Network-as-a-Service is Transforming Network Operators into API-focused Integrators

Digitizing Network Consumption

In this report, Frost & Sullivan examines the Network-as-a-service (NaaS) business model. NaaS is a modern business model for service providers to quote, sell, and manage network services to enterprises and their wholesale providers. The model enables network operators to deliver a cloud-like consumption model with a frictionless customer experience. Additionally, operators are working together to seamlessly integrate each other's services; the result is manifested in the NaaS framework.

The report defines NaaS as a series of services integrating multiple platforms to constitute an enterprise-friendly go-to-market strategy. The NaaS concept can additionally help drive more services and innovation in the space. Different ecosystem players define and view their part of the ecosystem NaaS differently-these views are discussed in the report.

Frost & Sullivan thanks the following providers and the MEF NaaS event itself for their invaluable help in researching this area-AT&T, British Telecom, Colt, Comcast Business, DCConnect, Digital Reality, Deutsch Telecom, Epsilon, Equinix, Netcracker, Orange, PCCW-Global Connect, RAD, Telefonica, Verizon, Lumen, Sparkle, and Transunion.