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Managed Security Round-Up: The Pan-European MSSPs and the Hot Security Issues
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| Advisory Report (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [Jul 02, 2008]
Managed Security in Europe is expanding as customers face FMC
challenges, and web attacks that are morphing from mass attacks
to under-the-radar incursions. The next big challenge will be
grid integrity to protect virtualized data centers.
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The Web 2.0 Challenge: Carrier Evolution from Telco to Softco
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| Advisory Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- [Jun 30, 2008]
Telco transformation embracing Web 2.0 will have long-term and
dramatic impact on the telecommunications market. This report
looks at the main considerations and challenges facing
traditional operators in their evolution from telco to
softco.
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HP’s Solutions Consulting Services Focus Its Professional Services for Telecom Customers
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| Competitive Update |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- [Jun 30, 2008]
HP’s new SCS portfolio provides focus for
HP’s services
capabilities in telecom, placing a greater
emphasis on the ‘C’
part of CME (Communications, Media and
Entertainment) and
demonstrating the value of the recent
EDS acquisition.
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UK Carrier Ethernet Market Overview: Trends and Market Leaders
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| Advisory Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- UK/Ireland [Jun 27, 2008]
Current Analysis has completed a review of the UK carrier
Ethernet market. The review considers portfolio depth,
geographical reach and SLAs, of six main vendors to reveal
market trends, strategic direction of the players and market
leaders.
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Telecom Italia and FastWeb Forget Old Squabbles and Agree to Share Fibre NGN
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Southern Europe [Jun 25, 2008]
Telecom Italia and FastWeb have entered a ground-breaking
announcement to collaborate on building NGN infrastructure. The
move is logical for purchasing synergies, making sensible
technology choices and avoiding duplicating infrastructure.
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Service Providers; If You Don’t Offer Real ITIL Expertise, You Are About to Miss the Boat!
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| Advisory Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe, Enterprise Mobility - Europe
- [Jun 24, 2008]
ITIL is the language of service
management; a few key telecom
service providers have integrated this as
an integral part of
their business services market strategy.
To play well in the
converged ICT market there is no other
way than ITIL.
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COLT Renews Focus on SMEs with a Mix of Creative Marketing, Consulting and Customer Care
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [Jun 23, 2008]
‘The COLT Experience’ is a competitive
SME product offering
well-thought-out network and
professional consultancy
services. However, COLT needs to add a
few new dimensions,
starting with mobility, to make this
product comprehensive.
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Verizon Business Sets the Table Stakes for UC with Pan-European Product Launch
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| Competitive Intelligence Report (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [Jun 18, 2008]
Verizon Business has stunned the market being one of the first
to launch a pan-European UC launch, the only to have an
international Hosted IP Centrex product and native SIP trunking
in ten countries. Customers should take notice.
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BT’s Carrier Ethernet Portfolio Lacks Punch Compared to More Modern Competing Offers
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| Product Intelligence Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- UK/Ireland [Jun 10, 2008]
BT is vulnerable in the UK Ethernet
market due to an out-of-
date product range and aggressive
moves by alternative
operators. The tide will turn once BT
launches ‘Etherway’
and ‘Etherflow,’ resplendent with scalable
bandwidth, L2 VPN,
etc.
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MPLS IP VPN Roundup: Overview of Leading European Services and Vision
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| Advisory Report (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [Jun 10, 2008]
Current Analysis has completed its six-month review of leading
MPLS IP VPN service providers across Europe. This advisory
considers the general market trends, strategic direction of IP
VPN services and market leaders in 2008.
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Orange Business Services Network Overhaul Focuses on Rich-media IP Communications
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| Competitive Intelligence Report (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [Jun 03, 2008]
Orange Business Services global IP/MPLS network upgrade with
Cisco promises greater consistency for its portfolio of IP-
enabled rich media solutions. But the carrier is not putting
great pressure on rivals with immediate new service
announcements.
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COLT Intelligently Expands Its UK Network with a New PoP in SME-rich Slough
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| Competitive Update |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- UK/Ireland [May 30, 2008]
COLT’s new PoP in Slough is part of an
intelligently targeted plan of expansion.
Whilst one PoP does not make the
network, COLT’s move outside the M25
and its three London data centres make
it an attractive choice for businesses
around London.
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Verizon Business and Swisscom Take Stab at Developing Global Offerings for Swiss MNCs
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| Competitive Update (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Central Europe, Pan-European [May 30, 2008]
Verizon Business is teaming up with Swisscom to target Swiss
MNCs. While the deal is non-exclusive and has been done before,
the difference is the level of integration and go-to-market
approach. Vanco troubles can also play into Verizon’s hand.
