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Vodafone Business and Fortinet expand partnership

April 29, 2025

Vodafone Business and Fortinet have announced an expanded global partnership, extending the reach of their converged networking and cybersecurity services to additional countries across Europe and Asia, as well as the US. Together, the two companies are helping businesses deliver on the connectivity needs of today’s hybrid workforce and confront the growing volume and sophistication of cyber threats by converging networking and security into a single, seamless service.

Large and medium-sized enterprises in Germany, and in other European markets—as well as multinational businesses served through Vodafone Business International—can now benefit from Vodafone Business Secure Networking Services.

These services integrate Fortinet’s software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) and FortiSASE cloud-based security solutions to help organisations secure their networks. They provide employees with the same secure, reliable access to their work applications regardless of their location—all with a single view across network health visibility, performance dashboards, and customisable reports. With connectivity across 192 countries, Vodafone Business offers the scale and reach needed to support secure digital transformation worldwide.

This announcement, with Vodafone Business attaining the ‘Fortinet Global Partner’ status, underscores both companies’ commitment to supporting regional and international organisations across their IT and operational technology (OT) environments. The value proposition also helps enterprises in meeting cybersecurity compliance standards and requirements.

This milestone comes amid a surge in cybersecurity incidences, including malware, data breaches and social engineering, which rose significantly in the European Union in the first half of 2024, according to the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA).

Marika Auramo, CEO of Vodafone Business, said: “Cybersecurity is an increasing concern for our customers both in-country and cross-border. The breadth and depth of our global partnership with Fortinet means we can provide customers with the benefits of new digital connectivity to more places whilst ensuring that their digital assets, employees, partners and users are protected.”

Joe Sarno, Executive Vice President, International Sales, Fortinet, added: “As organisations digitise and scale across borders, secure connectivity is no longer optional—it’s essential. Our expanded partnership with Vodafone enables us to deliver unified SASE solutions that combine advanced security with exceptional performance so enterprises can confidently connect users, devices, and apps anywhere in the world.”

Under the Vodafone Business and Fortinet partnership, businesses can purchase integrated services tailored to their needs and supported by Vodafone Business’s cybersecurity and managed network service experts. Customers can choose from four management options, including 24/7, co-managed network and security, various service-level guarantees, and professional services including service discovery, design, implementation and training.

By combining their global reach and deep security expertise, Vodafone Business and Fortinet empower companies to detect and respond to threats swiftly reducing risk while protecting operations and customer trust.

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