Networking

Managed SD-WAN

Application-aware connectivity across every site — MPLS, broadband, and LTE under one policy, designed, deployed, and managed end to end.

Why SD-WAN

Distributed enterprises run on a mix of MPLS, broadband, and wireless circuits — each with different cost, performance, and reliability. SD-WAN puts that mix under a single, application-aware control plane, so traffic follows business policy instead of the constraints of any one link.

The result is a WAN you can reason about: consistent policy across sites, predictable application performance, and resilience that doesn’t depend on a single carrier or circuit.

What it solves

The reasons enterprises move from legacy WAN to managed SD-WAN.

Lower transport cost

Move non-critical traffic to commodity broadband and reserve premium circuits for what needs them — reducing MPLS spend without giving up reliability.

Application-aware routing

Paths are chosen in real time by application and link health. Voice, video, and SaaS get the route they need, and failover between circuits is automatic and sub-second.

Centralized policy and visibility

One policy model across every site. Change it once and it applies everywhere, with end-to-end telemetry on performance, availability, and usage.

Security built in

Segmentation, encryption, and secure local breakout to cloud and SaaS — aligned to a zero-trust approach instead of backhauling all traffic through one location.

What intSignal delivers

A managed program — not a box drop. We own the design, the migration, and the run state.

Design

We assess your sites, circuits, and applications, then design the topology and policy — selecting the platform that fits your environment rather than forcing a single vendor.

Deploy

Staged rollout with zero-touch provisioning, scheduled cutovers, and documented rollback — so migration from MPLS or legacy WAN happens without disrupting operations.

Operate

24/7 monitoring, policy changes, circuit and carrier management, and reporting tied to SLAs — delivered co-managed alongside your team or fully managed by ours.

Where it fits

SD-WAN works alongside the rest of your connectivity and network operations.

Talk to our network team

Tell us your sites, circuits, and the applications that matter. We’ll assess your WAN and scope a migration that improves performance and reduces cost — with no disruption to operations.

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Frequently asked questions

What is managed SD-WAN?

Managed SD-WAN is a software-defined wide-area network that intSignal designs, deploys, and operates for you. It steers each application over the best available link — broadband, fiber, LTE/5G, or MPLS — using centralized policy, and we handle monitoring, changes, and optimization so your team doesn't have to.

How is SD-WAN different from MPLS?

MPLS is a single, expensive private circuit; SD-WAN aggregates multiple cheaper links and routes traffic intelligently across them with automatic failover. You get better performance and resilience at lower cost, and you can keep MPLS as one of the underlay links where it still makes sense.

Does SD-WAN improve security?

Yes. SD-WAN adds encryption and segmentation across sites, and it's the on-ramp to a full SASE model — pairing the network with cloud-delivered security (ZTNA, secure web gateway, CASB) under one policy. We deliver SD-WAN and SASE together so connectivity and security aren't separate projects.

Can managed SD-WAN reduce our WAN costs?

Usually. Replacing or supplementing MPLS with commodity broadband and wireless typically cuts recurring circuit spend while improving throughput, and centralized management reduces the operational overhead of running each site by hand.

How does SD-WAN handle cloud and SaaS traffic?

SD-WAN breaks out cloud and SaaS traffic locally instead of backhauling it through a central data center, so applications like Microsoft 365 and video conferencing are faster. Policies prioritize latency-sensitive traffic automatically.

Do you manage SD-WAN across multiple sites?

Yes. We manage single-site and large multi-site estates from one policy plane, with consistent configuration, monitoring, and change management across every location — including branch, remote, and cloud edges.