AT&T Positioned as a Leader in Worldwide Mnc Telecommunications Services by Leading Analyst Firma Tweet

AT&T* announced that IDC, a leading provider of global IT research and advice, has positioned it as a leader in the “IDC MarketScape: Worldwide MNC Telecommunications Services 2010 Vendor Analysis”1. AT&T was recognized for the strength of its product portfolio, complementary offerings, brand recognition and cloud strategy.

In the report, IDC examined the key players in the worldwide multi-national corporations (MNC) telecommunications market, analyzing their current capabilities as well as their longer-term strategies that impact their ability to service customers and gain market share.

IDC concluded that, “AT&T is one of the leading players in the worldwide MNC telecommunications services market. Several factors contribute to its placement. AT&T has a well-developed product portfolio offering international Virtual Private Local Area Network Service (VPLS), immersive telepresence, and unified communications as well as complementary offerings such as collocation and hosting, and managed and security services. Its marketing strategy has resulted in extensive brand recognition across the world. Furthermore, AT&T's cloud strategy is positioning the company to take advantage of future preferences in buying patterns.”

"Global carriers targeting multinationals need to keep in mind the challenges facing international organizations and develop solutions that help their customers facilitate cross-border communications," said Rena Bhattacharyya, research manager, Enterprise Telecom Services at IDC. “With its strong global network, advanced portfolio of services and forward-outlook, AT&T is well-equipped to fulfill opportunities and serve customers around the globe.”

AT&T has one of the world’s most advanced and powerful global backbone networks, which carries 18.7 petabytes of data traffic on an average business day and includes more than 880,000 fiber route miles worldwide. AT&T also delivers one of the most comprehensive and globally consistent portfolios of business services, including advanced network management and network-based security tools, enterprise mobility solutions and applications, content management and delivery services, together with web hosting and application services.

AT&T recently announced2 plans to invest approximately $1 billion in 2010 to scale its delivery of applications, mobility and cloud services for global companies, to expand small business services within the United States and to continue extending its network globally. The 2010 investment program for businesses is part of AT&T’s overall existing capital plan.

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