This IDC study lists and evaluates the progress made by telcos in the managed services industry in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ region. This study also makes recommendations as to how telcos should best position themselves in this fast-changing market.

"Telcos have taken giant steps in positioning themselves as information and communication technology (ICT) managed services players. From making acquisitions to developing new solutions, the fundamentals have been set up; all is required now is execution," says Adrian Dominic Ho, research manager, Managed Services and Enterprise Networks, IDC Asia/Pacific.