This RadarView™ is designed to inform enterprises about advanced network best practices and provide a relatively granular understanding of key service providers. It begins with a summary of key trends shaping the supply side of the market. It continues with a detailed assessment of 21 providers offering advanced network services. Each profile provides an overview of the service provider, its key IP assets, and a list of clients and partnerships, along with brief client case studies. Each profile concludes with analyst insights on the provider’s practice maturity, partner ecosystem, and investments and innovations.
Why read this RadarView?
To stay competitive and address the growing enterprise need for autonomous network management, service providers are dedicating over 60% of their investments toward asset and talent development. They are integrating generative AI (Gen AI) to proactively manage network performance, automate support tasks, and ensure high service availability. Additionally, project-based pricing is gaining momentum, with adoption in over 35% of client engagements due to the critical need for advanced network transformation.
The Advanced Network Services 2025 RadarView™ highlights key supply-side trends in the advanced network services space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them. It aids companies in identifying top service providers to assist them in adopting advanced network services. It also analyzes each service provider’s capabilities in technology and delivery support, enabling organizations to identify the right strategic partners for managing their advanced network environments.
Featured providers
This RadarView includes a detailed analysis of the following advanced network service providers: Accenture, AT&T, British Telecom, Capgemini, Cognizant, DXC Technology, HCLTech, Infosys, Kyndryl, Microland, NTT DATA, Orange Business, Tata Communications, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Telefónica, Telstra, UST, Verizon, Vodafone, and Wipro.
Methodology
Our evaluation of service providers is based on primary input from the providers, focused briefings, public disclosures, and Avasant’s ongoing market interactions. The assessment is across the three dimensions of practice maturity, partner ecosystem, and investments and innovation, leading to our recognition of those service providers that have brought the most value to the market over the past 12 months.
Table of contents
About the report (Page 3)
Executive summary (Pages 4–9)
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- Defining advanced network services
- Avasant recognizes 21 top-tier providers offering advanced network services
- Provider comparison
Supply-side trends (Pages 10–14)
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- Project-based pricing continues to be the preferred model in over 35% of advanced network engagements
- Over 60% of the investments are focused on asset and human capital quality development
- Service providers are expanding their workforce to address the rising demand for skilled talent in advanced network transformations
- Service providers are using Gen AI to deliver proactive monitoring and support services for advanced network engagements
Service provider profiles (Pages 15–57)
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- Detailed profiles for Accenture, AT&T, British Telecom, Capgemini, Cognizant, DXC Technology, HCLTech, Infosys, Kyndryl, Microland, NTT DATA, Orange Business, Tata Communications, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Telefónica, Telstra, UST, Verizon, Vodafone, and Wipro.
Appendix (Pages 58–61)
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- RadarView assessment
- Research methodology and coverage
- Interpretation of classification
Key contacts (Page 62)
Read the Research Byte based on this report. Please refer to Avasant’s Advanced Network Services 2025 Market Insights™ for demand-side trends.