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More than SASE: Enterprise Connect combined with beem

Tailored software-defined networking (SDN) and cutting-edge protection from cyberattacks to ensure maximum business resilience.

Combining Enterprise Connect with beem brings software-defined networking and security service edge (SSE) together in a single, comprehensive and pre-integrated SASE platform. You benefit from a flexible, modular solution without any time-consuming integration processes. You can also add services such as telephony, cloud access and TV to suit your needs. 

SASE solutions combine comprehensive security functions (security service edge, SSE) and SD-WAN in a single, integrated solution. Instead of diverse standalone security products and complex integrations, SASE offers simplicity and comprehensive, integrated security. Combine our SSE solution beem with Enterprise Connect for a fully integrated SASE solution plus an array of additional services, such as voice, TV and device management, that go far beyond the scope of common SASE solutions. 

Enterprise Connect with beem

Combine Enterprise Connect with beem to use security service edge (SSE) for your software-defined networking. 

Enterprise Connect at a glance

Enterprise Connect brings you software-defined networking, Internet access, security, voice, TV and more from a single source – with one contract, a comprehensive SLA and one central dashboard. Choose the individual modules you need to flexibly create your own solution, and combine Enterprise Connect with beem – Swisscom’s all-in-one security service edge platform. Adding beem gives you far more than just an SASE solution, all of it seamlessly integrated with Enterprise Connect. 

WAN

The wide area network (WAN) service based on software-defined networking (SDN) provides a state-of-the-art, secure network (any-to-any connectivity) for company-wide communication. Combining Enterprise Connect with beem enhances your SD-WAN with full SSE capabilities to form a complete SASE architecture.

  • Highly available – choose the availability you require, from best effort to 100% (DualNet)
  • Flexible – opt for any-to-any connectivity or central network management using a hub-and-spoke topology
  • Secure – end-to-end encryption for your WAN data connection plus all beem SSE capabilities for your WAN

LAN

Connect your building with every IT workstation, printer, server and machine securely and reliably. Simply order switches and access points, plug them in and configure them in the dashboard. You can also configure further network settings to your company’s specific needs in a self-service environment – changes are activated immediately. 

  • Simple – manage and configure network devices, VLAN, WLAN, etc. easily in a central, user-friendly dashboard
  • Reliable – use our Managed Service to outsource all your network operation activities to Swisscom, including automatic monitoring of your network devices
  • Secure – protect your network from unauthorised access and create granular access rules with beem 

Use the Enterprise Connect Internet service for a secure, fast and highly available network connection. Choose either a local Internet breakout at your site or a central breakout via the Enterprise Connect SD-WAN and beem SSE platform.

  • Flexible – order your Internet connection for each location, as required, as well as optional, fixed IP addresses
  • Maximum performance – benefit from maximum availability guarantees, resilience and performance with IP-Plus® Internet Services; choose from best effort availability up to 99.99%
  • Secure – protect your Internet connection and devices connected at your locations easily and comprehensively with beem (secure web gateway SWG, next-generation firewall NGFW, intrusion prevention system IPS, IP cloaking etc.) 

Combine Enterprise Connect with beem – Swisscom’s comprehensive security service edge (SSE) solution – and enjoy more than just an SASE solution. Alternatively, you can enhance Enterprise Connect by adding traditional security modules. 

beem security service edge (SSE)

Combining Enterprise Connect and beem gives you access to the full range of security service edge (SSE) functions and more: from next-generation firewall (NGFW) with deep packet inspection, Zero Trust access to business applications, identity and access Management (IAM), device management (MDM), data loss prevention (DLP) and much more. With beem, firewalls and RAS solutions are a thing of the past.

  • Comprehensive – use the full range of SSE functions and more, with everything running through Swisscom’s data centres in Switzerland
  • Integrated – seamless integration with the Swisscom broadband and mobile networks simplifies security and gives you access to a range of brand-new applications
  • Fast – thanks to comprehensive integration, integral security functions and automation, your solution can be up and running in no time

Enterprise Connect firewall

If you choose not to use beem, you can enhance Enterprise Connect with a traditional central firewall with deep packet inspection, web filters and other functions.

Remote Access Service (RAS)

Another beem alternative is to use a traditional remote access service (RAS) to access your company network via remote access and VPN – with always-on VPN, geoblocking, strong two-factor authentication and dynamic split tunnelling.

DDoS protection

Add an extra layer of protection to your Enterprise Connect and beem solution with distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection. Enjoy Layer 7 network protection, a dashboard with 24/7 monitoring and proactive alerting in the event of attacks.

Connect clouds directly to your company network so that data traffic never runs over the public Internet. The Cloud Access service connects Swisscom clouds and public clouds (e.g. Azure and AWS) to your company network directly over the Swisscom network.

  • Efficient – use your dashboard to manage multiple cloud services from one central tool
  • Straightforward – benefit from a pre-installed connection to Swisscom Cloud services
  • Secure – your network is integrated into the Swisscom security and policy framework

Choose the solution you require from the Enterprise Connect Voice range and configure it online in real time. 

Voice Line

The Voice Line telephony service is a basic package that provides a voice communication service for internal and external parties.

  • Flexible – access advanced features of leased Swisscom system devices
  • Combinable – integrate analogue telephones into your system if required
  • Transparent – manage your invoices and subscriptions centrally
Hosted PBX

The Hosted PBX Service gives you access to cloud telephony with virtualised PBX systems hosted in the Swisscom data centre.

  • Efficient – no need to invest in a physical telephone system
  • Transparent – one standard traffic price plan for all voice services
  • Flexible – make calls at any time from any device using your preferred phone number
  • One number – link mobile and fixed-line numbers
  • Straightforward – this Swisscom-managed solution is always up to date
Microsoft Teams Telephony

Combine Enterprise Connect with Microsoft Teams Telephony as your central solution for voice and collaboration to use your mobile or fixed-line number for calls with Microsoft Teams.

