This report examines the state of network-as-a-service (NaaS) deployment in 2019. Telcos hope to use NaaS to target enterprises with new services.
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Network as a service: Addressing the full enterprise opportunity
The enterprise opportunity does not end with infrastructure and connectivity. communication service providers (CSPs) are already looking to extend network as a service (NaaS) beyond their own expertise in connectivity services to the enterprise sweet spot: value-added services. With the right NaaS platform they can bundle advanced security, enterprise productivity applications, IT services and even internet of things services with cloud connectivity into digital offerings under a common brand. “Agility is absolutely critical because we are not sure exactly what the services should be or what features the enterprises want to be able to control. But we can have an ‘art-of-the-possible’ conversation about what the service can be,” says Dr. Lester Thomas, Chief IT Systems Architect at Vodafone. By thinking this way, CSPs can work with enterprises and other partners to create customized solutions that were impractical prior to the development of software-driven networks. There is, however, much work to do to achieve this. This report examines the current state of NaaS. Read it to understand: