BT has announced a major update to BT Connect, its innovative portfolio of networking solutions. The move establishes ‘intelligence’ as a new dimension for the definition of network performance alongside speed, availability, scope, security and resilience.
In parallel with this major update, BT has developed a new tool called BT Connect IQ evaluator that will allow Chief Information Officers to assess and improve their network’s intelligence. The tool will allow CIOs to benchmark their network performance and find ways to fine-tune their networking solution to best align it with their business strategy. The output includes a multi-dimensional rating of maturity and a network IQ roadmap based on gaps between customers "current" and desired "future" state. BT Connect fully leverages BT’s global network, including Ethernet services in 28 countries, and recent investments expanding the network’s reach across the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific. This network has the ability to deliver services in 197 countries and territories and provides speeds of anything from 64Kbps-320Gbps in the UK and 64Kbps-1Gbps globally with future plans for even faster access.
Jeff Kelly, CEO of BT Global Services said, "Our customers see network services as a vital asset at the very heart of their global business strategies. They rely on the network to compete effectively, address economic challenges and take advantage of opportunities to grow. By investing to reinforce our capabilities in the traditional criteria of speed, availability, reach and cost, and by introducing a new dimension of network intelligence, we aim to give our customers a real competitive edge and greater value."
David Molony, Principal Analyst, Ovum Enterprise Telecoms, said, "An intelligent network has the potential to transform the role of CIOs and their teams because they can be freed from project-by-project resource building, allocation and oversight to spend more time with their C-level peers, focusing on the strategic challenges that will help drive their business forward.
