PUBLISHER: IDC | PRODUCT CODE: 1618873
PUBLISHER: IDC | PRODUCT CODE: 1618873
European Managed Network and Communications Services Forecast, 2024-2028
This IDC Market Forecast presents IDC's view of managed services in Europe for WAN, LAN, and unified communications and collaborations (UC&C) at a high level. It breaks the WAN segment down into managed services related to software-defined (SD)-WAN and other WAN services (representing private IP, Internet, Ethernet, and others). Future editions of this forecast will provide a geographical split."Managed services answer a genuine need and are growing in popularity. However, service providers need to stay focused on quality, flexibility, and value for money to set their proposition apart from in-house IT teams." - James Eibisch, Research Director, IDC
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Executive Summary
Advice for Technology Suppliers
Market Forecast
Market Context
- Drivers and Inhibitors
- Drivers
- The Need for Flexible, Opex-Based Services
- Increasing WAN Complexity
- Digital Campus Transformation
- UC&C Digital Hubs
- Inhibitors
- Perception of Low Quality of Engagement
- Drivers
- Significant Market Developments
- Companies are Moving Toward Managed Services and Perceive Co-management as the Future
- Managed Services are Encompassing a Growing Range of Technology Domains
- Changes from Prior Forecast
Market Definition
Methodology
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