NaaS has become a compelling model for the efficient delivery of network services by simplifying their purchase and usage. But not all NaaS offers are the same. This report reviews elements of NaaS and how telcos are addressing them.
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Cindy Whelan - Practice Leader, Telco B2B Strategies
Cindy Whelan is Practice Leader for Omdia’s Telco B2B Strategies Solutions Intelligence Service. In this role, she focuses on enterprise and wholesale services and provides analysis to help service providers understand B2B market trends and how to respond to them. Cindy also covers telco network services, including Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), SD-WAN/SASE, virtualized network services, and carrier wholesale solutions.
Cindy has more than 30 years of experience in the telecoms industry, working for communications solutions vendors and analyst firms. Cindy has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a focus in Management from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.
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