Technology Solutions
Network Transformation
Modernize multi-location connectivity, from legacy MPLS to SD-WAN, SASE, and beyond. Leverage independent evaluation and sourcing across the full supplier landscape.
Network Transformation Solutions With Lightstone
One Technology Advisory across every connectivity technology and delivery model, compared on cost, performance, and risk.
Dedicated Internet, Broadband, & FIber
Private Circuits & Ethernet
4G/5G, Fixed Wireless, & Satellite
LAN/WLAN & Edge Connectivity
Network-aaS & Managed Network
Cost & Contract Visibility
Resiliency & Redundancy
Zero Trust Architecture
Multi-Provider Billing Cleanup
The Outcomes We Drive
- Meaningful savings from invoice cleanup, unused circuit elimination, and billing error recovery, often well before any redesign work even begins
- Improved network resiliency and performance
- A stronger negotiating position heading into renewal
- A network strategy that supports where the business is headed, instead of where it was five years ago
The Advantage We Provide Tech Leaders
Network decisions affect cost, uptime, and long-term agility, and the provider landscape spans dozens of technologies and delivery models. Lightstone brings independent, vendor-neutral evaluation to that complexity. We help you benchmark pricing, compare architecture options, and move through negotiation with real leverage instead of guessing at what's fair.
Talk to a Network AdvisorWhen to Engage Lightstone
A contract renewal is approaching with no clear benchmark for fair pricing
Billing errors or unused services are going unnoticed
Visibility across providers and locations is limited
A legacy MPLS environment no longer fits a cloud-first strategy
Application performance issues are affecting users
Internal bandwidth to manage a network redesign is limited or nonexistent
How Lightstone Works With You
Assess the Environment
We start with your current network including circuits, contracts, providers, and performance — so every recommendation is grounded in what you actually have.
Evaluate the Options With You
We compare providers and architectures on cost, performance, and resiliency, across SD-WAN, SASE, dedicated internet, fiber, private circuits, and wireless connectivity.
Source End to End
We manage the sourcing process from RFPs through proposal analysis and negotiation support, so your team isn't carrying a redesign on top of the day job.
Tech Leaders Have 5 Options. One Has Their Interests Built In.
Every hour spent on research, RFPs, and pricing comparisons is an hour not spent on strategy that moves your company forward. That's the true cost of the first four options.
Option 1: Trust Supplier Sales Reps
Every supplier sales rep has exactly one job: sell their company's product, whether or not it's the right fit for you. Many will say anything to hit quota. And reps change companies constantly, so the person who sold you the deal is rarely the person still there when you need support two months later. Zero incentive for honesty.
Option 2: Trust Traditional Consultants
Hourly consultants get paid more the longer an engagement runs, so the incentive points the wrong way. Many are also tied to a short list of supplier relationships they need to keep fed, which limits how neutral the advice actually is.
Option 3: Work With VARs and MSPs
Resellers and managed service providers can only sell and support what they're certified on, typically a handful of suppliers. That's not vendor neutrality, and it's a narrower version of the same bias.
Option 4: Do It Yourself
Technology now changes faster than most companies can make decisions. Good decisions requireheadcount most companies won't fund. Going it alone means becoming the market expert in multiple technologies, on top of your actual job, on a market that changes weekly.
Option 5: Lightstone Technology Advisor: The Truth
Lightstone puts in months of work at no cost to our clients before a purchase is made. If we get it wrong, we lose because we are profitable only if our clients come back. We get paid the same regardless of what supplier you choose. Our incentive is the same as yours: find the best fit, and keep it working for the next 10 years, not just get a deal signed.