Faster internet, cheaper, with failover that actually fails over.
Most multi-site businesses still run on slow expensive MPLS or have two regular internet lines that don't talk to each other. SD-WAN combines multiple cheap connections into one fast, smart network that routes traffic by app and fails over without dropping a call.
What multi-site networks struggle with.
Internet went down at one office. Whole branch went home.
No failover. One line, one provider, one point of failure.
MPLS contract auto-renewed for 3 years.
Locked in to $8k/month per site. Cheaper alternatives exist now, but nobody had time to switch.
Video calls choke when the office gets busy.
No quality-of-service. Email upload competes with Zoom for bandwidth. Zoom loses.
Cloud apps run slow from one office.
Traffic backhauls to head office before reaching the cloud. 80ms of pointless latency.
What we deploy.
- 01
Multi-connection bonding
Combine two cheap internet lines (fibre + cable, fibre + LTE) into one redundant pipe. If one drops, traffic shifts in milliseconds.
- 02
Per-app routing
Voice and video routed over the lowest-latency path. File transfers over the cheapest. Smart and automatic.
- 03
Direct cloud breakout
M365 and SaaS apps go straight to the internet from each office. No more backhaul through head office.
- 04
Quality of service
Voice and video prioritized. Backups deprioritized. Nothing drops during meetings.
- 05
Site-to-site VPN
All offices appear on one private network without MPLS. Encrypted end-to-end.
- 06
Central management
One dashboard for every site. Push a config change once, every office gets it.
Three ways to connect offices.
Each has its time. Most firms moved away from MPLS by 2024 — SD-WAN is the standard now.
| MPLS (legacy) | Plain internet | SD-WAN (Senator standard) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost per site | $3k–$10k | $200–$1.5k | $300–$2k all-in |
| Setup time | 3–6 months | 2 weeks | 2–4 weeks |
| Failover if one connection drops | Manual reroute | Site offline | Automatic, milliseconds |
| App-aware routing | No | No | Yes |
| Central management | Provider portal | None | Single dashboard |
| Cloud performance | Backhauls | Direct | Direct + smart routing |
From MPLS to SD-WAN, without downtime.
Site audit
Inventory every site, every connection, current bandwidth, peak usage, app traffic mix.
Design
Connection mix per site (which internet providers, which speeds), routing policy, failover rules.
Order circuits
New internet circuits installed. Telco lead times are the main pacing factor.
Parallel run
SD-WAN runs alongside MPLS. Traffic shifts gradually. MPLS stays as backup.
Cut MPLS
MPLS contracts ended. Monthly bill drops. Full SD-WAN production.
SD-WAN platforms we deploy.
What SD-WAN delivers.
Average when replacing MPLS at multi-site firms.
From a primary link failing to traffic on backup. Calls don't drop.
With dual-connection bonding, single-link outages are invisible.
Every site, every link, every app — one view.
“We had MPLS at 14 sites costing $112k a month. Senator moved us to SD-WAN with bonded fibre + cable. Bill dropped to $28k. Performance is better. The CFO has framed the bill comparison.”
Who needs this.
- Multi-site firms with MPLS contracts coming up for renewal.
- Anyone whose remote office has 'one internet line and a prayer.'
- Cloud-heavy firms whose performance varies wildly by location.
- Manufacturing or healthcare with offices in poorly-served areas (LTE failover saves them).
Q01What if one office is rural and doesn't have good internet?
What if one office is rural and doesn't have good internet?
We can combine fibre + LTE or fibre + satellite as a fallback. Even mediocre rural internet doubled and bonded is workable for most office traffic.
Q02Do we have to change firewalls?
Do we have to change firewalls?
Often the SD-WAN appliance IS the firewall (Fortinet, Meraki). Less hardware, simpler management.
Q03What about voice quality?
What about voice quality?
Better than MPLS in most cases. SD-WAN measures voice path quality every few seconds and shifts to the better link mid-call if needed.
Q04Can we keep some sites on MPLS?
Can we keep some sites on MPLS?
Yes — hybrid is fine during transition. We typically migrate site by site.
Free site network audit.
Send us your current site list, current monthly WAN spend, and recent invoice. We'll send back a written analysis: what SD-WAN would cost, what you'd save, what to switch when.