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Cable & Wireless Has Lift-off with its UK Ethernet Portfolio
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| Product Intelligence Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- UK/Ireland [May 29, 2008]
Cable & Wireless has launched MEF-defined Carrier Ethernet
slightly late, but having said that its new ‘Ethernet VPN’
and ‘Ethernet Wireline’ products launched in April 2008 are
threatening and will apply considerable pressure to
competitors.
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Vanco Sold to Reliance as Indian Operators Make Play for the Enterprise
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [May 27, 2008]
The glory days of the VNO era have come
to a speedy end, with India’s Reliance
Globalcom snapping up the troubled
Vanco. While Reliance gets its foot into
the enterprise, its brand is largely
unknown and global competition is
tougher than ever.
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COLT Telecom Aims for Niche Opportunities with Security for SME that Includes Consulting
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| Competitive Update (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [May 23, 2008]
COLT is raising the bar for SME services with a new consulting-
based security offer. The service contains some compelling
aspects, such as customer-centric consultation with COLT's
security experts, but competition is intense.
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Vodafone Takes 100% Stake in Arcor to Tackle FMC in Germany
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| Competitive Update (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Central Europe [May 22, 2008]
Vodafone has taken over the minority stakes in Arcor and now
fully owns Germany’s second largest carrier. This was a natural
progression once Vodafone abandoned the ‘mobile only’ strategy
and decided to keep its interest in Arcor in 2005.
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HP’s Power Play for EDS Delivers Dubious Synergies
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Business Network Services - U.S., Enterprise Network Systems, Contact Center Solutions, Internet/Managed Services - U.S., Application Infrastructure, Enterprise Communications , Business Telecom Services - Europe, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Mobility - Europe, Enterprise Mobility - U.S., Telecom Services - Asia, Telecom Infrastructure Services
- [May 16, 2008]
HP’s agreement to shell out big money to
bolster its services
portfolio by acquiring EDS appears a safe,
but expensive and
uninspired move. The synergy is about
additive finances, not
revolutionary new ideas, and IBM’s
position is not threatened.
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BT and Siemens Enterprise Communications to Deliver Global Managed Services
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| Competitive Update (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [May 09, 2008]
BT has formalized an agreement with Siemens Enterprise
Communications to target MNC with large scale outsourcing and
transformation requirements. The companies will offer a single
service wrap, standard SLAs and global support.
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BT Business Gets Into SaaS for SMEs
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| Competitive Update (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- UK/Ireland [Apr 28, 2008]
BT Business moves into on-demand CRM space with low-key partners
NetSuite and SugarCRM. However, BT will need to play marketeer
and customer educator to the UK SME market as well as build up
its SaaS profile.
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EuroDOCSIS 3.o Could Give Cable Operators New Impetus to Target Business Customers
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| Advisory Report (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- BeNeLux, Central Europe, Southern Europe [Apr 23, 2008]
Next generation cable broadband standards will give cable
operators the ability to leapfrog VDSL in terms of speed, price
and cost of deployment. This offers real potential to
cannibalize high-speed data services and target SMEs more
aggressively.
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Orange Business Services’ ‘IT Plan’ Relieves IT Headache for SMEs
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| Competitive Update |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Southern Europe [Apr 21, 2008]
Orange Business Services’ new IT Pack
for SMEs is a strong proposal, giving
clients a virtual workstation by storing
applications in the provider’s data
centres. However, the SME market has
widely varying needs, giving room for
targeted responses.
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Top Ten Practices for Targeting the SME Market
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| Advisory Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- [Apr 21, 2008]
The diversity of the European SME market exposes carriers to
strong competition from other fixed and mobile operators and
systems integrators. This report provides a top-ten list of
initiatives highlighting positive actions for capturing SMEs.
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Orange Business Services’ Business Acceleration Has the Key Ingredients, but It Is Not Fully Cooked
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| Product Intelligence Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [Apr 16, 2008]
Orange Business Services’ Business
Acceleration is threatening
with its mix of professional services,
consulting expertise and
network-based optimization and
acceleration integrated with
Business VPN, as well as site options
from leading vendors.
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TIC and green.ch Ltd. Merge Operations to Become Fourth Largest ISP in Switzerland
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| Competitive Update |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Central Europe [Apr 16, 2008]
Two formidable Swiss ISPs, green.ch and TIC, are merging and
will become the fourth largest player. The new company can
offer more products and gain economies of scale. It is also
likely to trigger another wave of consolidation.
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RSA 2008: CurrentCast Analyst Recap of Security Event
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| Advisory Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- [Apr 14, 2008]
Listen to the latest analyst roundtable commentary as four
Current Analysis team members discuss their assessment and
trend takes from the 2008 RSA Security show in the latest
CurrentCast podcast.
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IP Telephony Roundup: Overview of Leading Products and Vision
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| Advisory Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [Apr 10, 2008]
Current Analysis has completed its six-
month review of leading
IP telephony service providers across
Europe. This advisory
considers the general market trends,
strategic direction of IP
telephony and market leaders in 2008.
