OREANDA-NEWS. NTT Communications (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within NTT (NYSE: NTT), announced today that it has been positioned as a Leader in International Data Corporation’s (IDC) "IDC ITMarketScape Worldwide Telecom Service Provider Vendor Assessment" report (doc #257339, July 2015). The IDC ITMarketScape evaluated 12 key telecom service providers (SPs) for the ability to provide a comprehensive global portfolio of services including Managed WAN, Cloud, Collaboration and Security.

According to Courtney Munroe, Group Vice President of Worldwide Telecommunications Research, IDC and the lead analyst for this study, "NTT Communications has emerged as a leading global service provider in the 2015 global service provider IDC ITMarketScape. NTT Communications has earned a spot in the leadership quadrant of this IDC ITMarketScape because it has made great strides in executing on its 'Vision 2015' strategy. The company is transforming organically, and through smart acquisitions. It is well on its way to executing on its mission to be a leading MNC ICT Partner. Over the last 18 months, NTT Communications has built an appealing portfolio that includes, cloud, collaboration and managed networking services. Most importantly, the company is a leading global Tier One CSP with an impressive geographical coverage and strong supporting organization. "

IDC ITMarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures vendor product, go-to-market and business execution in the short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of vendor strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Vendor market share is represented by the size of the circles. Vendor year-over-year growth rate relative to the given market is indicated by a plus, neutral or minus next to the vendor name.

About IDC ITMarketScape: IDC ITMarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. IDC ITMarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.

About NTT Communications Corporation

NTT Communications provides consultancy, architecture, security and cloud services to optimize the information and communications technology (ICT) environments of enterprises. These offerings are backed by the company’s worldwide infrastructure, including the leading global tier-1 IP network, the Arcstar Universal One™ VPN network reaching 196 countries/regions, and 130 secure data centers worldwide. NTT Communications’ solutions leverage the global resources of NTT Group companies including Dimension Data, NTT DOCOMO and NTT DATA.