Network as a Service (NaaS) by Ascend

Spending too much on network hardware? Pay for what you use with flexible cloud network services built in Ireland.

What is NaaS by Ascend Cloud Solutions?

Feel like you're spending too much on network infrastructure? NaaS by Ascend Cloud Solutions could be the answer.


With NaaS, you can allocate network resources as needed, rather than throwing money at the installation, upkeep and upgrading of cumbersome network hardware.


Born and maintained in Ireland, this pay-as-you-go cloud delivery model lets you shift network costs from Capex to Opex. It's flexible, scalable and affordable – so if you're looking for a network as a service provider with years of experience and expertise, your search ends here.

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How does it work?

You pay a single subscription fee for network infrastructure and management as a service. No more hardware updates and upgrades. No more operational complexity.


Simply allocate resources with precision for maximum ROI, scaling up and down as required – safe in the knowledge that you're only paying for what you use and not a penny more.

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Benefits

01

Cost efficiency

Slash your upfront network infrastructure costs by moving to a usage-based subscription model.

02

Simplified network management

Free up resources with cloud-based network management as a service.

03

Agility and competitiveness

Stay competitive with scalable cloud network services.

04

Scalability and flexibility

Pay for what you use, scaling up and down as required.

05

Rapid deployment

Stay proactive with a solution that can be deployed at speed.

06

Managed services

Remove an administrative burden with our flexible cloud-managed network.

Use cases for NaaS by Ascend Cloud Solutions

Increase business agility

Feel like your network costs are an obstacle to growth? NaaS by Ascend Cloud Solutions makes that a thing of the past, letting you pay for what you use and scale up and down as required.

Bandwidth for busy periods

With NaaS, you don't have to pay for the same bandwidth all year round. Scale your network speeds according to seasonal trends and periods of high traffic.

Shift from Capex to Opex

Get the flexibility, simplicity and scalability of Network as a Service, lowering capital expenses as you go.

Ensure business continuity

Get peace of mind with automatic failover for business-critical applications.

Why choose Ascend Cloud Solutions?

Ascend Cloud Solutions was born in the cloud. From our base in Ireland, we've managed over 400 cloud migrations and counting. Now we're helping businesses in Ireland and elsewhere accelerate growth with our network-as-a-service solution.


If you're looking for a flexible network as a service provider with bags of experience and expertise, get in touch today for a free, no-obligation consultation.

  • How does network as a service work?

    With Network as a Service (NaaS), you rent networking services from a third party instead of building and maintaining your own infrastructure. You then pay for what you use on a subscription basis. Resources can be scaled up and down as required.


  • What are the benefits of Network-as-as a Service (NaaS)?

    (1) Cost efficiency: Businesses can significantly reduce their network infrastructure costs by moving to a usage-based model. NaaS eliminates the need for large capital expenditures on hardware, allowing for more efficient budget allocation. NaaS services are delivered in a subscription model, with flexible consumption reducing upfront costs and allowing for predictable budgeting.


    (2) Simplified Network Management: NaaS services eliminate the need for businesses to manage their network infrastructure. Businesses no longer need to be concerned about network hardware refreshes, network software upgrades and day to day network operations. NaaS is delivered as a fully managed infrastructure as a service by Acend Cloud Solutions which offloads the burden of maintaining and monitoring network infrastructure from the business itself.


    (3) Business Agility: NaaS offers the ability to increase bandwidth speeds and network ports for busy business periods thoughout the year with the flexibilty to scale up and scale down based on predicted business demands. For example in the retail sector, a business knows that they will encouter more traffic volumes to their websites during a particular sales event, businesses can choose to scale up during that that period to support a particular sales event due to increased traffic volumes.

    (4) Rapid Deployment: NaaS services can be provisioned  quickly, no long term lead time waiting for connectivity to be delivered allowing businesses to respond faster to new opportunities or changing business demands.

  • How does NaaS function or operate?

    NaaS is delivered on a per port basis to the client and gives the client the ability to interconnect their applications and services easily across a network fabric. Access to the network fabric from client on-premise locations is via site to site virtual private nertworks ( VPN) or service provider circuits. 

    The network fabric is managed through automation and is fully virtulaized  through software defined networking. 

  • How many locations will NaaS be available in?

    NaaS will be delivered as part of a minimum two locations per region ruling out any single points of failure and depending on client demands more locations will be added over time.

  • How do I connect to NaaS from my existing on-premise or cloud locations?

    There is two connectivity options as part of  NaaS to connect client on-premise and cloud locations: (1) Site to Site Virtual Private Network ( VPN ) connectivity or (2) Client Owned WAN which allows the client to bring their own WAN circuits and WAN routers to the NaaS location to which peering will be established between Ascend NaaS and the client WAN. A third option of a fully managed WAN by Ascend bringing connectivity directly from client on-premise locations into a NaaS location will be available as part of future releases.

  • How do you ensure the security and reliability of the networks under its management?

    NaaS is a virtualized software defined network which provides for tenant isolated networks and separation of client traffic throughout the network fabric. Industry standards security protocols are used to separate traffic ensuring isolated traffic is maintained end to end throughout the fabric.


    Reliability and availability is achieved by each node in the fabric being backed up by another node ensuring N+1 redundancy and multiple paths at all times across the Network.

  • What is the pricing model for NaaS?

    NaaS is a subrciption based Cloud service and is priced per port and billed as part of a monthly operating expense.