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Avant also partners with both providers. Avant President Drew Lydecker said the deal helps Comcast improve its SD-WAN and cloud-based security offerings.

“The deal is timed well with the rise of software-defined and cloud services and will position Comcast to enter new markets and build out their customer base further. Avant’s trusted advisors have worked with Comcast and Masergy over the last few years and this merger offers a unique value proposition to Comcast that will serve end customers well,” Lydecker told Channel Futures. “Looking to the future, security and cloud services will need to be baked into all facets of technology, so mergers like this will only become more common as businesses within the channel work to provide all-in-one services to their end customers.”