Finally, a network that works for you
Multiple locations, hybrid teams, cloud applications – and a patchwork of tools and consoles. Enterprise Connect cleans up, in every sense. And with the new beem security layer, there’s protection built in.
April 2026, Text Tanja Dujic, Andreas Heer 4 Min.
If you’re responsible for IT, you know how it goes: there’s a firewall console here, a network tool there, cloud management somewhere else. Every change entails coordination between teams, duplication of effort and delays. Not because the technology can’t do what you need of it – but because it was never designed as a complete system. The proliferation of tools – or ‘tool sprawl’ as it is known – slows down the work of network and cybersecurity experts.
Enterprise Connect takes a different approach. Swisscom’s SDN-based platform bundles network, locations and services in a single dashboard. Changes are made centrally and take effect immediately. So you no longer have tickets going back and forth between three units, or rules that look different in tool A than in tool B.
The difference for you
A new location needs a connection? The router configures itself after switching on, and everything else runs via the dashboard. An application needs more bandwidth? A few clicks, and it’s sorted in minutes. This may sound trivial – but if you know how long these changes usually take, then you can appreciate the difference.
The platform is modular: bandwidth, service level and security functions can be individually configured for each location. From best effort to 100% guaranteed availability. From simple internet to encrypted office networking with SD-WAN.
The benefits are particularly noticeable in the case of cloud connections. The Cloud Access Service connects to Azure, AWS or the Swisscom Cloud via faster, dedicated paths rather than the public internet. The Microsoft Peering Service makes these connections even easier to plan – with latency and availability metrics.
SD-WAN and SSE combine to make up a SASE – and more
Previously, there was network here, security there. Two worlds, two languages, two queues. The new security layer – beem – brings both worlds together and adds centrally managed security functions to the SD-WAN. All devices are connected to beemNet and therefore automatically protected. beemNet as a Security Service Edge (SSE) and the SD-WAN functionalities of Enterprise Connect therefore offer a comprehensive Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) approach. Companies can implement a zero trust concept that checks all connections and server access from the office, on the go or a teleworking location. Access checks and data processing are carried out in Swisscom data centres in Switzerland and therefore also meet strict compliance requirements.
Policies are managed centrally and apply universally. All services and devices are protected. There are no translation errors between network segments and security rules, no workarounds uncovered during the next audit. And, above all, there is less friction between the network and security teams. Instead, you get centralised dashboards for network and security.
The way forward is clear: what works for the network – centralised control, consistent rules, quick changes – should also apply to security. The combination of beem and Enterprise Connect goes beyond traditional SASE solutions, as it also integrates device management and user administration and supports mobile, voice and TV services.
What counts in the end
If you need support, you get it: from the initial assessment to the target design, configuration to rollout – a single contractual partner and point of contact, one location connection for all services, operated by Swisscom.
Not the technology itself, but what it enables: changes that go live in hours, not weeks. Policies that apply everywhere. Secure access to company resources on-premises and in the cloud from anywhere. Fewer tools, less duplication, less back and forth.
In other words: a network that stops getting in the way – and starts supporting.