  • User friendly – telephony, chat, video conferences, document collaboration and more in a single solution
  • One number – link mobile and fixed-line numbers and manage your availability centrally via Teams, whether you’re working from home, the office, or on the go
  • Straightforward – reduce the complexity of your voice infrastructure and replace existing telephony solutions

Use our modular Hospitality TV service to create outstanding customer and guest experiences in residential homes, hotels, reception areas and more.

  • Varied – the largest selection of national and international TV channels in more than 26 languages and 13 genres, Netflix, YouTube and the latest blockbusters as video on demand
  • Customer-focused – use the custom info channel as a value-adding touchpoint for your customers, patients or guests
  • Individual – in-house channel for your own live broadcasts

Do you want to use Enterprise Connect for your network, internet access, security and voice services but you don’t have the expertise or resources to make it work? With our additional services, we can take care of this for you:

  • On-site meeting to determine cabling and power line needs  
  • Reliable on-site installation 
  • Project management for the rollout 
  • Online training on configuration and dashboards in Enterprise Connect 
  • beem onboarding package for configuring security policies, Zero Trust access rules and more

Your benefits with Enterprise Connect

A powerful, resilient network and IT infrastructure with comprehensive security functions. 

Choose from a range of function and security modules with seamless integrations. Avoid complex integration projects – saving money and resources.

Simplify your supplier management, reduce complexity and gain transparency. With Enterprise Connect from Swisscom, you have a single contract, a single contact, a universal SLA and a central dashboard. 

beem combined with Enterprise Connect

Combine Enterprise Connect with beem and get more than an SASE solution: Zero Trust access, firewall as a service, data loss prevention and much more. 

FAQs

SASE stands for secure access service edge. It combines network functions (e.g. SD-WAN) and security functions (e.g. firewall, Zero Trust, web filters) in a single, cloud-based service.  Typical components of SASE solutions include:

  • SD-WAN (software-defined wide area network) – optimises and manages data traffic between locations and cloud services
  • ZTNA (Zero Trust network access) – allows only authorised users access to the company network and business applications
  • CASB (cloud access security broker) – controls access to cloud services and software as a service (SaaS) applications such as Microsoft 365, Salesforce, etc.
  • SWG (secure web gateway) – protection from malicious websites and downloads
  • FWaaS (firewall as a service) – cloud-based protection from unauthorised data traffic; replaces traditional (hardware) firewalls 
  • DLP (data loss prevention) – protects sensitive data from leaks

Together, ZTNA, CASB, SWG, FWaaS and DLP are referred to as security service edge (SSE). SASE solutions combine SD-WAN and SSE in one central, cloud-based service. 

The benefits of SASE solutions include universal security rules for all locations, devices and users, as well as lower complexity compared to many standalone solutions. Configurations and changes (e.g. security policies, routing and traffic management, provisioning for new locations) are all software-based on a centralised platform. SASE solutions therefore boast flexible scalability and simple management.

Enterprise Connect offers SD-WAN, beem includes SSE – together they cover the full range of SASE functions and much more. As well as SD-WAN, Enterprise Connect also offers Internet access, cloud access, voice and TV. Besides SSE capabilities, beem includes identity and access management (IAM), device management (MDM) and seamless integration into the Swisscom broadband and mobile network.

Software-defined networking (SDN) is a modern concept that enables the company network to be managed centrally via software.

In traditional networks, the management logic (control plane) and data packet forwarding (data plane) are defined on the network devices. Changes (e.g. new VLANs, routes, security rules) are manually applied on the device. This often makes managing traditional networks time consuming and prone to error. 

With software-defined networking (SDN), you control how the network and all the devices behave centrally through software. An SDN controller detects the network topology and communicates with the network devices via standardised APIs. The switches, routers and access points only react to commands from the controller. Changes (e.g. new VLANs, routes, security rules) are not manually applied on every device, but centralised through software and the SDN controller. This makes software-defined networking more straightforward, consistent and efficient than traditional networks.

The central dashboard in Enterprise Connect acts as an SDN controller – facilitating simple and user-friendly management across the entire network. The routers, switches and access points are supplied by Swisscom and simply need to be plugged in. Settings are made via self-service options in the central Enterprise Connect dashboard – changes go live immediately.

Yes. You can use the SD-WAN capabilities of Enterprise Connect without a connection to the public Internet. Access to the SD-WAN is via the private Swisscom IP network.

No. Enterprise Connect replaces the Swisscom LAN-I connections. LAN-I services are now provided on the Enterprise Connect platform. To ensure that customers can continue to use the services without interruption, we offer the option to move LAN-I connections to the Enterprise Connect platform. Moving to the Enterprise Connect platform means that you benefit from an end-to-end service, together with infrastructure and modular, market-leading security services that you can configure according to your needs. 

Yes. IP-Plus® is Swisscom’s tailored Internet service and is integrated into Enterprise Connect. If you purchase IP-Plus®, you will receive an Enterprise Connect contract. You can purchase IP-Plus® as an individual Enterprise Connect module or combine it flexibly with other Enterprise Connect components. 

IP-Plus® offers high data transfer rates and enables you to adapt routing, peering and network capacity to your needs quickly and directly, and optimise response times (RTT). Enterprise Connect IP-Plus® is available with a central or local Internet breakout. With Local Internet IP-Plus® (LIIP), the company site is connected directly to the public Internet. With Central Internet IP-Plus®, the Internet breakout is located in the Enterprise Connect SD-WAN or, if combined with beem, via the SSE platform. 

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