Southern Communications Group (SCG Connected) is an award-winning, fast-growing provider of comprehensive business solutions, including telephony, broadband, mobile, and cloud services. We support businesses of all sizes across the United Kingdom, delivering innovative solutions to meet their evolving communication needs.
As Chief Technical Officer at SCG Connected, Matt Wring focuses on developing platforms that provide value-added solutions to businesses, many of which rely on voice services. The shift from ISDN/PSDN to VoIP expands the threat surface and makes voice services vulnerable to DDoS attacks, which are complex to mitigate. Wring notes that traditional QoS profiles aren’t viable with broadband, and firewalls can introduce VoIP jitter, further complicating the protection of service availability against DDoS threats.
SCG Connected’s platform strategy focuses on proximity to the factory gate and exceptional customer service, both of which are enhanced by Corero’s SmartWall ONE™ DDoS protection. Corero inspects traffic at the ingress point, blocking malicious packets without disrupting legitimate traffic, crucial for voice services. Its integration with SCG’s Juniper MX platform reduces costs and eliminates added complexity. With feature-rich APIs and multi-tenant capabilities, SCG can offer customizable DDoS protection, generating revenue and providing premium services at a fraction of the usual cost, while maintaining consistency and scalability across its network.
