BT placed furthest for "Completeness of Vision" in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant(TM) for Global WAN Services
April 18, 2024 at 04:30 am EDT
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BT today announced it has been recognised by industry analyst firm Gartner as being the furthest on "Completeness of Vision" in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant(TM) for Global WAN Services.
According to Gartner, the independent report can be used to "to evaluate and select optimal global network service partners". It is the 20th consecutive year* that BT has been named "a Leader" in the Gartner Magic QuadrantTM for Global WAN Services based on its "Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision".
According to Gartner, "providers in the Leaders quadrant are performing well and maintaining a stable organisation, with a clear vision of market direction. They deliver comprehensive portfolios of quality network services across the broadest geographies. They address the global networking needs of a broad range of enterprises in terms of size, geographic distribution and vertical industry. Leaders shape the direction of the market by extending their coverage, developing new class-leading capabilities and commercial models, and deploying them at scale".
The 2024 report can be accessed from the BT website here.
Bas Burger, CEO, Business, BT, said: "Customers tell me they want predictable performance for their apps, AI and IoT as well as future compliance on data sovereignty and sustainability. Our response is Global Fabric, our visionary new network-as-a-service. I thank our customers and partners for sharing their technology roadmaps, which has helped us develop this transformational new platform to meet their needs."
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*Magic Quadrant for Global WAN Services was previously named Magic Quadrant for Network Services, Global (2015 - 2023)
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