunications
- Published date
- 2026-03-11
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Live page check 2026-10-06: supports a weaker or differently scoped claim. UKRN sector page on Ofcom generally; does not name Commsworld. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (live page read; supports a weaker or differently scoped claim, so the limitation above applies; accepted by Harry 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: Ofcom-regulated communications provider
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Ofcom is responsible for economic regulation (notably fixed telecoms network infrastructure)
MPLS-542 — Rejected: Fluency network
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-542
- Confidence
- Low
- Source URL
- https://www.commsworld.com/our-network
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Fluency network
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Live page check 2026-10-06: page could not be read by the fetch tool. Fetch tool refused the URL (provenance gate) on repeated attempts; not read. Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Network and Coverage: Owns core network; Network and Coverage: UK access tails available (comma separated carriers); Network and Coverage: Coverage: UK and Ireland (Proven = own PoPs; Partner = via partner); Network and Coverage: Core network description (25 words max); Service and Performance: Layer 2 VPLS or E-LAN; Service and Performance: Layer 3 IP VPN (MPLS); Service and Performance: Direct internet access on the same contract; Network and Coverage: Countries with on-net PoPs (list); Network and Coverage: Countries with on-net PoPs (count)
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Our UK wide, fully owned and managed high capacity national network, Optical, Dark Fibre, Ethernet, WAN, Cloud Connect
MPLS-543 — Rejected: Contact
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-543
- Confidence
- Low
- Source URL
- https://www.commsworld.com/contact/
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Contact
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Live page check 2026-10-06: page could not be read by the fetch tool. Fetch tool refused the URL (provenance gate) on repeated attempts; not read. Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Network and Coverage: 24x7 NOC; Operations and Assurance: UK-based support; Commercial Model: Pricing published (never record a price)
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- 24/7 support available
MPLS-544 — Accepted: COMMSWORLD LTD overview
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-544
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Company record
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- COMMSWORLD LTD overview
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Companies House Live page check 2026-10-06: supports a weaker or differently scoped claim. Companies House confirms Commsworld Limited SC150343 active, Scottish, Newbridge EH28 8LH; no UK support or GBP billing evidence. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (live page read; supports a weaker or differently scoped claim, so the limitation above applies; accepted by Harry 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Operations and Assurance: UK-based support; Commercial Model: Billing in GBP
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Company number SC150343, registered in Scotland
MPLS-580 — Accepted: Commsworld Limited - PSC
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-580
- Confidence
- Medium
- Record type
- Company record
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Commsworld Limited - PSC
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Page-reader wording from the 2026-10-02 re-check, not verbatim. Chain: Commsworld Limited > Commsworld Holdings > Highland Bidco > LDC-backed (LDC per Unquote). LDC is described as private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (tier 2 source, wording and supported columns recorded, reader-checked; verbatim check on the live page still due).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: Parent or group
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Commsworld Holdings Limited ... Ownership of shares - 75% or more
MPLS-667 — Accepted: CCS Network Services 3 (RM6116) supplier lists: lots 1a, 2a, 4b, 4c
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-667
- Confidence
- Medium
- Record type
- Regulator or framework record
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- CCS Network Services 3 (RM6116) supplier lists: lots 1a, 2a, 4b, 4c
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Page-reader summary of the lot supplier pages; confirm on the live list, then set Decision. Entity listed: COMMSWORLD LIMITED. Seen 1a p1, 2a p1, 4b p2, 4c p1. Method: WebFetch reader summaries of gca.gov.uk lot-supplier pages (all pages of 1a,2a,3a,3b,4a,4b,4c,4d,1b,1c,1d,4e) and cached crowncommercial.gov.uk all-suppliers pages; gca all-suppliers p2+ blocked by robots.txt; supplier matrix .ods (assets.gca.gov.uk) and curl Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (tier 2 source, wording and supported columns recorded, reader-checked; verbatim check on the live page still due).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Operations and Assurance: CCS Network Services 3 (RM6116) supplier
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- COMMSWORLD LIMITED listed
MPLS-739 — Accepted: Commsworld Managed WAN Services
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-739
- Confidence
- Medium
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Commsworld Managed WAN Services
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Page-reader check 2026-10-02, not verbatim. Commsworld Ltd, UK site (Edinburgh). Page names L3VPN, VPLS and IPVPN. No date shown. Reader summary, not exact copy. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (tier 1 source, wording and supported columns recorded, reader-checked; verbatim check on the live page still due).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: SD-WAN or SASE service page URL; Providers: MPLS or IP VPN service page URL; Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: Managed SD-WAN; Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: SD-WAN platforms offered (comma separated: Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Meraki, Fortinet, Versa, VeloCloud, Palo Alto Prisma, Juniper, HPE Aruba, other); Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: Co-managed option; Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: MPLS to SD-WAN migration service; Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: Application-aware routing over MPLS; Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: SD-WAN overlay offered (SD-WAN is a component of SASE); Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: SASE platform offered
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Our L3VPN and Layer 2 VPLS services are delivered over its fully owned and managed carrier-grade Fluency MPLS network
MPLS-740 — Accepted: DDoS Mitigation | Commsworld
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-740
- Confidence
- Medium
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- DDoS Mitigation | Commsworld
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Page-reader check 2026-10-02, not verbatim. Commsworld Ltd UK site. Product is DDoS mitigation as a service; link to the MPLS service not stated. No date shown. Reader summary. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (tier 1 source, wording and supported columns recorded, reader-checked; verbatim check on the live page still due).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Service and Performance: DDoS protection
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- DDoS Mitigation platform, which is an industry leading solution to protect against disruption of service style attacks.
