Keep tills taking payments and scale change with SD-WAN

Segment payment flows and isolate risk to keep sites online. Traffic prioritisation ensures payments get fast failover to protect authorisations and customer experience.

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10,000+ sites / 12 countries

UK-based, 24/7/365 monitoring

Platinum Mako Networks partner

Trusted by multi‑site brands across Retail, Hospitality, QSR and Forecourts.

Why upgrades fail and how to avoid disruption

Outages follow rip and replace, surprise IP changes or single-link cutovers with no tested backup. That causes offline tills and lost revenue. We use staged cutovers, static IP continuity, carrier diversity and an always-on failover path so changes land safely.

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Live environments changed without a safety net
No carrier diversity or tested failover path
Static IP changes break integrations
Flat networks expand compliance scope
No clear gates or rollback plan
Blind spots slow MTTR
Store teams pulled into firefighting
Transformation backlog blocked by high change risk

SD-WAN for resilient trading and faster change

Segment payment systems, steer traffic by policy and fail over in seconds. Keep tills transacting and roll out new capability safely across every site.

Complete network segmentation for POS, OPT and CCTV

Deny‑by‑default VLAN segments isolate in‑scope systems from guest and back‑of‑house. Policies block lateral movement and limit compliance scope. Evidence packs support audits and change control.
Automatic brownout failover

Real-time loss and latency detection shifts payment flows to the healthiest path in seconds, protecting card authorisations and drive-thru throughput during carrier dips.
Dual access across diverse underlays with LTE or 5G assist

SD-WAN bonds diverse circuits and treats cellular as a secure, policy-controlled path. No single point of failure; traffic automatically uses the best available link.
Zero-touch provisioning with blueprinted change

Devices self-configure from the cloud. Staged templates land out of hours with tested rollback. Changes are repeatable, auditable and low risk.

SD-WAN for resilient trading and faster change

Segment payment systems, steer traffic by policy and fail over in seconds. Keep tills transacting and roll out new capability safely across every site.

Deny‑by‑default VLAN segments isolate in‑scope systems from guest and back‑of‑house. Policies block lateral movement and limit compliance scope. Evidence packs support audits and change control.

Always-on trading today and safer, faster change

Carrier-diverse Dual-WAN with health-checked failover keeps authorisations and CCTV stable even when lines degrade. LTE or 5G enables day-one trading and parallel testing. SLAs, alerting and runbooks keep teams accountable.

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Platinum partner status with Mako Networks

Our platinum partnership with Mako Networks enables joint planning, early access and certified templates, letting us recommend changes and reduce deployment risk.

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Prove it fast, without disrupting trading

Evidence at every step. Modernise in parallel, keep queues moving, and scale with confidence.

Audit

Network audit baseline

We measure current uptime and failover performance, identify compliance gaps, and agree success metrics with you. Then we map the safest path to prove improvements.
- Risk assessment showing impact on revenue and customer experience
- Uptime and failover metrics captured from real sites
- Clear PoC milestones and pass/fail gates with tested rollback
- Compliance scope mapped with clear next steps
- Carrier and connection options evaluated for each site
Dual-Run PoC

Dual-run Proof of Concept (POC) beside live trading

Prove resilience in parallel. Segmentation, payments, CCTV and Guest Wi‑Fi run safely alongside production.
- Seconds‑level failover validated under real traffic
- Payments continuity and CCTV persistence demonstrated
- Guest Wi‑Fi isolated from EPOS/back‑of‑house to compliance standards
- Iterate policies to lift throughput and reduce drops
Rollout

Predictable rollout at scale

Blueprints, staged kits and out‑of‑hours cutovers scale what worked in PoC, keeping queues moving and teams focused on customers.
- Wave plans with SLA windows; rollback paths defined
- Day‑one trading protected with LTE/5G interim links
- One SLA across underlay/overlay and field engineering
- Estate‑wide reporting: uptime, MTTR and compliance posture
- In‑house staging and kitting (6,000 sq.ft) to shorten waves and de‑risk cutovers

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Works with what you use today and speeds change

Keep existing contracts and add resilience. Use proven patterns with carriers and platforms to speed pilots and avoid downtime during change.

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Frequently asked questions

What does “managed connectivity” mean?

