# MPLS Network Provider: Private MPLS WAN for Business

Netavo builds private MPLS networks for organisations whose sites depend on each other. Every site joins one any-to-any Layer 3 MPLS VPN on our own core network, off the public internet, and the same private network can take in mobile failover, IoT SIM fleets, hosted voice, remote workers and your cloud.

[Discuss an MPLS network](https://netavo.com/work-with-us)

[MPLS vs SD-WAN](https://netavo.com/insights/mpls-vs-sd-wan)

## One private network for every site

An MPLS WAN joins your sites into a single private routed network. Each site connects into Netavo's core, and traffic between sites travels across that core without ever touching the public internet. Every site can reach every other directly, as one Layer 3 VPN with your own addressing.

Because the core is ours, the routing, addressing and onward connections are designed around your requirement, and every circuit is monitored for latency and loss throughout its life.

- **Topology**: Any-to-any Layer 3 VPN
- **Core network**: Owned and operated by Netavo
- **Path between sites**: Private, never the public internet
- **Addressing**: Your own, or designed with you
- **Monitoring**: Latency and loss on every circuit

## Access for every kind of site

Each site joins the MPLS VPN over the access that suits it, and different sites can use different access types.

| Access | Speeds | Suited to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ethernet leased line | 100M – 10G | Head offices, datacentres and larger sites |
| On-net Ethernet | 1G – 10G | Sites within our existing footprint |
| Business FTTP | Up to 2300M | Branches and smaller sites |
| FTTC | Up to 80/20 | Sites not yet served by full fibre |
| Mobile | 4G and 5G | A second path for any site, or the only path where there is no line |

## What joins the same private network

An MPLS WAN from Netavo is not limited to fixed sites. Everything below sits inside the same VPN, so it reaches your systems privately.

| Joins the VPN | How it works |
| --- | --- |
| Mobile failover | A site's 4G or 5G second path stays on the MPLS VPN, so a failover keeps the site on the WAN rather than dropping it onto the internet |
| IoT SIM fleets | Devices, vehicles and remote equipment on Netavo SIMs reach central systems across the same private network |
| Hosted voice | Netavo's hosted telephony carried on-net inside the MPLS, not across the internet |
| Remote workers | Home and travelling users connect into the MPLS VPN by client VPN |
| Your cloud | AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute and Google Cloud Interconnect joined to the VPN |

## Internet where you want it

| Breakout | How it works | Suited to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Central | All internet traffic leaves the MPLS through one controlled point in the core | Organisations that want one place to apply security policy |
| Local | Each site has its own internet access alongside the MPLS VPN | Sites with heavy internet or cloud use of their own |

## Cloud on the same private network

Your AWS, Azure or Google Cloud environment can join the MPLS VPN like any other site. We connect through a cloud exchange to AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute or Google Cloud Interconnect, so traffic between your sites and the cloud never crosses the internet.

[Private cloud interconnect](https://netavo.com/services/cloud-interconnect)

- **AWS**: Direct Connect
- **Microsoft Azure**: ExpressRoute
- **Google Cloud**: Cloud Interconnect

## Why MPLS rather than SD-WAN

SD-WAN builds encrypted tunnels across ordinary internet connections and steers traffic between them. It can choose the better of two internet paths, but it cannot make either one private, predictable or accountable to a single provider, and it adds an appliance and a licence at every site.

An MPLS WAN keeps traffic between sites off the internet altogether, runs across one operator's network end to end, and needs nothing at a site beyond a suitable router. For organisations whose sites depend on shared systems and voice, we think it remains the better choice.

[MPLS vs SD-WAN in full](https://netavo.com/insights/mpls-vs-sd-wan)

- **Privacy**: Private by design, not by encryption
- **Performance**: One operator's network, end to end
- **Accountability**: One provider for access, core and routing
- **Per-site licences**: None

## How an MPLS network is delivered

### 01 Design

We establish what is available at each address, agree addressing, breakout and the cloud and remote connections the network needs.