MPLS-741 — Rejected: Commsworld - Cyber Security
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-741
- Confidence
- Medium
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Commsworld - Cyber Security
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Page-reader check 2026-10-02, not verbatim. Cyber security page lists DDoS mitigation, cloud VPN, dedicated and cloud firewall, MDM, antimalware, Webroot endpoint management (reader summary). No secure web gateway or CASB. Routes tried: fetched commsworld.com WAN, Ethernet, Live page check 2026-10-06: page could not be read by the fetch tool. Fetch tool refused the URL (provenance gate) on repeated attempts; not read. Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: SASE or SSE partners (comma separated: Zscaler, Netskope, Palo Alto Prisma, Cato, Cloudflare, Fortinet, other); Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: Security operations centre or managed detection; Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: Secure web gateway or CASB
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Not recorded
MPLS-742 — Rejected: Commsworld - Cloud VPN
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-742
- Confidence
- Medium
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Commsworld - Cloud VPN
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Page-reader check 2026-10-02, not verbatim. Cloud VPN page mentions SSL VPN with 2FA and Active Directory authentication (reader summary); that is remote access VPN, not ZTNA. Routes tried: fetched commsworld.com WAN, Ethernet, security (cloud firewall, cloud VPN, cyber sec Live page check 2026-10-06: page could not be read by the fetch tool. Fetch tool refused the URL (provenance gate) on repeated attempts; not read. Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: Zero trust network access
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Not recorded
MPLS-743 — Accepted: Commsworld - Dedicated & Cloud Firewall
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-743
- Confidence
- Medium
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Commsworld - Dedicated & Cloud Firewall
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Page-reader check 2026-10-02, not verbatim. Commsworld Ltd UK site. No date shown. Reader summary. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (tier 1 source, wording and supported columns recorded, reader-checked; verbatim check on the live page still due).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: Managed firewall
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Cloud Firewall is a managed centralised firewall service which extends the benefits of a single piece of on premise equipment across multiple sites
MPLS-774 — Rejected: Commsworld acquires Fluency Communications Ltd
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-774
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Analyst or trade press
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Commsworld acquires Fluency Communications Ltd
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 3
- Source ownership
- Third-party corroboration
- Limitation and notes
- Page-reader check 2026-10-02, not verbatim. Trade press, no date shown, describes Fluency before or at acquisition, likely older than three years. Cities only; named facilities not given. Colocation page says 'multiple datacentres' without names. Reader summary. Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (tier 3 corroboration not checked on the live page; Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Network and Coverage: On-net UK data centres (comma separated)
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Fluency operate their own IP Network with a data centre footprint that spans Edinburgh and London.
MPLS-804 — Rejected: Commsworld case study (Juniper Networks)
- Slug
- commsworld
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Commsworld
- Source ID
- MPLS-804
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Commsworld case study (Juniper Networks)
- Published date
- 2016-02
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Page-reader check 2026-10-02, not verbatim. Vendor case study over three years old, so Partial. Commsworld's own page https://www.commsworld.com/our-network (map file dated April 2025) states 125 PoPs, 83 exchanges, 30 towns and cities, 'from London to Inverness', but does Live page check 2026-10-06: page could not be read by the fetch tool. Fetch tool refused the URL (provenance gate) on repeated attempts; not read. Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Network and Coverage: UK PoP cities (comma separated)
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Commsworld's new core network deploys the Juniper Networks MX480 3D Universal Edge Router located in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, and Manchester.