GEC NEWS WIREPositioned as leader for the tenth timefor Global Network Service Providers
BT has been positioned by Gartner in the Leaders Quadrant in theMagic Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers for the tenth time.
According to Gartner, “the number of organizations requiring global networking services continues to grow, due toglobalization and the growing adoption of cloud services, which are often hosted in differentmarkets from the point of consumption. Organizations’ appetite for more bandwidth shows no signsof diminishing, with video machine-to-machine
communications and big data, coupled with ITcentralization, as the primary drivers. Reliability and performance control are growing in importanceas business processes become ever more IT-dependent; in addition, IT architectures (such as thin-clientcomputing) place ever greater reliance on the network.”
Gartner states that, in such a context, “leaders have a full portfolio of voice and data products, coupled with above-average service andsupport, wide global coverage, and competitive pricing. They have a strong vision that includesadopting more information and communication technology (ICT) capabilities, which is a strategythey articulate clearly and openly.”
Luis Alvarez, chief executive BT Global Services, said, “I am proud that we have improved our leadership position in such a critical report. This is the tenth time we are positioned in that quadrant and comes less than six months after we were positioned as a leader in Gartner’s global communications outsourcing and professional services magic quadrant. In order to continue improving our leadership position, we are working hard to further progress in terms of service quality, pricing and track record, helping our global customers successfully address issues of infrastructure, language and culture all around the world. We are also working to further refine a clear and evolving geographic strategy to meet changing customer needs. I believe that this report shows that Gartner recognizes our strengths in our ability to execute as well as the completeness of our vision.”
