The State of Network Migration: A Survey of U.S. Firms Migrating to NGN

Business Wire,  June 24, 2008  

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DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1f9b07/the_state_of_netwo) has announced the addition of the "The State of Network Migration: A Survey of U.S. Firms Migrating to NGN" report to their offering.

A recent survey shows that legacy services (i.e., frame relay, leased line, and ATM) remain a dominant component of the communications landscape, but this service segment is in the process of a significant transition. Legacy services continue to provide US organizations with reliable communications, but organizations are under pressure to provide connectivity to the network on an "anywhere/anytime" basis. In this changing environment networks are moving more toward "multi-point" type implementations, that support convergence.

Legacy services struggle to keep up in this changing environment. In contrast, Internet access and next-generation network (NGN) services, which for purposes of this report are defined as IP/MPLS and Ethernet VPN services, are well suited. As such, the data services being used are in transition. Taking an overall U.S. market perspective, the report outlines the transition taking place from legacy services to Internet access and NGN services.

Drawing extensively on our 2008 NGN Services survey, the report provides valuable insight into the migration taking place from the "buy-side" perspective, including:

-Business drivers and applications that are currently influencing service purchasing decisions

-Deterrents that inhibit migration

-Estimates of legacy service site migration activity

-Adoption of converged implementations and QoS

-WAN services to be added/expanded over the next year

Key Topics Covered:

Executive Summary

Methodology

Survey Methodology

Methodology to Estimate Legacy Site Service Density and Migration

Report Introduction

What Will Influence WAN Services Purchasing Decisions in 2008?

Business Drivers

Application Drivers

Establishing the Current Landscape

Current Use of Legacy Services

Individual Legacy Services

Legacy Service Site Density

Movement Away From Legacy Services Has Momentum

Estimated Site Migration Rates

Operators Show Proactive Position on Migration

Deterrents to Migration

So Just What WAN Services are Users Focused On?

Convergence/Quality-of-Service (QoS)

Conclusion/Recommendations

Definitions

Related Reports

List of Tables

Table 1. Migration Summary Table

List of Figures

Figure 1. Changing Landscape of Legacy Service Usage

Figure 2. Business Drivers Influencing WAN Purchasing Decisions

Figure 3. Applications Influencing WAN Purchasing Decisions

Figure 4. Current Use of Overall Legacy Services

Figure 5. Current Use of Legacy Services by Service Type

Figure 6. Average Percentage of Total Network Locations Using Legacy Services

Figure 7. Migration Posture of Current Legacy Services Base

Figure 8. Percentage of Legacy Service Locations to be Migrated over Next 12 Months

Figure 9. Are Operators Proactive in Assessing Migration Benefits?

Figure 10. Are Operators Offering Incentives to Migrate?

Figure 11. Migration Deterrents

Figure 12. WAN Services to be Added/Expanded Over Next 12 Months

Figure 13. Current and Planned Convergence

Figure 14. Current and Planned Use of QoS

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