As demand for secure access service edge (SASE) solutions grows, service providers face a key challenge: how to deliver modern, integrated security and networking services without overhauling their entire infrastructure. Cato Networks’ new offering, Cato Private PoP, presents a middle path, allowing providers to offer managed SASE (MSASE) services using their own existing network infrastructure.
From SD-WAN Resellers to Full SASE Providers
Cato Private PoP empowers MSPs to deliver managed SASE (MSASE) services directly over infrastructure they already own. This allows them to move beyond simply reselling third-party hardware or piecemeal solutions and instead offer a unified SASE experience—including firewall-as-a-service, secure web gateway, ZTNA, and SD-WAN, under their own operational model. It also gives MSPs a graceful way to help customers transition from MPLS or hybrid networks to direct internet access, protecting legacy revenue while expanding service options.
“Cato Private PoP enables service providers to drive consumption of their existing network infrastructure to deliver MSASE services to new and existing customers,” said
Jason Pender, Area Vice President, Global Service Providers at Cato Networks. “It also offers a graceful migration path for customers moving all or part of their network to direct internet access, thus protecting existing revenues and opening up new revenue streams.”
Expanding Reach into Mid-Market and Regulated Sectors
For MSPs looking to grow into verticals where data residency, compliance, and low latency matter such as financial services, healthcare, or government, Cato Private PoP provides key capabilities. Hosted on the MSP’s own infrastructure, it supports in-country internet breakouts and enables low-latency connections to major cloud providers through single-hop access. This makes it easier to meet strict data sovereignty and performance expectations while maintaining operational simplicity.
“Cato Private PoP allows service providers to offer data sovereignty with internet breakout in country,” said Pender. “It also integrates into their infrastructure to provide single-hop low latency access to all leading cloud service providers.”
Leveling the Playing Field with Telcos and Hyperscalers
As bundled security and connectivity become the new norm, MSPs must compete not only with legacy telcos but also with cloud hyperscalers offering their own SASE solutions. Cato Private PoP helps MSPs meet this challenge head-on by allowing them to deliver MSASE services over any network. Whether through their own backbone or a third-party provider, MSPs gain the flexibility to offer scalable, regionally compliant, and globally consistent security services, without the complexity of managing appliances or relying on vendor silos.
“MSASE services powered by the Cato SASE Cloud Platform can be delivered over the top of any network infrastructure,” Pender added. “This allows MSPs to offer regional and global security services regardless of the underlying network infrastructure.”
Strategic Shift, Operational Simplicity
Cato also simplifies day-to-day operations for MSPs. The Private PoP is managed by Cato, which handles software updates, feature rollouts, and patching, allowing MSPs to focus on service delivery and customer relationships rather than infrastructure upkeep. With built-in multi-tenancy, co-management options, and support for co-branding, MSPs can tailor their offerings to different customer segments while keeping operational overhead low. In a market shifting quickly toward convergence and cloud-first strategies, Cato Private PoP offers MSPs a practical way to evolve, and to stay competitive with differentiated, managed SASE services built on infrastructure they already trust