### 02 Deliver

Circuits are ordered and installed, with routers supplied and configured before despatch where required, or delivered to your own equipment.

### 03 Operate

Every circuit is monitored for latency and loss, so faults are identified and addressed proactively, and sites are added as the estate grows.

## Common questions

### Is Netavo an MPLS provider?

Yes. Netavo provides private MPLS WANs for multi-site organisations: any-to-any Layer 3 MPLS VPNs on its own core network, over Ethernet, FTTP, FTTC and mobile access.

### What is an MPLS VPN?

An MPLS VPN is a private network built across a provider's MPLS core, keeping each customer's traffic separate from every other and from the internet. Netavo's MPLS VPNs are any-to-any Layer 3 VPNs, so every site can reach every other directly.

### Can mobile failover stay on the MPLS network?

Yes. With Netavo, a site's 4G or 5G second path joins the same MPLS VPN, so a failover keeps the site on the private network.

### Can AWS, Azure or Google Cloud join our MPLS network?

Yes. Netavo connects through a cloud exchange to AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute and Google Cloud Interconnect, joining your cloud environment to the MPLS VPN.

### Can remote workers connect to the MPLS?

Yes. Home and travelling users can connect into a Netavo MPLS VPN by client VPN.

### Where does internet access come from on an MPLS WAN?

Either centrally, from one controlled point in Netavo's core, or locally at each site alongside the MPLS VPN. The choice is made per network.

### Does Netavo offer SD-WAN?

No. Netavo provides private MPLS WANs, which it considers the better choice for organisations whose sites depend on shared systems and voice.

### Can I resell Netavo MPLS?

Yes. Netavo partners resell MPLS WAN under their own brand, with a white-label portal, an availability and quote API and their own billing.

## Often delivered alongside

### [Connectivity & WAN](https://netavo.com/services/connectivity)

Fibre and Ethernet access, private WAN and resilient connectivity, from a single site to a national estate.

### [Private Cloud Interconnect: Direct Connect and ExpressRoute](https://netavo.com/services/cloud-interconnect)

AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute and Google Cloud Interconnect joined to your MPLS WAN or IoT SIM fleet.

### [Leased Line, MPLS and WAN Reseller Partners](https://netavo.com/services/connectivity-partners)

Leased lines, business FTTP and MPLS WAN for resellers and partners, with a white-label portal, an availability and quote API and your own billing.

## Sectors we serve with this

### [Retail & Multi-site Estates](https://netavo.com/sectors/retail-and-multi-site)

Fibre, Ethernet and private networking for branches and head offices, with mobile failover and estate telephony.

### [Healthcare & Care](https://netavo.com/sectors/healthcare-and-care)

Resilient connectivity, private networking and telephony for practices, clinics and care providers.

### [IT & Managed Service Providers](https://netavo.com/sectors/it-and-managed-service-providers)

Customer-site connectivity, private WAN, mobile failover and cloud voice delivered for IT and managed service providers.

## Further reading

- [What is MPLS? MPLS networks explained](https://netavo.com/insights/what-is-mpls)
- [MPLS vs SD-WAN: why MPLS is still the better WAN for most](https://netavo.com/insights/mpls-vs-sd-wan)
- [What is SD-WAN, and what it cannot do](https://netavo.com/insights/what-is-sd-wan)
- [Before you migrate from MPLS to SD-WAN](https://netavo.com/insights/mpls-to-sd-wan-migration)
- [Private WAN or internet VPN for multiple sites?](https://netavo.com/insights/private-wan-vs-vpn)
- [Sizing a multi-site WAN for cloud, backups and voice](https://netavo.com/insights/sizing-a-multi-site-wan)

## Discuss an MPLS network

Tell us which sites need to join, what runs between them, and where your cloud and remote users connect from. We will come back with a design, the access options at each address and pricing.

[Work with us](https://netavo.com/work-with-us)

Source: https://netavo.com/services/mpls