Network Magazine Announces Results of 2001 North American Carrier SurveyPRNewswire CMP Media's Network Magazine announces the release of its annual North American Carrier survey. The results will appear its August issue in an article titled "North American Carrier Survey: Tough Enough?" The research is one of three exclusive ISP and carrier studies published by the magazine each year. More than 4,000 Network Magazine readers ranked over 12 leading carriers on key categories including leased line, frame relay, ATM service and private IP. Top honors to AT&T, Cable and Wireless and BellSouth The most popular services chosen by network managers in this year's survey were leased lines and frame relay. In leased lines, AT&T ranked #1 overall followed by BellSouth and Cable and Wireless, who tied for second. BellSouth ranked #1 in frame relay with a close second awarded to AT&T. Survey concludes customer service is key in delivering application service The trends spotted in this year's survey include a positive relationship between customer service and the size of accounts; a decline in ATM as a corporate enterprise service; and difficulties cited with RBOCs. "It was interesting to note that even though there are market downturns, network managers are still allocating money to carrier services," said International Technology Editor David Greenfield, author of the August article. "Network Magazine turns to its enterprise network readers who buy services to evaluate service providers and carriers," said Editor-in-Chief Steve Steinke. "These surveys provide feedback to ISPs and carriers as well as peer-to-peer information to enterprise networkers." The ISPs & Carrier Surveys Butterflies & Castles, Inc., an independent research firm, conducted the research for Network Magazine. Complete survey results showing reader experiences with ISPs & Carriers will be rolled out in a series of three articles: August's North American Carrier Survey, September's Global ISP Survey and January's Global Carrier Survey. For more information on the North American Carrier Survey results, refer to the August edition of Network Magazine or click on http://www.networkmagazine.com/. Network Magazine focuses on the critical overlap where the enterprise meets the new public network. It is the only monthly publication serving the networking market, providing technical information in a strategic context to more than 200,000 networking professionals worldwide About CMP Media LLC CMP Media LLC (http://www.cmpnet.com/) is a leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, custom publishing, testing and consulting. CONTACT: Karla Johnson, Publisher of Network Magazine, +1-212-600-3067, or kjohnson@cmp.com. SOURCE: Network Magazine Contact: Karla Johnson, Publisher of Network Magazine, +1-212-600-3067, Website: http://www.cmpnet.com/ Website: http://www.networkmagazine.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/136217.html |