# ISP-managed / carrier-branded SD-WAN: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge labels across 1 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/isp-managed-carrier-branded-sd-wan/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD-WAN | 0% | 62 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "community feedback is strongly negative, warning that these offerings can create lock-in and may deliver poor implementations" (Perplexity Sonar, SD-WAN)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- SD-WAN: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 62 of 73.

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.