Network & Connectivity

Solutions / Network & Connectivity

The plumbing everything else depends on

Everything you run — cloud, voice, security, AI — rides on the network. We source connectivity from carriers with the coverage, capacity, and support to keep you online.

14
network categories

110
SD-WAN providers vetted

100
DIA carriers on tap

$0
cost for our guidance

Explore network & connectivity categories

Fourteen categories covering how your sites connect, how traffic moves, and how it all stays up on a bad day. Provider counts are live from our vetted portfolio.

Managed networking

SD-WAN
Software-defined WAN — smart routing across every circuit you own. 110 providers vetted

Network as a Service (NaaS)
Consumption-based managed network — enterprise networking as a subscription. 27 providers vetted

Content Delivery / Edge
CDN and edge compute for fast, close-to-user experiences. 7 providers vetted

IoT Connectivity
Cellular, LongFi, and IoT data connectivity at fleet scale. 42 providers vetted

POTS Replacement
Analog line replacement for alarms, elevators, and fax lines the copper networks left behind. 28 providers vetted

Internet & transport

Dedicated Internet Access (DIA)
SLA-backed dedicated fiber/Ethernet internet — no ‘up to’ asterisks. 100 providers vetted

Broadband / Business Internet
Shared business internet for branch and backup connectivity. 68 providers vetted

Ethernet Transport
Point-to-point and multipoint Ethernet between sites at guaranteed speeds. 73 providers vetted

MPLS / Private Line
Legacy MPLS and dedicated private-line circuits — still right for some workloads. 36 providers vetted

Fixed Wireless / 5G
Wireless internet via LTE/5G/microwave — fast to install, great for redundancy. 77 providers vetted

Interconnection & fiber

Dark Fiber / Wavelengths
Unlit fiber and DWDM wavelengths for those who bring their own light. 38 providers vetted

Cloud Connect / Interconnection
Direct private connections to hyperscalers — skip the public internet. 65 providers vetted

Cross-Connect / Interconnect
Physical interconnects inside data center facilities. 43 providers vetted

IP Transit / Peering
BGP IP transit and internet exchange access. 21 providers vetted

Why it matters

Uptime is revenue.
Diverse paths, real SLAs, and automatic failover — designed in from day one, not bolted on after the first outage.

Cloud-ready by design.
Direct on-ramps and SD-WAN steering make your apps feel local, wherever they actually live.

One bill, many carriers.
Multi-site, multi-carrier sourcing without the procurement headache — we wrangle the carriers so you don’t have to.

Featured network & connectivity providers

A live sample from the portfolio — vetted for coverage, SLA history, install timelines, and support responsiveness.

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How Rubber Duck helps

Carrier quotes are famously opaque. We pull serviceability and pricing across the market at once, pressure-test the SLAs before you sign, and manage the escalations after install. One conversation, the whole market.

“Your network should be boring — in the best possible way. Boring means nobody notices it, because it never goes down.”
— Rubber Duck advisory team

Make your network boring again

Diverse paths, honest SLAs, and pricing that survives scrutiny. Start with the assessment.

The Process

How your Network & Connectivity engagement runs

The same disciplined path every time — so you always know what happens next and who is accountable for it.

1

Day 1

Assess

We map your environment, contracts, and goals. No pitch — an honest read on where you stand and what it should cost.

2

Week 1

Shortlist

You get 3–4 fits from 475 vetted providers, with the reasoning attached — capabilities, pricing leverage, trade-offs.

3

Weeks 2–3

Evaluate

We run the demos, reference checks, and side-by-side pricing benchmarks so your team doesn't have to.

4

Weeks 3–4

Negotiate

Terms, SLAs, and pricing negotiated with portfolio-level leverage — anchored to real market rates, not list price.

5

Ongoing

Manage

We oversee implementation and stay your escalation point for the life of the service, through every renewal.

Typical timeline for mid-market engagements. Complex builds — colocation, dark fiber, custom AI deployments — carry longer evaluation and delivery windows, and we set that expectation on day one.

The Economics

Why source Network & Connectivity through Rubber Duck

No retainers, no hourly billing, no markup on your contract. Here is how that works:

Same or better pricing

Your contract is signed directly with the provider at rates we benchmark against comparable deals — you pay the same or less than going direct.

$0 advisory fee

Providers fund our advisory through their partner programs, and every provider compensates us the same way — so recommendations are based on fit, never commission.

One escalation point

After go-live we stay accountable: implementation oversight, billing disputes, outage escalations, and renewal strategy all route through your advisor.

Common Questions

What buyers ask before their first call

Does the guidance really cost nothing?

Yes. Our advisory is supplier-funded: providers pay us through the same partner programs they fund for all technology advisors, and every provider compensates us the same way. You pay the provider directly, at rates we benchmark — the same or less than going direct.

How are you different from a reseller or an MSP?

We don't carry inventory, quotas, or a house brand to protect. A reseller earns more when you buy what they stock; we earn the same regardless of which vetted provider you choose — so the recommendation is driven by fit. Where a managed service is the right answer, we source and oversee it rather than sell you our own.

Do we keep a direct relationship with the provider?

Yes. Your contract, billing, and SLAs sit directly with the provider you select. We sit on your side of that relationship — running the evaluation and negotiation up front, then acting as your escalation point after go-live.

What if we're already under contract?

That's the most common starting point. We benchmark your current rates now, flag billing errors worth disputing immediately, and build the renegotiation plan around your renewal window — including co-terming services so future decisions happen on your schedule, not the vendors'.

How fast do we get to a shortlist?

For most categories you'll have a reasoned shortlist of three or four providers within a week of the first assessment call. Complex infrastructure — colocation, dark fiber, large contact-center builds — takes longer, and we tell you that up front.