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.

Author: Stephen Thomas