What Evolving Networks does

Evolving Networks is a UK-based, privately held managed network services provider founded in 2008 in Peterborough, operating with 11-50 employees. The company delivers SD-WAN, Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), SASE/SSE, ZTNA, and FWaaS solutions built on its proprietary technology stack including the Nexus Software, Intelligent Network Fabric, and EVX Platform. It has launched Evolving ZERO, an open-source composable zero-trust platform, as an additional product surface. Its customer base spans education (Kimbolton School, Integra Schools), financial services (Newcastle Building Society, Rank Group), defence (Thales), healthcare (NHS), critical infrastructure (Luton Airport), and enterprise (Active Foods), with multi-year managed contracts as the primary commercial vehicle.

The company is founder-owned and self-funded, with no external venture or private equity capital, and operates an apprenticeship program through which approximately half of senior management are former apprentices. It maintains ISO 27001:2013 certification, which underwrites its eligibility for regulated and public-sector contracts. Distribution is increasingly channel-led, with named MSP and security partners including Forfusion (2021), Abstract Group (2024), Precursor Security, Tinkle, and MSP Lab; the Abstract Group partnership is positioned to extend delivery capability into APAC, GCC, and wider European markets beyond the historical UK footprint.

Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed but are consistent with a recurring managed-services model under multi-year contracts. A scheduled Channel Connect Event (December 2024) and continued product development (Evolving ZERO) indicate an active scaling motion despite the absence of external funding.

Name

Evolving Networks

Legal name

Evolving Networks

Website

https://evolving.net.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Evolving Networks is a UK-based, founder-owned managed network services provider delivering SD-WAN, NaaS, SASE/SSE, ZTNA, and FWaaS solutions built on its proprietary Nexus, Intelligent Network Fabric, and EVX platforms for education, financial services, defence, healthcare, and enterprise customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Network as a Service (NaaS) / SD-WAN

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Computer Communications Equipment (3576), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) & On-Demand Connectivity (HDABALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) / Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) (HDADABAC), Network Virtualization & Overlays (VXLAN/EVPN) (HDABAFAD)

Keywords

• Network as a service
• Software-defined wide area networking
• Zero trust networking
• Secure access service edge
• Managed connectivity services

Headquarters

HQ city

Peterborough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Network as a Service (NaaS): Fully managed network underlay and overlay services delivered as subscription-based managed service; includes connectivity, security, monitoring, and ongoing management with single point of contact for all services
2. Connectivity as a Service (CaaS): Supply and management of WAN including broadband, fibre, LTE with multi-carrier access; integrated with Secure SD-WAN platform
3. Security Services (FWaaS, NGFW, ZTNA, CASB): Modular security services including Firewall as a Service, Next-Generation Firewall, Zero Trust Network Access, Cloud Access Security Broker, DDoS Protection, and Secure Web Gateway delivered as managed services
4. Ultimate Internet: Carrier diverse, intelligent, agile WAN solutions with no relicensing costs - internet connection services with resilience and multi-carrier diversity

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Evolving Networks delivers Network as a Service (NaaS), SD-WAN, and Zero Trust security through its proprietary Nexus Software stack and Intelligent Network Fabric. Customers consume modular composable services (firewalling, ZTNA, cloud interconnect, bandwidth aggregation) under the Evolving ZERO architecture, with the EVX Platform edge device and eView Live monitoring portal underpinning delivery.

Product overview

Evolving Networks is the UK's SD-WAN and Network-as-a-Service pioneer, delivering a modular, composable platform built around the Evolving ZERO zero-trust architecture. The portfolio is structured across three pillars — Zero Stack (security services: Evolving FWaaS, NGFW, DDoS Protection, CASB, Secure Web Gateway, Identity Management, and Monitoring & Analytics), Zero Access (connectivity and access: Secure SD-WAN, Evolving ZERO SD-WAN, Connectivity as a Service, Direct Internet Access, ZTNA, and Secure Web Gateway), and Zero Fabric (cloud and datacentre interconnect: Secure Access Fabric, Cloud VPN Connect, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud Direct, and Remote Access VPN) — underpinned by the EVX Platform (multi-service access node hardware running Nexus Software), the Intelligent Network Fabric (Nexus-powered software layer enabling multi-link aggregation, bidirectional QoS, VLAN stretching, and dynamic routing), and the eView Live monitoring portal. Customers select and compose individual services as needed rather than adopting a monolithic stack. The company holds ISO 27001:2013 certification and operates from Peterborough, UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nexus Software: Proprietary network virtualisation software stack designed, engineered and built entirely by Evolving Networks. The platform's core network hypervisor software enabling intelligent, resilient connectivity.
• eView Live
• eViewLive
• Evolving ZERO
• EVX Platform
• Intelligent Network Fabric
• Ultimate Internet

Products and services

• Evolving ZERO

Quantifiable outcome

• Link failure unnoticeable to end users on video calls due to seamless failover
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered key, core and minor.

