Managed Network Edge for government

To support digital transformation and improve the citizen experience, government agencies have recognized the need to modernize their legacy networks. IT modernization can control costs, enhance security, improve visibility into system performance and reduce demands on IT teams — all of which affect an organization’s ability to deliver citizen-centric government.

Spectrum Business® offers Managed Network Edge — a modular, all-in-one solution that simplifies the deployment and management of your agency’s network. Delivered with the Cisco Meraki platform, Managed Network Edge provides security, flexibility and scalability by bringing together connectivity, equipment and network management.
 

Product highlights

• Simplify network management: Experience comprehensive support, simplified billing and faster resolutions by working with a single partner.
• Choose the connectivity that’s right for you: We have the right connectivity and service-level agreement (SLA) to meet your needs, based on our national reach as a facilities-based provider.
• Free up resources: Increase productivity and reduce setup time by choosing your preferred level of involvement in the customization and management of your network.
• Add layers of security: Incorporate firewalls and unified threat management (UTM) with provider-managed, integrated security from the edge to the cloud.
• Partner with trusted professionals: Enjoy a consultative approach to design and implementation while knowing that you have access to our trusted experts anytime you need them.
• Empower your team: Co-manage your network without the risk, allowing your team to control what they want and consult with our support team for the rest.
• Manage your network with ease: Save time by accessing and managing your entire network from a centralized, intuitive and easy-to-use portal.
• Experience best-in-class performance: Prioritize traffic and applications based on your organization’s unique needs.
• Minimize expenses: Reduce capital expenditures with consolidated and optimized networking components — all for one monthly charge.
• Operate anywhere: Extend your organization’s network and provide your employees secure, remote access to your network and cloud.
   

Key benefits

• Streamlines your IT processes with integrated nationwide connectivity, network management and security from a single trusted provider.
• Expands your internet connection options with choices such as broadband, wireless and Dedicated Fiber Internet, which is backed by an industry-leading service-level agreement (SLA) that includes 100% uptime.¹
• Reduces administration time for your team and opens the door to a network tailored to your needs.
• Strengthens your security posture with automated updates while keeping pace with changing networking requirements and emerging security risks.
• Extends your resources to include professionals who are responsible for optimizing the design of your network and delivering 100%, U.S.-based 24/7/365 support.
• Creates a safety net by letting you choose what works best for you with a range of options — from co-managed to a fully managed solution.
• Offers instant visibility into usage and performance, and an integrated control panel for faster, better decision-making.
• Brings peace of mind to your organization, delivering the best network performance to citizens and employees.
• Simplifies expenses associated with your network by using a single provider.
• Gives your remote and mobile employees secure access to your entire network from laptops, tablets and mobile devices.
   

Available services

• Security and routing: Ensure complete up-to-date firewall and UTM, backed by a leader in network security while also efficiently resolving typical routing issues with application-aware routing that provides reliable performance.
• WiFi: Connect citizens and employees to next-generation WiFi that provides speed, reliability and performance with security that begins at the wireless access point.
• Smart cameras: Gain valuable insights into behavior patterns while also protecting your locations.
• Environmental sensors: Intelligently monitor door access to restricted spaces and automatically alert workers of environmental events such as changes in temperature, humidity, air quality and water leaks in government buildings.
• Switching: Prioritize traffic on the data link and network layers (layers two and three) with cloud-managed, enterprise-grade switching.
• Teleworker: Give your at-home workers the same network performance, security and data prioritization they experience while at the office with an easy-to-install network appliance.
• Remote Access: Empower mobile workers with simple, secure access to your network from any device, at any time, in any location while protecting your organization.
• SD-WAN: Seamlessly and automatically connect multiple locations.
• Virtual Edge: Provide seamless access to your cloud-based, business-critical applications by providing secure connectivity to cloud service providers such as AWS, Azure and Google.
   

Our certified networking experts and Center for Digital Government certified team, along with our national reach and multiple connectivity options, make Spectrum Business uniquely qualified to be your single networking partner. We can tailor a complete solution to meet your needs.

Learn more at enterprise.spectrum.com/ManagedNetworkEdge

 

1. 100% uptime SLA Applies only applies to Dedicated Fiber Internet, Secure Dedicated Fiber Internet, Ethernet Services, Cloud Connect and Enterprise Trunking.