Abstract
This document is about Business Network Services: A Demand-Side View from the 2007 U.S. WAN Manager Survey
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Demographics
- Figure: Respondents by Company Size
- Figure: Respondents by Vertical Industry
- Figure: Number of Business Locations Connected to the Corporate WAN
- Figure: Respondents by Location of Corporate Sites: U.S. Only and Multinational
- Figure: Number of Business Locations Outside the United States Connected to the Corporate WAN
- Figure: Respondents by U.S. Time Zone
- Figure: Respondents by Total Gross Sales Volume
- Figure: Respondents by Title
- Table: Number of Business Locations Connected to the Corporate WAN by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Table: Number of Business Locations Outside the United States Connected to the Corporate WAN by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Table: Respondents by Company Size and Vertical Industry (% of Respondents)
- Table: Respondents by Company Size: U.S.-Only and Multinational Corporations (% of Respondents)
- Table: Respondent Title by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Table: Respondents by Total Gross Sales Volume and Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Situation Overview
- Introduction
- Survey Findings
- Network Expenditure Drivers
- Figure: Importance of Network Expenditure Drivers
- Table: Importance of Network Expenditure Drivers by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Table: Importance of Network Expenditure Drivers by Vertical Industry (% of Respondents)
- WAN and LAN Technology Utilization and Migration Trends
- Figure: WAN Access Port Share by Speed Now and in 12 Months
- Table: Current WAN Access Port Share by Speed and Company Size (Mean %)
- Table: WAN Access Port Share in 12 Months by Speed and Company Size (Mean %)
- Figure: Current WAN Access Port Share by Technology Platform
- Table: Current WAN Access Port Share by Technology Platform and Company Size (Mean %)
- Figure: Expectation of Change in WAN Technology Mix Within 12 and 24 Months
- Table: Expectation of Change in WAN Technology Mix Within 12 Months by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Table: Expectation of Change in WAN Technology Mix Within 24 Months by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Figure: Date of WAN Service Contract Renewal
- Table: Date of WAN Service Contract Renewal by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Figure: Use of Multiple Carriers for Local Access and WAN Transport
- Table: Use of Multiple Carriers for Local Access and WAN Transport by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- WAN Optimization/Application Acceleration
- Figure: Use of WAN Optimization or Application Acceleration Solutions by Company Size
- Table: Use of WAN Optimization or Application Acceleration Solutions by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Figure: Use of WAN Optimization or Application Acceleration Solutions by Vertical Industry
- Figure: Type of WAN Optimization or Application Acceleration Solution in Use or Planned for Use
- Table: Type of WAN Optimization or Application Acceleration Solution in Use or Planned for Use by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Figure: Reasons for Use of WAN Optimization or Application Acceleration Solutions
- Table: Reasons for Use of WAN Optimization or Application Acceleration Solution by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Videoconferencing
- Figure: Use of Videoconferencing
- Table: Use of Videoconferencing by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Figure: Number of Videoconference Sites Now and in 12 Months
- Figure: Plans to Implement Videoconferencing in the Next 12 Months
- Table: Current Number of Videoconference Sites by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Table: Number of Additional Videoconference Sites Planned in the Next 12 Months by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Table: Plans to Implement Videoconferencing in the Next 12 Months by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Service Provider Selection
- Figure: Primary Carrier for Voice and Data/WAN Services
- Table: Primary Carrier for Voice and Data/WAN Services by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Figure: Performance of Primary Carrier for Voice and Data/WAN Services
- Table: Performance of Primary Carrier for Voice and Data/WAN Services by Vertical Industry (Mean Score)
- Telecom Budgeting
- Figure: Average Spending on Telecommunications/Data Services in 2006 by Company Size
- Table: Spending on Telecommunications/Data Services in 2006 by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Figure: Expected Change in Telecommunications/Data Services Budget for the Upcoming Fiscal Year
- Table: Expected Change in Telecommunications/Data Services Budget for the Upcoming Fiscal Year by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Figure: Expected Telecommunications/Data Services Budget Increase for the Upcoming Fiscal Year
- Table: Expected Telecommunications/Data Services Budget Increase for the Upcoming Fiscal Year by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Views on Carrier Consolidation
- Figure: Reaction to Recent Telecom Merger Activity
- Table: Reaction to Recent Telecom Merger Activity by Company Size (% of Respondents)
- Future Outlook
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
