Networking and Communications Services

News Analysis

• Ciena's Bid For Nortel MEN/Optical Unit Is a Calculated Risk
  14 October 2009
• IBM Hits Cloud E-Mail Market With $3 Mailbox
  9 October 2009
• Microsoft Pushes Interoperability With XMPP Support
  5 October 2009

Featured Research

• Case Study: France Telecom's Long Road to Successful Implementation of IMS
  5 November 2009
• Perform a Network Maintenance Audit as the First Step Toward Cost Savings
  5 November 2009
• Energized for Green: NSN Launches Energy Solutions
  4 November 2009
• Case Study: California State University Benefits From Monitoring Individual Network Port Utilization
  27 October 2009
• Optimizing Global Internet Performance With MPLS
  21 October 2009
• How to Deliver Rich Media, Including Live Video, to Your Company Now
  13 October 2009
• T-Mobile and Orange Face Hurdles on Path to Leaner, Stronger U.K. Joint Venture
  28 September 2009
• Early Lessons for Enterprise Buyers From Emerging, National Open-Access Networks
  25 September 2009
• Rethink Work-at-Home Strategies for Pandemic Preparedness: Internet Bandwidth Supply Won't Meet Demand
  25 September 2009
• Case Study: Technosite Proves the Potential of Teleworking
  23 September 2009

Spotlights

Research collections focusing on current issues

• Unified Communications Licensing Is Complex and Expensive So Ensure Your Users See the Value
  14 April 2008
• How to Be Successful With Enterprise Mobility
  17 November 2006
• The New Branch-Office WAN Delivers Applications at Lower Cost
  20 March 2006
• How Established Telecom Operators Can Increase Their Revenue
  3 January 2006
• Weigh Your Options Before Buying Managed Network Services
  25 August 2005

The Basics

Essential concepts and fundamental principles

• Critical Capabilities for Corporate Telephony
  11 September 2009
• Key Issues for Industry Market Strategies, 2009
  20 March 2009
• Key Issues for Managed and Professional Network Services, 2009
  20 March 2009
• Key Issues for Mobile Applications, 2009
  17 March 2009
• Key Issues for Communications, 2009
  17 March 2009
• Key Issues for Enterprise Network Services, 2009
  16 March 2009
• The Big Picture for Enterprise Telepresence
  24 October 2008
• Key Trends in Enterprise Communications Infrastructure and Services, 2008-2009
  18 June 2008
• Key Trends in Enterprise Communications Applications, 2008-2009
  18 June 2008
• Key Trends in Communications, 2008-2009
  18 June 2008
• Key Communications Trends Will Impact on Enterprise Strategies
  18 June 2008
• Cost Cutting by Telecom Expense Management Services
  9 April 2008
• Cost Cutting Options for IP Videoconferencing
  3 April 2008
• Top 10 Planning Considerations for VoIP Trunking
  11 January 2008
• Structuring Network Contracts for an Uncertain Economy
  25 March 2008
• Cost Cutting for Midsize Businesses Through Reduced Network Spending
  7 March 2008
• Open Source in the Communication Industry, 2008
  7 March 2008
• How to Navigate the World of Open-Source Communications Software
  6 March 2008
• Understanding the Emerging Communications Supply Chain
  5 March 2008
• How to Choose an Enterprise Smartphone Platform
  4 April 2007

Hype Cycles

The wave of the future — or just hype? Gartner Hype Cycles show the difference

• Hype Cycle for Communications Service Provider Infrastructure, 2009
  31 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Networking and Communications, 2009
  28 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Wireless Networking Infrastructure, 2009
  27 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Enterprise Communication Applications, 2009
  27 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Global Consumer Communications Services, 2009
  24 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for ICT in India, 2009
  23 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Communications Service Provider Operations, 2009
  22 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Wireless Devices, Software and Services, 2009
  18 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for the Telecommunications Industry, 2009
  21 July 2009

Magic Quadrants

Which vendors are leaders, visionaries, challengers or niche players

• Magic Quadrant for U.S. Telecommunications Service Providers
  23 September 2009
• Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications
  1 September 2009
• Magic Quadrant for Web Hosting and Hosted Cloud System Infrastructure Services (On Demand)
  2 July 2009
• MarketScope for Video Telepresence Systems
  24 June 2009
• MarketScope for Telecom Expense Management
  22 June 2009
• Magic Quadrant for Asia/Pacific Network Service Providers
  24 April 2009
• MarketScope for Packaged Mobile Application Platforms
  12 February 2009
• Magic Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers
  23 January 2009
• Magic Quadrant for Pan-European Network Service Providers
  9 December 2008
• Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure
  26 November 2008
• Magic Quadrant for Corporate Telephony
  8 August 2008
• MarketScope for Fixed-Voice and Data Service Providers, Germany
  30 June 2008
• MarketScope for Fixed Domestic Network Service Providers of Voice and Data, U.K.
  24 June 2008
• MarketScope for Enterprise Backup/Recovery Software, 2008
  18 April 2008
• Magic Quadrant for North American Web Hosting, 2008
  10 April 2008
• Magic Quadrant for U.S. Network Service Providers, 1H08
  2 April 2008

Vendor Ratings

The products, strategies and viability of specific vendors

• Vendor Rating: Alcatel-Lucent
  25 September 2009
• Vendor Rating: France Telecom Group
  10 July 2009
• Vendor Rating: Verizon
  19 June 2009
• Vendor Rating: Global Crossing
  21 April 2009
• Cool Vendors in Cloud Computing System and Application Infrastructure, 2009
  6 April 2009
• Cool Vendors in Unified Communications, 2009
  12 March 2009
• Cool Vendors in Telecom Operations Management Systems, 2009
  12 March 2009
• Vendor Rating: Ericsson
  15 December 2008
• Vendor Rating: BT Group
  9 December 2008