New Comcast Business Solution Powered by Aruba Brings Secure, Enterprise-grade Office Connectivity from Home
October 19 2020 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Comcast Business joins forces with Aruba to
provide enterprise employees a secure, reliable, dedicated
connection to their corporate networks – without competing for
in-home bandwidth
Comcast Business today announced it is joining forces with
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, for the launch of
Comcast Business Teleworker VPN. The new solution is specifically
engineered to help enterprises provide their rapidly expanding
remote workforces with the same secure, reliable high-performance
connection to their corporate network that they have when
physically in their office.
According to a study from Nemertes Research, the COVID-19
pandemic has prompted new ways of working, while triggering
companies to be faster, more flexible and agile than ever before.
As a result, enterprises – including those that otherwise would not
have enabled employees to work from home – are increasingly
adopting remote work initiatives, with 70% planning to continue
their teleworking strategies. Yet, 30% of organizations struggle
with providing the setup, security policies and management of
remote connections, thus hindering employee productivity, upping IT
workloads and increasing vulnerability to cyberattacks.
“The workplace as we knew it changed quickly, dramatically, and
permanently in 2020 – and gone are the days where remote employees
can serve as a blind spot for IT departments,” said John Burke,
Principal Analyst, Nemertes Research. “Now that the home office is
the office, IT must ensure applications and connectivity are secure
and performing at the same level as in-office services – without
that, there will be major ramifications and increased business
risk.”
Setting remote workers up for success
Comcast Business Teleworker VPN offers a centrally managed
remote access VPN solution that enables enterprises to provide
employees the same access to their corporate network that they
enjoy in the office, remotely. When combined with Comcast
Business’s Teleworker Broadband solution, Comcast Business
Teleworker VPN provides employees a secure, reliable connection to
primary business systems, applications and files – all backed by
the nation’s largest gig-speed network. This combination provides
employees a dedicated, independent internet connection that does
not interfere or compete with their at-home internet – freeing up
home bandwidth for remote learning, entertainment and more.
Comcast Business Teleworker VPN is powered by Aruba ESP, an
enterprise-class, cloud-native platform which is centrally managed
by Aruba Central’s single cloud console. When combined with
Comcast’s Managed VPN Aggregator service at a business location,
enterprises can securely connect home-based devices, including
laptops, desktops, VoIP phones, printers and more to the corporate
network, enabling them to:
- Reduce the burden on IT with simple, centralized cloud
management and optimization that detects and dynamically resolves
network issues
- 24/7 support provided by Comcast supplements an organization’s
IT teams
- Maintain security with policy-based access control and traffic
segmentation which can mirror the security settings in effect at
the applicable business location
- Enable a hybrid work environment by maintaining a consistent
experience between home and office locations
“Though the number of people working partially or fully remote
has been on the rise for years now, the pandemic has truly sent
this trend into hyperdrive,” said Christian Nascimento, Vice
President of Product Management, Comcast Business. “Comcast
Business Teleworker VPN enables enterprises to reimagine the work
from home experience for both employer and employee alike, all
while maintaining the security, performance and management they
enjoy in-office. This new solution is just one more example of how
we are helping businesses be more agile in response to the changing
needs of today’s rapidly evolving workforce.”
“Work-from-home solutions require enterprise-class security and
performance, with consumer-class ease of use,” said Michael
Dickman, Senior Vice President of Product Management at Aruba, a
Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. “Aruba ESP delivers on both
fronts with secure policy-driven access to the full spectrum of
corporate services, in a form factor perfect for home that is
simple to use with plug-and-play installation. The new Comcast
Business Teleworker VPN offering is a fantastic solution for
organizations as they help their remote workers be efficient,
creative and productive when connecting to corporate services from
any location at any time.”
To learn more about Comcast Business Teleworker VPN and other
remote work solutions, please visit:
https://business.comcast.com/enterprise/products-services/managed-services/managed-connectivity
About Comcast Business
Comcast Business offers Ethernet, Internet, Wi-Fi, Voice, TV and
Managed Enterprise Solutions to help organizations of all sizes
transform their business. Powered by an advanced network, and
backed by 24/7 customer support, Comcast Business is one of the
largest contributors to the growth of Comcast Cable. Comcast
Business is the nation’s largest cable provider to small and
mid-size businesses and has emerged as a force in the Enterprise
market; recognized over the last two years by leading industry
associations as one of the fastest growing providers of Ethernet
services. For more information, call 866-429-3085. Follow on
Twitter @ComcastBusiness and on other social media networks at
http://business.comcast.com/social.
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