Tensions between some key governments continue to run high but global Internet connectivity, at least from a B2B standpoint, has stayed mostly intact. Still, there are factors to concern organizations for the future of a global Internet that “just works”.
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Brian Washburn
Research Director, Service Provider Enterprise & Wholesale
Brian Washburn works in the service provider—enterprise and wholesale group, supporting its enterprise networks and wholesale, workspace services, and digital enterprise services practices.
Brian has covered communications and networking services for nearly 30 years and has been with Omdia (previously Ovum) for three years. His coverage spans how enterprises buy and use network and related managed services, as well as how providers can build, market and sell, deliver, and operate their services for enterprises most effectively.
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