Cato Networks and Telenor Sweden, Part of Telenor Group, Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Managed SASE in the Nordics   

Strategic partnership combines Cato’s SASE leadership with Telenor Sweden’s market reach to enhance security and connectivity for Nordic organizations   

TEL AVIV, Israel and SOLNA, Sweden, November 12, 2024 – Cato Networks, the SASE leader, and Telenor Sweden, part of Telenor Group, today announced a strategic partnership to help organizations across the Nordics adopt SASE. As part of this partnership, Telenor Sweden introduced Telenor SASE, a managed SASE (MSASE) service powered by the Cato SASE Cloud Platform.  

According to Gartner®, managed SASE service adoption will rise significantly across enterprises over the next two years: “By 2026, at least 45% of enterprises will use managed SASE services—an increase of three times from early 2023.” Cato and Telenor Sweden have joined forces to address this need and deliver a managed SASE service for customers that is best-in-class. 

Telenor SASE provides:  

• Enhanced security: Cato converges security capabilities in a single, cloud-native platform, such as network segmentation and Zero Trust (FWaaS), threat prevention (DNS, IPS, NGAM, RBI, and SWG), and application and data protection (CASB, DLP, and ZTNA).  

• Reliable connectivity: Combining Telenor SASE with Telenor Sweden’s extensive network ensures high-speed, reliable connectivity across the Nordics to support business continuity.  

• Streamlined management: Telenor SASE reduces in-house IT complexity, which allows organizations to focus on core operations. 

• Scalability: Telenor SASE grows with businesses by easily adapting to their needs and maintaining optimal performance as they expand.  

• Global reachability: By integrating Cato’s global private backbone, Telenor Sweden supports Nordic companies in their expansion and connectivity needs beyond local borders, which ensures consistent and secure access worldwide. 

“Telenor Sweden is proud to have built a world-class MSASE service powered by the Cato SASE Cloud Platform, which is perfectly suited for Nordic businesses needing robust security and connectivity for flexible, cloud-based operations. This strategic partnership with Cato Networks highlights our commitment to providing innovative solutions that meet the evolving demands of today’s digital landscape,” said Tomas Flodin, product and partner manager, network and security services at Telenor Sweden. 

“Strategic partnerships with leading companies, like Telenor Sweden, is how Cato further scales as a company and accelerates the adoption of SASE,” said Frank Rauch, global channel chief at Cato Networks. “By partnering together, we can offer a secure, scalable, and simplified approach to security and connectivity that enables businesses in the Nordics to achieve operational simplicity and business agility.”  

Availability 

Telenor Sweden’s MSASE service, powered by the Cato SASE Cloud Platform, is generally available for customers in the Nordics. 

Resources 

• [Photo] Frank Rauch 

• [Image] Cato Networks logo 

Gartner Disclaimer 

Gartner Research, “How to Choose Between Managed SASE Services”, Bjarne Munch, Craig Lawson, April 25, 2023.  

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About Cato Networks 

Cato Networks delivers enterprise security and networking in a single cloud platform. The SASE leader creates a seamless and elegant customer experience that effortlessly enables threat prevention, data protection, and timely incident detection and response. With Cato, organizations replace costly and rigid legacy infrastructure with an open and modular SASE architecture based on SD-WAN, a purpose-built global cloud network, and an embedded cloud-native security stack.  

Want to learn why thousands of organizations secure their future with Cato? Visit us at www.catonetworks.com. 

About Telenor Sweden 

Telenor Sweden is a comprehensive supplier of telecommunications services, and the network covers 99.9 percent of Sweden’s population. Telenor Sweden provides 3 million mobile subscriptions and has about 700,000 fiber and broadband customers as well as 500,000 TV customers. Telenor Sweden’s annual revenue is SEK 12.6 billion (2023) and the company has approximately 1,600 employees. 

Media Contacts 

Cato Communications 

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Telenor Sweden 

press@telenor.se