Benzinga | Mar 31, 2021 03:32PM EDT

AT&T SD-WAN And Cisco Extend Remote Work Support, FISMA Compliance For Government Agencies

* AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) continues to develop its AT&T SD-WAN capabilities, incorporating novel features from Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CSCO) to support remote workers and FISMA (Federal Information Security Modernization Act) compliance for government agencies.

* AT&T SD-WAN with Cisco's Teleworker solution offers SD-WAN remote working capabilities utilizing the employee's existing home internet connection and layers on the full SD-WAN stack with one piece of hardware.

* It provides policy-based SD-WAN service while meeting FISMA criteria for system security and risk management for public sector customers.

* Additionally, AT&T SD-WAN with Cisco offers co-managed options, including the ability to control and manage their business application policies while relying on AT&T for configuration, fault, and performance management.

* AT&T SD-WAN with Cisco Teleworker solution accentuates security while ranking the business's applications over non-business traffic.

* Price action: T shares traded lower by 1.63% at $30.24, and CSCO shares traded lower by 0.37% at $51.96. on the last check Wednesday.