Orange Business Services has made it to the top leaders in Gartner Inc.’s Magic Quadrant for Asia/Pacific Network Service Providers.

Gartner’s Magic Quadrant report evaluates service provider are offering international network services to MNCs with APAC networks based on their ability to execute and completeness of vision. The report describes ‘Leaders’ as vendors who “demonstrate strong vision, especially in terms of defining future market needs.

The MNC market in Asia/Pacific is characterized by several major trends of the past year which suggests that MNCs continue to expand their presence aggressively into emerging markets in search of growth. The dedicated connections segment is making a comeback, driven largely by the banking and finance, and Internet and content sectors. And, Interest in cloud computing is growing, which in turn is spurring interest in other cloud-based IT services.

“Gartner’s report recognizes Orange Business Services as a Leader, which we believe reflects our vision in managed and cloud-based IT services. Orange invests extensively in its people, network and innovative solutions. This underpins our leadership in the region. We deliver a comprehensive portfolio of managed and network-related services that is acknowledged as complete and holistic to meet our customers’ evolving needs, particularly in cloud-computing, unified communications and collaboration”, said Yee-May Leong, senior vice president, Orange Business Services Asia Pacific, said.