Turning Network Requests into Business-Ready Connectivity
By Lee Peterson
October 26, 2026
• 2 min read • 4 min listen
Turning network requests into business-ready connectivity with Bell On-Demand Network
A new office, a cloud application, or a sudden surge in demand can put pressure on network teams to reconfigure and scale their networks quickly. Businesses need reliable and secure services.
The new Bell On-Demand Network simplifies network service ordering, activation, management, and scaling. Built on Bell’s fiber network and powered by Cisco’s infrastructure, it allows customers to request services easily while ensuring they are working and secure.
Faster changes with fewer operational hurdles:
Automating across the service lifecycle enables faster provisioning, fewer manual network changes, and more time for supporting business priorities. Cisco’s routing, security policy, visibility, and automation work together to simplify these changes.
Secure routing at the network edge:
The Cisco 8000 Series Secure Router connects customers to the Bell network, handling traffic movement while enabling routing, integrated security, policy controls, and operational visibility at the edge.
A smarter path using SRv6:
Bell’s use of segment routing over IPv6 (SRv6) brings programmable traffic handling closer to the customer edge, allowing the network to steer traffic along selected paths based on service needs. This reduces the burden on provider-edge routers and supports application-aware engineering.
A network that moves at the speed of business:
Bell and Cisco combine their expertise to demonstrate how infrastructure can support a more responsive way to buy and manage connectivity, ensuring a clearer path from business needs to working services with built-in security and operations.