Deutsche Telekom recognized 3x as leading network provider in Europe
01/16/2025 by News Team
In its Provider Lens™ study on “Enterprise Managed Network Services − Europe” in December 2024, analyst firm ISG recognized Deutsche Telekom as a “Leader” in the following three categories:
- Managed Network Services Evolution
- Managed Enterprise Connectivity Solutions (DIA, VoIP and VPN)
- Network as a Service (NaaS)
The study analyzes several types of managed network service (MNS) offerings, including WANs, LANs, managed Direct Internet Access (DIA), Voice over IPs (VoIPs) and virtual private networks (VPNs), together with the provisioning of network as a service (NaaS). The report evaluates MSPs with service models that deliver MNS integrated with AI and automation − components becoming increasingly vital in managing complex networks.
The complete study can be downloaded free of charge by clicking on the button. Details on the individual categories can be found below.
1st Category „Managed Network Services Evolution“
In this category, ISG evaluates providers’ overall network vision and their advisory capabilities, industry expertise, range of Managed Network Services (MNS) offerings and ability to tailor their services to meet client-specific requirements. In this category's quadrant, ISG rates the current market positioning of MNS providers in Europe and analyzes how they address key challenges enterprises face.
In this category, ISG emphasizes Deutsche Telekom's diverse MNS offerings, which focus on the digital transformation of customer services. This strategy includes the development and expansion of the SDx (Software-Defined Everything) ecosystem, which underpins the “Telco as a Platform” approach.
2nd Category „Managed Enterprise Connectivity Solutions (DIA, VoIP and VPN)“
In this category, ISG examines the providers of fully managed DIA, VoIP and/or VPN solutions for enterprises. Many enterprises choose to engage a provider to deliver and manage these discrete services, either bundled or as individual offerings.
One of Deutsche Telekom's strengths emphasized by ISG in this category is the offering of various data transfer speeds (from basic broadband to gigabit fiber), contract lengths (monthly, yearly and multiyear) and service bundles (internet only, internet and voice, and internet and cloud services) to tailor customer-specific solutions. Moreover, ISG highlights Deutsche Telekom’s Premium Internet Underlay (PIU) as distinctive offering, especially for long-haul connections, providing significantly lower latency and increased bandwidth than the standard internet infrastructure.
3rd Category „Network as a Service (NaaS)“
In this category, ISG examines providers of NaaS that can rapidly integrate their offerings into enterprises based on existing commercial network deployments in different regions. NaaS is a cloud-based service model, based in large part on the MEF model where clients can rent networking services from providers, typically MSPs, telecoms operators or cloud providers. NaaS combines flexible cloud computing with modern security models such as zero trust network access (ZTNA) to deliver advanced and updated network and security solutions to enterprises. NaaS can be rapidly deployed or removed, on demand, using centralized management tools. Standardized interfaces ensure compatibility with existing solutions.
Deutsche Telekom’s designed networks comprise individual modules for underlay, overlay and security, allowing customers to tailor solutions based on their needs are seen as on of the strengths by ISG. This also encompasses cloud elements and license agreements which enable pay-as-you-go consumption for certain elements. Moreover, a Software Defined Business Hub (SDBH) provides hub-specific functionalities that are available on demand, similar to NaaS.
