Platform · Consumption

Network as a Service: subscribe to outcomes

Stop buying, racking and depreciating boxes. Hermes delivers connectivity, security and access as a managed subscription that scales with the business

Hermes diagram: naas network as a service
Why NaaS

What NaaS changes

Traditional networks are bought up front, depreciated over years and replaced in large, disruptive projects. In between, the hardware ages, licences lapse and security falls behind. Every new site starts with a purchase order.

Network as a Service (NaaS) turns that into a subscription. Hermes delivers the hardware, connectivity, security and management as one service with a predictable operating cost. Sites can be added or removed as the business changes, security stays current, and Hermes and its partners can operate the network for you.

At a glance
OpEx instead of CapEx
Hardware, security and management in one service
Add or remove sites on demand
Security always current
What you get

Everything as a service

Connectivity, security and access on one subscription

OpEx, not CapEx

Shift the network onto a predictable operating line item with no forklift upgrades.

Elastic sites

Turn branches, pop-ups and projects up and down on demand.

Security included

NGFW, IDS/IPS and threat intel come with the service, always current.

Transparent metering

See exactly what each site and tenant consumes, in real time.

Managed for you

Hermes and its partners operate the fabric; your team runs the business.

Move capacity freely

Pair with SD-Tokens to reallocate throughput where it is needed.

How it works

How NaaS works

1

Plan

Model your sites and services in the Digital Twin.

2

Subscribe

Choose the services each site needs on one subscription.

3

Deploy

Hardware ships zero-touch and comes online with your policy.

4

Grow

Add sites, services or capacity as the business changes.

Hardware

Runs on Hermes hardware

Every Hermes device is provisioned zero-touch and managed from the same Orchestrator

SD-WAN AI Edge Desktop

Branch SD-WAN, Layer 3 switching and edge AI in a compact desktop appliance.

SD-WAN AI Edge 24P PoE

A Layer 3 PoE+ switch and an SD-WAN edge in one unit for larger sites.

Wi-Fi 7 Access Points

Wall, desktop and ceiling access points, managed from the same Orchestrator.

FAQ

Network as a Service FAQ

Can’t find your answer? Our solutions architects are happy to help

Network as a Service delivers networking, security and management as a subscription instead of a one-time hardware purchase. The provider supplies and maintains the network, and you pay a predictable operating cost.

The Hermes edge hardware, connectivity management, security services such as NGFW, IDS/IPS and threat intelligence, and management through the Orchestrator, delivered as one service.

With NaaS there is no large up-front purchase and no forklift upgrade later. Costs sit on a predictable operating line, and the service stays current.

Yes. Branches, pop-ups and project sites can be turned up and down as the business needs them.

Your team can run it in the Orchestrator, or Hermes and its partners can operate it for you.

See it on your network

Book a working session with a Hermes solutions architect —
we’ll model your sites in a Digital Twin first.