MetTel, a five-time pioneer of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services, will deliver a fully managed suite of AI-driven, secure access service edge (SASE) network security solutions to government and commercial enterprises using the Netskope One platform, enabling secure access to applications and data for users anywhere.
MetTel managed SASE delivers both network connectivity and security services through a single managed network services (MNS) provider, simplifying network management and the ability to quickly and directly address network threats.
Zero trust principles and AI innovations
The purpose-built architecture of Netskope One applies zero trust principles and AI
As one of the pioneering SASE providers, Netskope helps organisations modernise by converging critical security, network, and analytics products into a powerful, unified platform, Netskope One.
The purpose-built architecture of Netskope One applies zero trust principles and AI innovations designed to optimise access, protect data wherever it moves, prevent threats, and enable secure, work-from-anywhere connectivity.
AI-powered operations
Among important capabilities, Netskope One includes fully integrated SD-WAN, Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Remote Browser Isolation (RBI), Unified Data Security, including data security posture management (DSPM), Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS), and Digital Experience Management (DEM).
Netskope One SASE also leverages AI-powered operations to monitor the network at all levels – including users, branches, and clouds – and detect anomalies, enable proactive troubleshooting, and automatically address any poor network conditions to deliver the highest network performance.
Evolving cyber threat landscape
Netskope One SASE also leverages AI-powered operations to monitor the network at all levels
"The rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape demands a security architecture that is omniscient and protective not only at the core but all the way to the edge, whether a data centre, remote office, road warrior or home/hybrid worker," said MetTel Chief Technology Officer, Ed Fox.
Ed Fox adds, "This agreement with Netskope gives MetTel another full SASE stack within a stable of market-pioneering technologies and partners to expertly deliver a comprehensive network security solution and managed WAN service to our enterprise and government customers as their networks quickly morph to support the AI tidal wave, as well as the threats posed by AI."
Digital transformation
"Netskope One brings a modern, converged approach to security and networking that improves how teams work, protects data wherever it moves, and keeps performance and connectivity secure and optimised," said Parag Thakore, Chief Product Officer, SASE, Netskope.
Parag Thakore adds, "We are very pleased to partner with MetTel to offer industry-pioneering SASE capabilities to joint customers to accelerate digital transformation and safely enable cloud- and AI-first environments."
Modern security and networking
Both MetTel and Netskope are Gartner Magic Quadrant Leaders, bringing the best of their technology, skills, and expertise to the market for network security.
As a provider of modern security and networking and a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Single Vendor SASE (renamed Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms in 2025) and Gartner Magic Quadrant for Secure Service Edge since their inception, Netskope helps organisations address their most critical cloud, AI, SaaS, web, and private application security needs as well as their most persistent network performance challenges, all at once.
The Netskope One platform enables both security and network infrastructure and operations (NI&O) teams to reduce risk, cost, and complexity. MetTel — a major in the Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services for five consecutive years — combines best in class technology with managed network access to deliver a comprehensive turnkey secure solution for its clients.
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