SD-WAN
Managed Network Essentials
TELUS Managed Network Essentials is a modular, fully managed SD-WAN solution that boosts network performance while keeping costs in check, with 24/7 expert monitoring and a single point of contact for end-to-end support.
THE CHALLENGE
Flawless Connectivity, No Matter the Scale
Whether you operate a single site or dozens, maybe even hundreds of branches, you have to keep every user, location and cloud workload running flawlessly. But fragmented legacy networks and lean IT teams make that consistency increasingly hard to achieve.
What’s standing between you and a seamless network
Costly downtime
Even a brief outage can stall operations and impact revenue.
Site complexity
Juggling carriers, hardware and SLAs across diverse locations overwhelms IT staff.
Non-Optimized Networks
Data-heavy apps and cloud adoption strain aging links and slow performance.
Budget squeeze
IT must improve service levels while tightly controlling OpEx and CapEx.
Security foundation
Organisations need a network ready to evolve toward full SASE as threats grow.
SOLUTION BENEFITS
Commercial-grade networking, without the enterprise-level effort
TELUS Managed Network Essentials delivers commercial-grade networking without the enterprise-level effort, streamlining operations, ensuring consistent performance, and giving you full budget visibility from day one.
- Simplified management
Real-time visibility while TELUS handles patches, upgrades, and day-to-day upkeep. - Proactive monitoring
24/7 monitoring and updates supported by a single point of contact enables your team to focus on core initiatives. - Predictable costs
Ability to offer a fixed per-location monthly fee that covers hardware, maintenance, and support, eliminating surprise expenses. - Optimised connectivity
When you procure Internet circuits through TELUS, we right-size and fully manage them, and cover them under the same service agreement. - Enhanced performance
Intelligent traffic shaping keeps voice, video, and cloud apps fast and resilient.
- Failover options
LTE failover and redundant circuits can be layered on for extra resilience or bandwidth when needed. - Best-of-breed tech
Powered by SD-WAN platforms from Gartner-recognised Leaders Fortinet, VeloCloud, and Cisco Meraki. - Agility & growth
Standardized configs and right-sized bandwidth make adding or scaling sites quick and low-touch. - Tailored design
Network architecture custom-built to match your goals, locations, and future plans. - Essential security enabled
Optional encrypted tunnels and policy enforcement provide a solid step toward a full SASE posture.
Our technology partners
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SOLUTION OVERVIEW
A modular, full managed SD-WAN solution
Core package
Everything you need to run a modern network.
- Managed SD-WAN
Dynamic path selection, QoS and centralized policy control for rock-solid application performance - Managed LAN
Fully monitored switching and structured cabling, kept current and secure - Managed Wi-Fi
High-density, secure access for staff and guests, delivered as a service
Optional add-ons
Layer on extra capability when you need it.
- Business Internet
Right-sized TELUS fibre, broadband, or best-fit circuits sourced from 50+ Canadian carriers coast to coast - Wireless failover
Automatic wireless backup that keeps sites online if the primary link drops - Essential Security
Featuring built-in web filtering plus intrusion detection and prevention
How we deliver
- Design & vendor alignment
After mapping your application, security, and growth requirements, our solution architects propose the platform best suited to your needs: Fortinet, VeloCloud, or Cisco Meraki. - Procurement & staging
TELUS sources all devices, switches and access points, pre-configures them in our lab and ships everything ready for plug-and-play deployment. - Installation & turn-up
Field technicians install the gear, activate circuits and cut traffic over with minimal disruption. - 24/7 managed operations
A dedicated NOC aggregates circuits, prioritises traffic, applies patches, replaces failed hardware and monitors every site around the clock, acting as your single point of contact for moves, adds and changes so new locations or policy tweaks happen in hours, not weeks.
Get the essentials like SD-WAN, Business Internet and Wireless failover, starting at $275 per month per location1.
Why TELUS
Our managed network footprint spans coast to coast
We design, test and run carrier-grade infrastructure, partnering with industry leaders like Fortinet, VMware and Cisco Meraki to give you proven SD-WAN platforms. Our bilingual Network Operations Centre monitors every link around the clock, proactively resolving issues and keeping your business connected.
100
Years building and operating Canada’s critical networks.
55,000
Customer sites managed nationwide under TELUS care.
50+
Carrier partners providing seamless connectivity across Canada.
Customer testimonials
We can’t afford to have our network down. You know, 98%, 99%, all that sort of nonsense you used to talk about years ago, we have to have 100% uptime.
Harry Rosen - Canadian retailer of luxury menswear
CIO
CIO
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