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Orange Business Services Offers Mobile Access and Local Calling in Six Countries
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [Apr 10, 2008]
Orange Business Services offers local
voice services in six
countries and mobile access in 22. Both
products give the
company an opportunity to grow its IP
telephony business in
different directions at the expense of
complacent competition.
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RSA Conference 2008: Narus Provides New Tools for Detecting Gray VoIP Traffic
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| Show Update |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [Apr 09, 2008]
Narus continues to expand its range of IP traffic analysis
tools into the application layer. The NarusInsight Traffic
Management Suite addresses service provider revenue loss by
detecting, analyzing and mitigating gray or unmanaged VoIP
traffic.
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EDS Breaks into European Security Services with the Purchase of Vistorm in the UK
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| Competitive Update (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- UK/Ireland [Apr 07, 2008]
EDS strengthens its managed security portfolio in Europe with
the acquisition of UK MSSP Vistorm. Together, they have some
400 security professionals in Europe which makes it a Tier 1
contender, but the UK bias is strong.
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COLT Shifts Gears on IP Telephony Product
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| Competitive Update (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [Apr 07, 2008]
COLT has revised its IP telephony product strategy in favour of
the Avaya Call Manager and phased out its multi-tenant offer
targeting companies’ with as few as 20 employees. This
coincides with Avaya discontinuing its on-demand offer.
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TeliaSonera’s Cygate Acquires Avensys to Improve Its SI Market Position in Sweden and Denmark
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| Competitive Update |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- [Apr 07, 2008]
Cygate’s bid for Avansys will strengthen
its SI skill set and
market position in the business segment.
While TeliaSonera
(Cygate’s parent company) is making an
interesting move to
outperform local rivals, it has work to do
to become the leader.
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T-Systems and AT&T Win Major Outsourcing Contracts with Shell
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| Competitive Update (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [Apr 03, 2008]
AT&T and T-Systems have won major portions of the $4 billion
outsourcing contract from Shell. The providers have walked away
with their largest deals outside of their home markets and show
renewed vigor to compete in this area.
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Easynet Takes an Impressive First Step into Managed Videoconferencing
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| Competitive Intelligence Report (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [Apr 02, 2008]
Easynet’s ‘Managed Virtual Meeting’ is a high quality
videoconferencing option for its international customers and a
forward looking product release, but the supplier will face
stiff competition from Cisco’s TelePresence in this niche
market.
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Unified Communications: The Different Views from Large Enterprises and SMEs
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| Advisory Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- BeNeLux, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordics, Pan-European, Southern Europe, UK/Ireland [Mar 28, 2008]
UC promises many things to many
people. Despite the emerging
philosophies, there are major differences
between large
enterprises and SMEs in their views,
challenges and dilemmas in
terms of buying and deploying UC in the
business environment.
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Verizon Business Steps Up to the FMC Challenge with Security Log Service
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- BeNeLux, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordics, Pan-European, Southern Europe, UK/Ireland [Mar 26, 2008]
Verizon Business is taking log
management and monitoring up the
stack with LogLogic technology to include
applications and
access from any fixed or mobile device.
This lays the security
foundation for corporate FMC strategies.
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Neuf Cegetel Offers Unlimited Fixed and Mobile Access in Canny SME Pricing-play
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| Competitive Update (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Southern Europe [Mar 20, 2008]
Neuf Cegetel offers EUR 99 per month for unlimited and secure
fixed and mobile data access, plus support for Outlook
functions. This is positive for SOHO/SME prospects seeking
consistent-spend, but there is nothing really convergent here.
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AT&T Promises Ethernet WAN Featuring VPLS Technology in Ten European Cities in 2008
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [Mar 17, 2008]
AT&T communicated its pan-European E-
LAN rollout timetable. Despite this being
a reactionary move, AT&T has done its
homework to come up with a neat any-to-
any Ethernet WAN product based on
VPLS that will roll to ten major European
cities in 2008.
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Cable & Wireless UK Aims Enterprise FMC at Mobility Share of Wallet
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Business Telecom Services - Europe, Enterprise Mobility - Europe
- UK/Ireland [Mar 11, 2008]
C&W’s inaugural entry into the UK
enterprise FMC market expands
the options for large enterprises,
enhances the carrier’s
status and mounts a credible response to
BT Corporate Fusion,
but the jury is out on the winning
enterprise FMC formula.
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Vanco Comes from Left Field, Adding WiMAX Access to Its WAN Portfolio in the UK
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| Competitive Update (Europe) |
Business Telecom Services - Europe
- Pan-European [Mar 10, 2008]
Vanco has become the first UK operator to offer WiMAX
connectivity as part of its WAN access portfolio. This move
seems somewhat out of left field from the VNO and the challenge
is for Vanco to show that this is more than a white elephant.
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