Vodafone Business Expands Global Partnership with Fortinet to Enhance Cybersecurity and Networking Services

Vodafone Business Expands Global Partnership with Fortinet to Enhance Cybersecurity and Networking Services

(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Business and Fortinet have expanded their global partnership to offer converged networking and cybersecurity services in new markets across Europe, Asia, and the United States. This partnership enables businesses to secure their hybrid workforce and protect against growing cyber threats by combining Fortinet’s SD-WAN and FortiSASE solutions into a single service. The services, now available in Germany and other European markets, provide secure access to work applications regardless of location, with visibility and performance management tools. Vodafone Business, now a “Fortinet Global Partner,” aims to help businesses meet cybersecurity compliance standards while offering flexible, tailored services. The partnership also enhances Vodafone’s cybersecurity efforts, including the opening of a new cybersecurity center in Düsseldorf.

(PRESS RELEASE) BERKSHIRE, 30-Apr-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone Business and Fortinet have expanded their partnership to offer enhanced networking and cybersecurity services in new markets across Europe, Asia, and the United States. The collaboration brings together Fortinet’s SD-WAN and FortiSASE security solutions, providing businesses with a unified, secure platform for their hybrid workforce. This partnership helps businesses address the growing challenges of cybersecurity while ensuring reliable, secure connectivity for employees, no matter their location.

With the recent “Fortinet Global Partner” designation, Vodafone Business enhances its position as a leader in secure digital transformation. The services, including Vodafone Business Secure Networking, are now available in Germany and other European markets, with global expansion in sight. By integrating advanced technology with robust security solutions, the partnership allows businesses to improve operational efficiency, minimize risks, and meet cybersecurity compliance standards.

This expanded partnership also brings new services, including Vodafone Business Secure SD-WAN, FortiSASE, and Secure Firewall solutions. Additionally, Vodafone’s recent investment in a cybersecurity center in Düsseldorf demonstrates its commitment to protecting enterprise customers across the globe.

“Cybersecurity is a growing concern for our customers, both locally and internationally,” said Marika Auramo, CEO of Vodafone Business. “Our enhanced partnership with Fortinet allows us to provide secure, reliable connectivity across more regions, ensuring our customers’ digital assets, employees, and partners are always protected.”

Joe Sarno, Executive Vice President of International Sales at Fortinet, added, “As organizations scale globally, secure connectivity is essential. Our partnership with Vodafone delivers powerful SASE solutions, enabling enterprises to securely connect users, devices, and applications, wherever they are.”

The partnership continues to evolve, offering flexible, managed services that are designed to meet the dynamic needs of businesses, whether through enhanced networking capabilities or sophisticated cybersecurity defenses.

Notes to Editors

Vodafone Business and Fortinet will work together to further enhance sovereign compliant network operations centre (NOC) and secure operations centre (SOC) services. Vodafone Business recently opened a cybersecurity centre in Düsseldorf, Germany, which will be home to more than 100 cybersecurity experts to help protect enterprise customers of all sizes from online threats.

Increased automation and AI networking experiences as part of Vodafone Business Network as a Service (NaaS) Platform is another area of focus for Vodafone Business and Fortinet. NaaS meets customer digital transformation needs by bringing together Vodafone’s software-based connectivity products and services, including SD-WAN, SASE/SSE, and Wireless and Fixed Internet Transport Services. It gives customers, or Vodafone Business managed services teams on their behalf, greater flexibility to buy, configure, and manage services to meet their specific dynamic business and AI application demands.

Vodafone Business Secure Networking offers organisations several future-proofed managed solutions connecting their users, devices, and machinery.

They are:

• Vodafone Business Secure Firewall with Fortinet delivers a comprehensive managed security service to setup, operate, run, manage and maintain customer firewalls in a highly secure manner.
• Vodafone Business Secure SD-WAN with Fortinet, which is ideal for organisations that need to ensure that their operations meet security and compliance regulation, and who need a secure, reliable and agile network as they embrace the advantages of moving workloads to the cloud.
• Vodafone Business FortiSASE is aimed at customers looking to adopt flexible, robust and secure hybrid work.

More information around the partnership and Vodafone Business’ offerings can be found here.

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