Predictika · Orange Business · Evolution Platform (Flexible SD-WAN)
An AI sales agent prepares a quote, in euros per month, for one site of a global SD-WAN network: per-country internet or Business VPN underlay, FortiGate CPE, security, SASE, cloud on-ramps, SLA and term, for a fictional customer. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika’s validator, which checks it against the availability, sizing and commercial rules, compares the monthly total the agent states with the one it computes, and returns a verdict with every reason.
This validator covers the Evolution Platform / Flexible SD-WAN product only, one site of a global network at a time. It handles any quote made of these countries, underlays, CPE models, security options and cloud on-ramps, not just the scenarios shown below.
It does not cover Orange's other enterprise connectivity, mobile or consumer lines, real prices, or real country availability. Every price, availability flag, throughput cap, lead time and threshold is an invented illustrative estimate in euros. Other areas can be added.
7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch
Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.
Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)
Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run
What this means
Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ or Revenue Cloud) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.
| What the validator catches | Typical rules-based CPQ | Predictika |
|---|---|---|
| CPE throughput that depends on the security profile and the underlay | Only with workarounds The throughput a FortiGate delivers drops with NGFW or UTM, and the need doubles on dual links, so one lookup does not cover it and this usually ends up in a custom formula field. | Required throughput and the CPE's real throughput are computed together on every call. |
| Country by underlay by feature availability | Only with care Which underlay, LTE and SASE options exist in each country is a matrix; every cell needs its own rule or lookup, kept in step with the catalog. | Each country record carries its flags, and every rule reads them. |
| Cloud on-ramp prerequisites | Only with care The on-ramp needs an MPLS underlay and bandwidth bounded by the link, two product families on one quote. | Both prerequisites are evaluated with the rest of the quote. |
| A local loop outside the discount | Only with workarounds The discount applies to services only, while the loop is country-priced, doubled on dual links and never discounted, which tends to need custom price logic. | The loop and the services are priced separately and the discount applies to services only. |
| The total the agent states | Only with workarounds Comparing a stated total with a computed one means a rule that reads a stated figure, and price rules rarely run on stated figures. | The stated monthly total is a field in the request and is checked against the computed total. |
| Every problem returned in one answer | Only with workarounds Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next. | All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in. |
Every rule is checked on every call, in whatever order the choices arrive, and one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.
| Rule | Effect | What it checks |
|---|---|---|
| Underlay availability | block | Internet or Business VPN MPLS must be offered in the country |
| Bandwidth above the country cap | block | Per-link bandwidth must not exceed what Orange can deliver in the country |
| LTE backup not offered | block | 4G/LTE backup only in countries that offer it |
| Local partner delivery | needs approval | Countries served through a licensed local partner need regional delivery approval |
| CPE throughput too low for the security profile | block | FortiGate throughput with NGFW or UTM must cover the links, both links on dual underlay |
| HA pair on a CPE without HA | block | An HA pair needs an HA-capable FortiGate |
| SASE needs an internet breakout | block | SASE cloud security needs an internet underlay |
| SASE not available in the country | block | SASE cloud security only where offered |
| SLA resilience | block | Silver needs a second link or LTE backup; Gold needs dual links and an HA pair |
| Cloud on-ramp needs an MPLS underlay | block | On-ramps via Business VPN Galerie need an MPLS underlay |
| Cloud on-ramp bandwidth out of range | block | Above zero, at most the link bandwidth, and none without an on-ramp |
| Minimum term | block | Each country has a minimum term |
| Lead time too short | block | Delivery more than 14 days short of the country lead time (15 days longer on dual links) |
| Expedite | needs approval | Within 14 days of the lead time needs an expedite approval |
| Extra discount above the maximum | block | Above 12 percent (22 percent for network contracts of EUR 1,000,000 or more) |
| Extra discount needs approval | needs approval | Above the 5 percent a rep can give and within the maximum |
| Stated monthly total does not match | block | Agent-stated monthly total differs from the computed total by more than EUR 1 |
The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.
The agent's request. Quote for the Paris site of Alder & Finch Logistics in a 40-site network, 36-month term, delivery wanted within 60 days: dual 500 Mbps links (Business VPN and internet), a FortiGate 100F with UTM security, co-managed, Bronze SLA. The quote states a monthly total of EUR 2,714.40. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for the Paris site of Alder & Finch Logistics in a 40-site network, 36-month term, delivery wanted within 60 days: dual 500 Mbps links (Business VPN and internet), a FortiGate 200F with UTM security, co-managed, Bronze SLA. The quote states a monthly total of EUR 2,929.68. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Quote for the London site of Brightwell Foods in a 40-site network, 36-month term, delivery wanted within 60 days: a 100 Mbps internet link, a FortiGate 60F with NGFW security, a Google Cloud on-ramp of 300 Mbps, co-managed, Bronze SLA. The quote states a monthly total of EUR 1,116.60. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for the London site of Brightwell Foods in a 40-site network, 36-month term, delivery wanted within 60 days: a 200 Mbps Business VPN (MPLS) link, a FortiGate 60F with NGFW security, a Google Cloud on-ramp of 100 Mbps, co-managed, Bronze SLA. The quote states a monthly total of EUR 1,489.80. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Quote for the Berlin office of Kestrel Analytics in an 8-site network, 24-month term, delivery wanted within 40 days: a 100 Mbps internet link with LTE backup, a FortiGate 60F with SASE cloud security, co-managed, Silver SLA. The quote states a monthly total of EUR 1,000.43. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for the Berlin office of Kestrel Analytics in an 8-site network, 24-month term, delivery wanted within 40 days: a 100 Mbps internet link with LTE backup, a FortiGate 60F with SASE cloud security, co-managed, Silver SLA. The quote states a monthly total of EUR 909.48. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Quote for a UK site of Marlowe Textiles in a 5-site network, 36-month term, delivery wanted within 45 days: a 200 Mbps Business VPN (MPLS) link, a FortiGate 60F with NGFW security, fully managed, Bronze SLA, with a 10 percent extra discount. The quote states a monthly total of EUR 1,214.02. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Needs approval.
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