What is MPLS?

MPLS is a networking technology that speeds up and prioritises the flow of data traffic, making it easier to manage.

In simple terms, this provides your own private network that can link multiple sites with greater confidence about security. The security is enhanced as an MPLS usually has only a single "break-out" to public Internet sites.

An MPLS also allows data to be centrally hosted for easy sharing between colleagues, alongside other applications such as hosted phone systems. Quality of Service (QoS) mechanisms can be applied to ensure a high consistency of performance of the network across voice, video and other data.

Businesses can also harness an MPLS to create Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), for remote working staff to give them the enhanced reliability and resilience they need when connecting to a corporate network.