How Services Are Transforming the Network Ecosystem
Global Market Analysis and Forecast 2008-2013

Publication Date: September 2008

Report Details
 Pages 62 | Exhibits: 22 |  Report Excerpt

Description The global market for professional and managed network services, which comprise network consulting, implementation, managed network services and network product support services, is expected to remain robust throughout Pyramid Research’s 2008-2013 forecast period. Based on a thorough analysis of the first calendar half of 2008 and projecting expenditures for the second half, Pyramid Research expects total expenditures in 2008 to reach $357.2bn, representing a year-over-year growth rate of 10.7%. Of this worldwide total, $237.7bn will be spent externally by service providers and enterprises with leading professional and managed network services vendors. This growth continues to be driven by the needs of global enterprise organizations as well as of mobile and fixed-line telecommunications service providers to develop more relevant strategies for, in a broad sense, using deployed network assets more effectively, and, more specifically, for optimizing network performance and capacity. While many enterprises and service providers still use internal network engineering staff and administrators for network projects, an increasing number of these organizations are seeking the independent guidance of third-party professional services and network support organizations that possess the scale and skills to deliver discrete (i.e., one-off) or end-to-end services with global capability.

This report examines the worldwide market for network consulting, network implementation, network product support and managed network services as well as associated expenditures from 2007 through 2013. It presents market sizing and a five-year forecast for four discrete service activities, and includes global segmentation by region, vertical industry and organizational size. In addition, this report discusses in detail factors such as network technologies, geopolitics, macroeconomics, customer demand and industry competition that continue to shape and influence the global marketplace for end-to-end network services. It also examines the most common organizational challenges facing network services providers (NSPs) through the remainder of this decade and into the next, and outlines how a successful NSP can help clients navigate around these challenges.

Key questions answered

• What are the key drivers for growth in the professional and managed network services business?
• How should network technology vendors, NSPs and specifically management consulting firms model and articulate a long-term strategic plan for their enterprise or network provider clients?
• How can professional and managed network services providers anticipate the changes that alternative delivery models and new technologies such as Web 2.0 will bring to the telecommunications industry?
• What can network services  providers do to differentiate their post-merger integration practices?
• What will fixed-line service providers, mobile service providers and enterprises spend globally on network consulting, implementation, managed services and product support services over the next five years?
  

Target audience

Network consulting, implementation, managed services and product support services firms
Gain a broad, fresh perspective on where the professional and managed network services industry is going and the challenges that lie ahead. Identify successful strategies for introducing and promoting advanced, high-margin services to network operators and enterprises; draw on the experience of others in helping your clients grow and prosper.

Equipment and application providers
Develop an understanding of how the role of professional and managed network services is evolving in the global market, and how this will affect your market leverage over both the short and long terms. Use these insights to successfully position your offerings and enhance your value proposition.

Financial services, investment firms
Receive a thorough grounding in the salient issues facing professional and managed network services in both mature and emerging markets today. Use this analysis to understand who is best positioned to succeed and to assess upcoming opportunities.

Network operators
Anticipate changes in the professional and managed network services industry and indentify services vendors that have the global skills and capability to articulate and deliver a measurable value proposition.

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How Services are Transforming the Network Ecosystem is part of Pyramid’s research report series. A blend of primary research and qualitative analysis, Pyramid’s research reports offer comprehensive coverage of the fixed and mobile communications space and enable those in the communications industry to stay ahead of changing market dynamics. For more information about this report, please contact Dave Williams via email at dave.williams@pyr.com or telephone at +1.858.485.8870.