• Abstract GroupkeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2024Digital Transformation business with global capabilities across Europe, APAC and GCC; integrated capabilities across Transform, Tech and Talent enable full technology service offering; partnership enables customers to design, develop and deploy highly secure application connectivity services optimized across any cloud, any data centre to any end user device; kicked off with Channel Connect Event in Leeds December 2024
• ForfusioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2021Three-year partnership delivering transformative SD-WAN solutions; Forfusion integrates Evolving Networks' resilient connectivity with their digital transformation expertise; joint case study with Newcastle Building Society replacing aging MPLS with self-healing SD-WAN network; partnership enhances managed services portfolio with innovative flexible and secure SD-WAN solution
• IomartcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2015Partnership since 2015 supporting Evolving Networks' growth into leading network service provider; collaboration enables delivery of robust and highly resilient network infrastructure and numerous dedicated client NaaS backbones; partnership has successfully enhanced reliability and performance of network services for both companies
• MSP LabcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIT authority for independent schools; strategic partnership delivers innovative and resilient connectivity to schools across UK; MSP Lab also partners with Evolving Networks to deliver ultra-secure, highly-available and fully-managed Enterprise Firewall solutions to Education and Global Corporate clients
• Precursor SecurityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipated in Channel Connect Event in Leeds alongside Evolving Networks and Abstract Group; presented on Cyber Security topics
• TinkleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipated in Channel Connect Event in Leeds alongside Evolving Networks and Abstract Group; presented on Telecom topics

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Masergy Communications: Masergy (a Comcast Business company) delivers managed SD-WAN, SASE, UCaaS and managed security services to mid-market and enterprise customers. Comparable to Evolving Networks in combining managed connectivity with security and targeting customers seeking NaaS-style outsourcing of WAN and security.
• Cato Networks: Cato Networks delivers a converged SASE/SD-WAN/Zero Trust platform delivered as a cloud-native, subscription service. Like Evolving Networks, Cato combines managed connectivity (its global private backbone) with security services (ZTNA, FWaaS, SWG) and targets mid-market and enterprise customers seeking a single-vendor NaaS alternative to MPLS.
• Aryaka: Aryaka delivers managed SD-WAN and SASE as a fully managed service with its own global private network backbone. Similar to Evolving Networks' Ultimate Internet and CaaS offerings, Aryaka emphasizes carrier-diverse connectivity, multi-link aggregation and managed services for global enterprises replacing MPLS.
• Versa Networks: Versa Networks provides a unified SASE platform combining SD-WAN, security (NGFW, SWG, ZTNA, CASB) and Zero Trust networking delivered as software. It is a direct competitor to Evolving Networks' composable Evolving ZERO architecture, particularly for enterprises seeking modular Zero Trust services instead of monolithic stacks.

Broad incumbents

• Fortinet (Secure SD-WAN): Fortinet offers integrated Secure SD-WAN and SASE via its FortiGate firewalls and FortiSASE cloud platform, with broad enterprise penetration. Competes with Evolving Networks for converged networking+security budgets but is a far larger incumbent spanning firewall, switching, wireless and cloud security.
• HPE Aruba (Silver Peak): HPE Aruba's EdgeConnect SD-WAN platform (formerly Silver Peak) is a leading SD-WAN offering targeting branch and enterprise deployments. A larger incumbent competitor in the SD-WAN space overlapping with Evolving Networks' Secure SD-WAN and EVX Platform solutions.
• Cloudflare Magic WAN / SASE: Cloudflare offers Magic WAN/Magic Transit for global private networking alongside its broader Zero Trust/SASE platform (Access, Gateway, CASB). Competes with Evolving Networks for modern, software-defined connectivity and ZTNA, but at significantly greater scale and with a global edge network.
• Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN: Prisma SD-WAN (formerly CloudGenix) is Palo Alto Networks' AI-driven SD-WAN and SASE offering as part of its broader security platform. A larger incumbent competitor in the same SD-WAN/SASE category targeting enterprises consolidating on single-vendor platforms.

Regional players

• Exponential-e: Exponential-e is a UK-based managed connectivity, SD-WAN, cloud and security services provider serving mid-market and enterprise UK customers. Regional direct competitor to Evolving Networks offering managed WAN and network security services, mostly restricted to UK deployments.

Others

• Iomart: Iomart is a UK-based cloud and managed services provider and a strategic technology partner of Evolving Networks since 2015, providing data centre backbone capacity for NaaS deployments. An ecosystem/partner relationship rather than direct competitor, but adjacent in delivering managed cloud and connectivity to UK enterprises.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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