Strategies for telecoms operators to evolve their network-as-a-service (NaaS) propositions
The network-as-a-service (NaaS) market is still relatively nascent, and most telecoms operators have yet to gain major traction for their NaaS offerings for enterprises. Operators need to evolve the functionality of their NaaS offerings and support their existing business connectivity customers that wish to transition/would benefit from transitioning to NaaS.
Topics included in this report
- An overview of the challenges that telecoms operators face in the NaaS market (focusing on the provision of NaaS to enterprises rather than wholesale NaaS).
- An analysis of the fundamental capabilities that operators will need to incorporate into their NaaS offerings to keep up with their competition.
- Insights into how operators can increase traction for their NaaS offerings and encourage customers to transition from traditional connectivity solutions to NaaS.
- Insights into how operators are trying to differentiate their NaaS offerings.
Author

Joseph Attwood
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