Global Enterprise Network Trends and Capabilities Assessment

Introduction

This report is written in two parts. The first part addresses enterprise networking industry trends, to help multinational enterprises understand fundamental shifts happening in the way networks are built, delivered, and managed. The trends report outlines how data center and cloud affect networking, and draws conclusion enterprises should consider in light of these trends.

The second part of the report assesses the core capabilities of China Mobile International (CMI) enterprise, and CMI’s ability to provide an array of services and support. The assessment evaluates the company based on information that is both public and disclosed privately to Omdia analysts. The assessment rates the company’s capabilities, and issues high-level recommendations for enterprises considering CMI as a network provider partner.

The report covers the global capabilities and activities by CMI for the following core network areas:

• MPLS VPN
• Ethernet VPN
• Dedicated internet access (DIA)
• IP transit
• International private line/Ethernet private line
• WAN/internet gateway
• WAN/cloud and data center interconnect
  
  

The report also covers the global capabilities and activities by CMI for the following managed services areas:

• Managed SD-WAN
• Managed internet data center/private cloud
• Managed unified communications
• Managed CDN

Finally, the assessment considers CMI’s supporting managed network security and supporting professional services capabilities.