Infonetics Research: Service Provider Security Plans, Views on Security Vendors Revealed in New Survey

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new study published this week by market research firm Infonetics Research -- Service Provider Security Drivers, Spending, and Vendor Leadership: Global Survey -- provides insight into incumbent, mobile, security specialist, competitive and cable operators’ security investment plans and how they perceive various vendors in the network security market.

ANALYST NOTE

“The security market is ripe for a product manufacturer to come out with an end-to-end security story for service providers, offering solutions embedded into network elements, standalone security products for transport networks and the data center, and client solutions service providers can deliver for differentiation (or even monetizing),” advises Infonetics Research’s Jeff Wilson, principal analyst, security.

SERVICE PROVIDER SECURITY SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Nearly every service provider interviewed by Infonetics expects to increase security spending over the next year, in absolute dollars and as a percent of capex
• The biggest drivers for service providers to deploy new security solutions are protection of customer data, network uptime, changes in the data center, and the increasing number and complexity of security threats
• The convergence of network traffic growth and increased security threats has spurred telecom operators to make investments in all areas of security, from basic firewalls and DDoS prevention to advanced protection against web-borne threats
• Data center consolidation and upgrades is forcing many service providers to invest in security solutions at two ends of the spectrum: extremely high performance hardware solutions that can handle hundreds of Gigabits to Terabits of traffic, and virtual appliances installed on virtualized servers (increasingly the deployment model of choice for securing cloud infrastructure and providing cloud security services)
• Juniper, Symantec, McAfee, and Cisco lead for brand awareness among respondent operators
• Juniper received the best overall marks from operators, with the most respondents considering them a leader in technology, management, price-to-performance ratio (value), financial stability, and service and support

SERVICE PROVIDER SECURITY SURVEY SYNOPSIS

For its 22-page Service Provider Security Drivers, Spending, and Vendor Leadership: Global Survey, Infonetics interviewed 25 incumbent, mobile, security specialist, competitive and cable operators in North America, Asia Pacific and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) that together represent 47% of the world’s telecom carrier revenue and 47% of the world’s telecom capex. The study provides insight into the drivers and challenges for service providers when investing in security solutions, security spending plans, preferred security platforms (web security gateways, web application firewalls, integrated platforms, firewalls, virtual security, DDoS prevention systems, UTM, intrusion prevention systems, etc.), which network security vendors they use now and are evaluating for future purchases, who they consider to be the top network security vendors overall, and which vendors they consider to be the top for 8 important criteria, such as technology, security, product roadmap, etc.

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SALES

• Larry Howard, VP, Western NA, Asia, CALA: [e-mail], [phone]
• Scott Coyne, Eastern NA, Texas, Midwest: [e-mail], [phone]
• George Stojsavljevic, EMEA: [e-mail], [phone]
• Japan, Taiwan, Korea: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp

Infonetics Research is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete more effectively.

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