Case Study: Colep Packaging achieves manufacturing agility and secure, scalable Network as a Service with HPE Aruba Networking

Colep Packaging refines manufacturing efficiency by adopting network as a service

Colep Packaging is a 60‑year‑old Portuguese packaging manufacturer that relaunched as an independent company in 2021 and is pursuing rapid growth through diversification and acquisitions. Facing a fragmented, multi‑vendor network and limited in‑house IT expertise—yet needing rock‑solid connectivity for 100 production lines, hybrid cloud apps, mobile working, cybersecurity audits, and faster integration of new sites—Colep sought a way to standardize and secure its network without building internal IT capability.

Colep adopted Network as a Service with Jolera, built on HPE Aruba (Aruba Central, CX switches, Wi‑Fi 6E, ClearPass) under a five‑year managed contract. Jolera owns and runs the infrastructure and provides zero‑trust access for 5,000+ endpoints, delivering unified connectivity, visibility and automation across sites. The result: higher network reliability and standards, faster acquisition integration, improved security and reporting, enabled digital transformation without business disruption, and lower/controlled network management costs so the company can focus on packaging.

Colep Packaging

Rui Valente

IT & Digital Transformation Director