A single accountable partner runs access links, SD‑WAN policy and day‑to‑day operations via a UK‑based Network Operating Centre, with SLAs tied to uptime and outage minutes.

How fast is 4G/5G failover?

In UK estates, failover is typically seconds‑level. We pre‑test during pilots and verify during cutovers, so payments and CCTV keep running.

What is PCI and why does it matter?

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) defines how cardholder data is protected. Our designs keep in‑scope systems segmented and provide the evidence you need for audits.

What happens if a carrier outage occurs?

Dual underlays and 4G/5G failover maintain service. The Network Operating Centre manages incident response, communications and post‑incident review.

Is this suitable outside the UK or for petrol forecourts?

Yes. We operate multi‑country estates and have sector patterns for forecourts, retail, QSR and hospitality.

Who benefits most from SD-WAN?

Multi-site businesses with critical trading systems, especially forecourts, retail, QSR and hospitality, where till uptime, payment reliability and fast change matter. SD-WAN suits operators managing dozens or hundreds of sites who need consistent policy, resilience and evidence for audits.

How does SD-WAN support PCI DSS?

SD-WAN enables network segmentation through VLAN isolation, keeping payment systems separate from guest and back-of-house traffic. This reduces PCI scope, limits lateral movement and generates audit-ready evidence of controls. Designs align with PCI DSS requirements for secure network architecture.

Are your SD-WAN devices PCI-compliant?

We deploy Mako Networks SD-WAN appliances that support PCI DSS compliance through segmentation, encryption and access controls. The devices are part of certified designs and provide the logging and policy enforcement required for PCI environments.

Who are Mako Networks?

Mako Networks is a global SD-WAN platform provider with a strong presence in retail, hospitality and multi-site sectors. As a Platinum Mako partner, we have certified templates, joint planning access and dedicated support to deliver proven solutions faster.

Do you offer 24/7 support for SD-WAN?

Yes. Our UK-based Network Operating Centre monitors SD-WAN estates 24/7/365. We manage incidents, coordinate carrier escalations and maintain SLAs tied to uptime and MTTR. Out-of-hours and on-call support is included.

What makes your SD-WAN different?

We combine SD-WAN technology with managed connectivity, 24/7 UK-based operations and sector-specific patterns for payments and compliance. Pilots are blueprinted, cutovers are staged with tested rollback, and every design is built for safe scale across large estates.

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Start with an assessment and prove resilience fast

Get a rapid review of network segmentation, underlay options and failover design, plus a plan to pilot new capability quickly. We agree success metrics for trading continuity and time to change, then select proven designs with a safe path to scale.

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Keep tills taking payments and scale change with SD-WAN

Why upgrades fail and how to avoid disruption

Live environments changed without a safety net

No carrier diversity or tested failover path

Static IP changes break integrations

Flat networks expand compliance scope

No clear gates or rollback plan

Blind spots slow MTTR

Store teams pulled into firefighting

Transformation backlog blocked by high change risk

SD-WAN for resilient trading and faster change

SD-WAN for resilient trading and faster change

Complete network segmentation for POS, OPT and CCTV

Automatic brownout failover

Dual access across diverse underlays with LTE or 5G assist

Zero-touch provisioning with blueprinted change

Prioritising payments, security and guest Wi-Fi with SD-WAN

Always-on trading today and safer, faster change

Platinum partner status with Mako Networks

Prove it fast, without disrupting trading

Audit

Network audit baseline

Dual-Run PoC

Dual-run Proof of Concept (POC) beside live trading

Rollout

Predictable rollout at scale

Works with what you use today and speeds change

Learn from businesses like yours

Powering EG Group's global network: Simplified management across 10 countries

Direct data centre integrations for secure multi-site connectivity

Enhancing the museum experience: Guest Wi-Fi for 3 million annual visitors

Scaling Freightlink: Cloud migration for growth and remote work

Frequently asked questions

What does “managed connectivity” mean?

How fast is 4G/5G failover?

What is PCI and why does it matter?

What happens if a carrier outage occurs?

Is this suitable outside the UK or for petrol forecourts?

Who benefits most from SD-WAN?

How does SD-WAN support PCI DSS?

Are your SD-WAN devices PCI-compliant?

Who are Mako Networks?

Do you offer 24/7 support for SD-WAN?

What makes your SD-WAN different?

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