Bumblebee Networks provides an AI-powered, cloud-managed intelligent edge platform for distributed network deployments. This solution offers automated LTE/5G failover, remote out-of-band console access, and application visibility for enhanced network operations. The platform enables service providers to reduce truck rolls while delivering performance insights and distributed DDoS protection for branch sites.
Funding
$3.4M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Organizations face challenges in maintaining secure and private connectivity to applications across diverse environments, including multi-region deployments, Azure, and on-premises infrastructure. Traditional methods of securing these connections can be complex, costly, and difficult to manage, especially when dealing with dynamic IP addresses and the need for consistent security policies across different platforms.
Solution
Bumblebee Networks provides a cloud-managed intelligent edge solution that extends private link functionality to enable secure and private access to applications across multi-region, multi-cloud (including Azure), and on-premises environments. The platform offers plug-and-play deployment of customer premise equipment (CPEs) and MetroNIDs, along with a centralized portal for managing and monitoring devices. This approach eliminates the complexities associated with traditional network security, reduces operational costs, and provides opportunities for service providers and enterprises to enhance revenue and client security through features like AI-powered alerts, application performance insights, and DDoS mitigation. By removing the need to whitelist ever-changing public IP addresses and authenticating third-party user agents against their own domains, Bumblebee Networks simplifies IP whitelisting and enhances overall security posture.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes service providers and enterprises seeking to reduce operational costs, enhance security, and improve application performance across diverse network environments.
Features
- Cloud-managed platform for centralized device management and monitoring
- Plug-and-play deployment of CPEs and MetroNIDs
- Global Private Link network mode for secure branch connectivity
- AI-powered alerts and predictive analytics for proactive issue resolution
- Application performance insights for identifying and resolving bottlenecks
- DDoS mitigation capabilities for enhanced security
- IP whitelisting to authenticate third-party user agents
- Integration with Azure for private access to cloud resources
- Service Activation tests (RFC2544 and Y.1564) for performance validation
- Role-based access control (IAM) for service provider customers