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  • White Box Switch

    White box switches are network switches that are assembled from standardized commodity parts and run on off-the-shelf chips. Unlike traditional switches, which are proprietary and come with their own software, white box switches are “blank” hardware that users can choose to develop or purchase a third-party network operating system (NOS) for.

    The open architecture of white box switches allows for the separation and disaggregation of switch software and hardware, improving network openness, flexibility, and programmability. This also enables a more transparent price while reducing OPEX/CAPEX and breaking free from vendor lock-in.

    InsidePacket has built the first in-the-world Network Security OS (NSOS) that runs on commodity-of-the-shelf hardware. Their revolutionary technology is capable of orders-of-magnitude acceleration of L2-L7 packet processing and services on any programmable hardware, including SmartNICs and white box switches.

    To learn more about the benefits of insidePacket architecture, read about NSOS.

  • What is a dedicated gateway?

    A dedicated gateway is a private cloud gateway dedicated solely to your company and its needs.A dedicated, private gateway reduces network latency, accelerates access speed and provides peace-of-mind when supporting employees from anywhere.

  • Where can gateways be located?

    insidepacket has over 23 locations worldwide available for dedicated gateways, including:

    North America

    • Atlanta, Georgia
    • Chicago, Illinois
    • Dallas, Texas
    • Denver, Colorado
    • Las Vegas, Nevada
    • Los Angeles, California
    • Miami, Florida
    • New York, New York
    • Portland, Oregon
    • San Diego, California
    • San Jose, California
    • Seattle, Washington
    • Washington, D.C.

    Europe

    • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • Frankfurt, Germany
    • Helsinki, Finland
    • London, United Kingdom
    • Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Madrid, Spain
    • Milan, Italy
    • Paris, France
    • Stockholm, Sweden
    • Zurich, Switzerland

    Asia-Pacific

    • Bangalore, India
    • Hong Kong, China
    • Jakarta, Indonesia
    • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • Melbourne, Australia
    • Osaka, Japan
    • Seoul, South Korea
    • Singapore
    • Sydney, Australia
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • What payment plans are available?

    We offer flexible payment plans with billing occurring on a yearly or monthly basis. Our yearly plans include savings of up to 40%. Should you like to change your plan at any time, you can easily adjust your Billing settings in the insidepacket SASE management platform.

  • What is the cancellation policy?

    If you are not satisfied for any reason and choose to cancel your subscription before 30 days, we will issue you a full refund.