One provider, one solution: Lightstream streamlines WAN and security for global automotive supplier

May 29, 2025

One provider, one solution: Lightstream streamlines WAN and security for global automotive supplier

Lightstream Managed Services designs and implements Fortinet SD-WAN and Lightstream Endpoint Defense, built on Cortex XDR from Palo Alto Networks to help the world’s second largest supplier of automotive acoustics/textiles to shift from MPLS, lower network costs, and improve endpoint security.

Business Challenge

• This company relied on a private multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) wide-area network with centralized network-based firewalls—all managed by a large, global telecommunications provider

• Service providers struggled to work together, leading to loss of service, degraded performance, and security gaps

• The company was looking for a replacement solution that provided full endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities for its 3,000 devices

Solution

• Our team of experts met with the company and they were convinced a centralized architecture wasn’t the best fit. They proposed placing firewalls at the edge

• Lightstream Endpoint Defense, built on Cortex XDR from Palo Alto Networks, with fully managed services replaced Symantec

Business Outcomes

• Deployed Lightstream Endpoint Defense (Cortex XDR) to 3,000 devices, fully managed and operational in 15 days

• Customer replaced Symantec with a better solution and completed the implementation before contract expiration

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