Connectivity as a Service (CaaS) is a cloud-based solution that provides businesses with the connectivity they need to connect to the internet and their applications. CaaS offers a number of benefits, including:
Reduced complexity: CaaS eliminates the need for businesses to manage their own networking infrastructure.
Increased agility: CaaS allows businesses to quickly and easily scale their connectivity as needed.
Improved security: CaaS providers offer a variety of security features to protect businesses’ data.
Network as a Service (NaaS) is a cloud-based solution that provides businesses with a complete network solution. NaaS includes all of the components of a network, such as routers, switches, firewalls, and security appliances. NaaS offers a number of benefits, including:
Reduced cost: NaaS providers offer a pay-as-you-go pricing model, which can save businesses money.
Increased reliability: NaaS providers offer 24/7 monitoring and support, which can help to improve the reliability of businesses’ networks.
Improved security: NaaS providers offer a variety of security features to protect businesses’ data.
An example of NaaS:
One of our Construction Customers has an MPLS WAN core network, where their MPLS provider charges a lot to get new MPLS tails added.
Onwave has added a single gateway into the MPLS network and now uses this to deploy all new sites.
Day 1: MPLS WAN extension on bonded 3G/4G (backed up with traffic shaped satellite) and the order placed with best fibre provider in that location.
Day 40+: Onwave adds in the fixed line to the multi-WAN router when it is delivered, cellular can be left in place for resilience, or turned off to save costs. The same gateway is used so no LAN address changes are needed.
Useful links
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/network-as-service-naas.html
https://www.cloudflare.com/en-gb/learning/network-layer/network-as-a-service-naas/
