Telecom and Media Managed Network Services Contract Update, 4Q07

This update provides a quarterly tracking of notable managed network services contracts in the telecom and media service provider segment. The value of this tracker is to provide quarterly highlights of the managed network services market, including contract size, length and scope.

The managed services business is a rapidly growing segment for telecom vendor as service providers continue to transform legacy infrastructure and business models to better compete in an IP world where customer intimacy and rapidly deployment of services are critical for survival. In addition to direct revenue impact, managed network services contract momentum is also an important indicator of the ability of vendors to evolve their customer value from a product provider to a solutions partner.