ISG Provider Lens™ report sees U.K.
companies focused on improving employee collaboration and enabling
work from home through SDN-related technologies
U.K. enterprises see software-defined networking technologies as
a way to improve the agility and flexibility of their networks and
improve collaboration between employees, according to a new report
published today by Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III),
a leading global technology research and advisory firm.
The 2021 ISG Provider Lens™ Network – Software Defined
Solutions and Services Report for the U.K. sees enterprises here
embracing SDN technologies to help them build new-age 4G and 5G
mobile networks and accommodate distributed computing. Many
enterprises are moving away from buying networking equipment from a
single manufacturer and instead are sourcing network components
from several suppliers and service providers.
The COVID-19 pandemic also has driven U.K. enterprises to
upgrade their networks to enable employee collaboration and remote
working, the report says.
As a result, U.K. enterprises are looking for more agile
networks, said Jon Harrod, director of ISG Network Advisory
Services in the U.K. “Enterprise agility goes far beyond the
abilities of traditional networks, and SDN technologies can help
companies provision new capabilities in a constantly changing
business environment,” he said.
The report also sees U.K. enterprises focusing on SD-WAN
services, when in the past many had started their SDN journeys in
the data center network. SD-WAN has become mainstream in the U.K.,
with enterprises extending it to the home office, driven by
work-from-home arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many
enterprises have also started deploying SD-LAN as an integrated
fabric of the entire network.
In addition, the U.K. networking market has seen a shift from
private to public networking in the past 12 to 18 months, the
report says. U.K. enterprises are seeking more distributed networks
due to the pandemic, triggering the integration of LAN, WAN and
other network components.
The pandemic has also prompted U.K. businesses to focus on
improving efficiency through more automation, the report says.
Network transformation has been a key piece of this effort, with
enterprises directing their efforts toward remote operations. U.K.
enterprises are seeking help to identify ways to transform their
network operations, using SDN and network virtualization to gain a
competitive advantage during these challenging times.
The 2021 ISG Provider Lens™ Network – Software Defined
Solutions and Services Report for the U.K. evaluates the
capabilities of 75 providers across six quadrants: Managed (SD) WAN
Services, SDN Transformation Services (Consulting and
Implementation), SD-WAN Equipment and Service Suppliers (DIY),
Technology and Service Suppliers (Core – 4G/5G), Edge Technology
and Services, and Enterprise 5G Solutions.
The report names BT and Vodafone as leaders in all six quadrants
and Orange Business Services as a leader in five. Cisco, Deutsche
Telekom, HCL, IBM and Tech Mahindra are named leaders in four
quadrants, and HPE Aruba, Nuage Networks and Wipro are named
leaders in three. The report names Colt, Ericsson, Infosys, Tata
Communications, Telefonica, Verizon, Vera Networks and VMware as
leaders in two quadrants and Citrix, Juniper Networks, Nokia
Networks, NTT and TCS as leaders in one.
In addition, Tech Mahindra, Verizon and Wipro were named Rising
Stars—companies with “promising portfolios” and “high future
potential” by ISG’s definition—in two quadrants. Infosys and
Microland were named Rising Stars in one quadrant.
A customized version of the report is available from Tata
Communications.
The 2021 ISG Provider Lens™ Network – Software Defined
Solutions and Services Report for the U.K. is available to
subscribers or for one-time purchase on this webpage.
About ISG Provider Lens™ Research
The ISG Provider Lens™ Quadrant research series is the only
service provider evaluation of its kind to combine empirical,
data-driven research and market analysis with the real-world
experience and observations of ISG's global advisory team.
Enterprises will find a wealth of detailed data and market analysis
to help guide their selection of appropriate sourcing partners,
while ISG advisors use the reports to validate their own market
knowledge and make recommendations to ISG's enterprise clients. The
research currently covers providers offering their services
globally, across Europe, as well as in the U.S., Germany,
Switzerland, the U.K., France, the Nordics, Brazil and
Australia/New Zealand, with additional markets to be added in the
future. For more information about ISG Provider Lens research,
please visit this webpage.
A companion research series, the ISG Provider Lens Archetype
reports, offer a first-of-its-kind evaluation of providers from the
perspective of specific buyer types.
About ISG
ISG (Information Services Group) (Nasdaq: III) is a leading
global technology research and advisory firm. A trusted business
partner to more than 700 clients, including more than 75 of the
world’s top 100 enterprises, ISG is committed to helping
corporations, public sector organizations, and service and
technology providers achieve operational excellence and faster
growth. The firm specializes in digital transformation services,
including automation, cloud and data analytics; sourcing advisory;
managed governance and risk services; network carrier services;
strategy and operations design; change management; market
intelligence and technology research and analysis. Founded in 2006,
and based in Stamford, Conn., ISG employs more than 1,300
digital-ready professionals operating in more than 20 countries—a
global team known for its innovative thinking, market influence,
deep industry and technology expertise, and world-class research
and analytical capabilities based on the industry’s most
comprehensive marketplace data. For more information, visit
www.isg-one.com.
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