{"id":57999,"date":"2026-04-21T00:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T04:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gtt.net\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=57999"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:57:09","slug":"gtt-announces-2026-strategy-expanding-cloud-and-security-capabilities-to-dynamically-protect-global-enterprise-infrastructures","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.gtt.net\/about-us\/press-releases\/gtt-announces-2026-strategy-expanding-cloud-and-security-capabilities-to-dynamically-protect-global-enterprise-infrastructures\/","title":{"rendered":"GTT Announces 2026 Strategy: Expanding Cloud and Security Capabilities to Dynamically Protect Global Enterprise Infrastructures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>GTT to simplify complexity and boost cyber resilience with expansion of GTT Envision and AI-enabled security framework, following major investments in 2025 that have grown its global internet backbone to world\u2019s third largest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\">GTT Communications Inc<\/a>., a leading networking and security as a service provider for multinational organizations, has announced its strategic initiatives for 2026, building on a year of platform expansion into new locations, AI investment and services portfolio growth in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the company will continue its focus on expanding and advancing <a href=\"\/envision\/\">GTT Envision<\/a>, a platform that provides AI-enabled global networking across GTT and third-party cloud environments from the edge to the core. Leveraging its AI factory, GTT will introduce a new cybersecurity protection framework that will provide real-time detection and proactive assessment to inform and enable faster threat mitigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGTT is engineering the infrastructure businesses need to operate securely and efficiently in the age of AI,\u201d said Ed Morche, CEO, GTT. \u201cOur vision remains to be \u2018One of One,\u2019 serving our customers as a single partner with one AI-powered platform and one networking experience. In 2025, we significantly advanced our platform and expanded the global network that connects our customers\u2019 people, data and applications. In 2026, we will build on that momentum that helps enterprises, partners and wholesalers run their digital infrastructure at global scale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>2026: Strategic Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2026, GTT will focus on three key priorities:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Growing services portfolio<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>GTT\u2019s portfolio, which includes SASE, Managed SD-WAN, security, internet, voice and other connectivity services, is set for additional developments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AI-Enabled Network Security:<\/strong> GTT will accelerate its proprietary product innovation with AI-enabled security solutions providing anomaly analysis capabilities. This will provide customers with proactive networking and security oversight by creating a dynamic environment for faster identification and incident containment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expanded Hybrid Cloud Services<\/strong>: Building on its more than 10-year legacy of cloud services, GTT will expand compute capabilities at the edge, via GTT EnvisionEDGE devices, and in the core, via its globally distributed EnvisionCORE nodes. This enables a unified managed hybrid cloud environment spanning edge, private and public clouds under a single platform.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secure Networking Solutions<\/strong>: GTT will strengthen its Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) offering with additional technology vendor options, as well as expand its existing offerings for 5G fixed wireless access and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connections. These enhancements will provide seamless, high-capacity services for enterprises seeking primary wireless access or backup solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Advancing the GTT Envision Platform<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GTT EnvisionCORE:<\/strong> Investments in GTT\u2019s global Tier 1 internet backbone and core infrastructure will include deepening partnerships with leading connectivity partners, extending its managed cloud capabilities and growing its DDoS scrubbing capabilities. GTT\u2019s global reach currently extends to more than 3,000 connectivity partners.<\/li>\n<li><strong>GTT EnvisionEDGE:<\/strong> Expansion of the company\u2019s on-premises capabilities will address enterprise needs such as AI workload acceleration, local edge compute and edge security, bringing compute, security and intelligence closer to where data is generated and used.