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What Role Will MPLS Play in the Future of the WAN?

Written by Jayne Miller | Apr 27, 2021 11:55:00 AM

The average enterprise network had MPLS running at 82% of sites in 2018. That fell to just 58% in 2020. About one-third of those networks have active backups for their MPLS serviceā€”a quarter of them have passive backups.

Looking at these numbers, we have to ask: what role will MPLS play in the WAN moving forward?

Industry expert and independent consultant Keith Langridge joins Greg to discuss the many different ways you can try to answer this question.

Is MPLS dead? Dying? Here to stay? Too complicated to say? Listen to the full episode below to hear what our experts think.

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