BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading research consultancy and market diligence firm ATLANTIC-ACM announced its 2020 U.S. Wholesale Service Provider Excellence Awards on Thursday, February 4th. The awards are based on the firm’s annual customer feedback survey, which collected approximately 1,200 customer evaluations from over 300 individual wholesale services buyers.
The 2020 analysis of the ~$20B U.S. Wholesale voice/data market covers both metro and long-haul wholesale services and has been the market benchmark since it was introduced after the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The study offers insights on a shifting purchase ecosystem, buying priorities, and an aggressively competitive landscape.
Price and network performance continue to be the most important buying priorities for wholesale customers, aligning with pricing pressure experienced throughout the Industry, though customer-facing operations and network security still play a vital role in purchase decisions. Among products, rising bandwidth demand continues to push wholesale buyers to spend more on high-capacity Wavelength, Ethernet, and IP Transit services. Wholesale customers indicated that they expect future spend to increase with agile fiber, cable, and niche VoIP providers.
For 2020 ATLANTIC-ACM asked targeted questions to assess the impact of COVID-19 on respondent businesses, the most significant of which were slowing end-user demand and service delivery delays.
The winners for ATLANTIC-ACM’s 2020 U.S. Wholesale Service Provider Excellence Awards are:
- AT&T: ILEC Awards for Brand, Sales Reps, and Network Performance
- Verizon: ILEC Awards for Service Delivery, Customer Service, and Voice Value
- Lumen: ILEC Awards for Billing and Data Value
- Cogent: CLEC Awards for Brand, Service Delivery, Network Performance, Customer Service, and Data Value
- Crown Castle: CLEC Awards for Sales Rep and Billing
- Inteliquent: CLEC Award for Voice Value
About ATLANTIC-ACM
Founded in 1991, ATLANTIC-ACM, is a leading strategic consulting firm to the telecom and technology sectors. ATLANTIC-ACM assists corporate and investor clients in evaluating strategic growth opportunities for successful investment, market entry, optimization, and long-term planning. For almost thirty years, Boston-based ATLANTIC-ACM has helped leading companies identify opportunities, capture and retain market share, and navigate changing market dynamics, economies, and technologies. For more information, visit ATLANTIC-ACM's website at http://www.atlantic-acm.com.