<\/li>\n<li><strong>GTT EnvisionDX:<\/strong> New capabilities set to launch in 2026 include an enhanced agentic web experience for rich contextual dialogues and personalized journeys, as well as self-service activation for zero-touch provisioning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Leveraging GTT\u2019s AI factory to transform employee, customer and partner experience <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Operations: <\/strong>Applying AI to internal systems to predict network and security performance issues and optimize in real time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Efficiency: <\/strong>Developing agentic workflows to scale employee productivity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Integration: <\/strong>Expanding APIs with partners, enabling next-level automation across GTT\u2019s global ecosystem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2025 Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last year, GTT delivered several important milestones that position the company for continued growth and innovation:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Business Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reached 700+ terabits of capacity across its Tier 1 network, becoming the third-largest global backbone, as recognized by CAIDA<\/li>\n<li>Significantly grew revenue for the company\u2019s Enhanced Services portfolio, including Managed SD-WAN, SIP Trunking, and Professional Services every quarter in 2025<\/li>\n<li>Served thousands of customers with global reach and local support across more than 140,000 locations in more than 170 countries<\/li>\n<li>Expanded relationships with international companies across key verticals, including HR Path, Radisson Hotel Group, JYSK and Loxam<\/li>\n<li>Strengthened its executive team with the appointments of Andrea Genschaw as Chief Financial Officer and Ryan McManis as Chief Legal Officer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Platform and Services Innovation Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Worked with NVIDIA,\u00a0Dell Technologies\u00a0and Insight to design and implement GTT\u2019s new, scalable, geographically redundant AI factory<\/li>\n<li>Released the fifth generation of its GTT EnvisionEDGE device, enabling customers to rapidly and virtually build up to 35 different service-chain configurations using their choice of 11 different virtualized functions<\/li>\n<li>Expanded its partnership with Palo Alto Networks to offer a new single-vendor SASE offering as part of its <a href=\"\/services\/secure-networking\/sase-secure-connect\/\">Secure Connect portfolio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Market Expansion<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extended the reach of GTT EnvisionCORE with new Points-of-Presence in Argentina, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand<\/li>\n<li>Expanded SIP Trunking capability in Japan for its voice services<\/li>\n<li>Launched a new logistics hub in Singapore, complementing its Austin and Prague locations to accelerate equipment delivery and network deployments for customers across the globe<\/li>\n<li>Grew the total Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) scrubbing capacity of GTT Envision to 4 Tbps by opening new locations in S\u00e3o Paulo, Hong Kong and Miami<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Notable Industry Recognition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognized as a Leader in SD-WAN and SASE in the U.S. and UK and Managed SD\u2011WAN in Germany by Information Services Group (ISG) for the third consecutive year<\/li>\n<li>Named a Leader in North America for Managed SD\u2011WAN by Frost &amp; Sullivan<\/li>\n<li>Earned multiple channel honors, including three Visionary Spotlight Awards (Channel Program of the Year, CSP Network Infrastructure Innovation of the Year and the Digital Transformation Award); Intelisys\u2019 Most Improved Channel Program award; and recognition as the Top SD\u2011WAN\/SASE Provider by Sandler Partners<\/li>\n<li>Achieved top\u2011tier customer satisfaction ratings in Europe, as reported by Whitelane Research, across key markets including Germany, UK, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About GTT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GTT is a leading networking and security as a service provider for multinational organizations, simply and securely connecting people and machines to data and applications \u2014 anywhere in the world. We serve thousands of organizations, bringing together the right people, partners and technology to reduce the burden on IT teams and solve the most pressing networking and security challenges. Built on our top-ranked global Tier 1 network, GTT Envision is a single global technology platform to connect, orchestrate, virtualize and automate enterprise networks, enabling customers with consumable solutions to achieve business missions and meet ongoing demand when, where and how needed. Our portfolio includes SASE, SD-WAN, security, internet, voice and other connectivity options, complemented by a suite of professional services and exceptional sales and support teams in local markets around the globe. We partner with our customers to deliver Greater Technology Together. For more information, visit <a href=\"\/\">www.gtt.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GTT Media Inquiries<\/span>:\/<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Americas:<\/strong><br \/>\nMary Lynn Heath, GTT<br \/>\n+1-646-214-4078<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:MaryLynn.Heath@gtt.net\">MaryLynn.Heath@gtt.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Europe:<\/strong><br \/>\nSiria Nielsen, GTT<br \/>\n+31-6-2835-4259<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Siria.Nielsen@gtt.net\">Siria.Nielsen@gtt.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>GTT Investor Relations:<\/strong><br \/>\nPaul Canavan, GTT<br \/>\n+1 646-214-4202<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:InvestorRelations@gtt.net\">InvestorRelations@gtt.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GTT to simplify complexity and boost cyber resilience with expansion of GTT Envision and AI-enabled security framework, following major investments in 2025 that have grown its global internet backbone to world\u2019s third largest. 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