BT targets Japan’s outsourcing market

British Telecom today announced a 50:50 joint venture with Japanese operator KDDI to sell managed services to Japanese multi-nationals.

Industry analyst Gartner estimates the current size of the outsourcing market in Japan at around $90bn (ВЈ49bn) – twice the size of the rest of Asia Pacific markets combined.

Upon launch, the joint venture will have approximately 100 employees backed by the full corporate resources of BT and KDDI including R&D, IP-based services and financing. Existing customers of BT Japan and BT Infonet Japan will be serviced by the new company.

Andy Green, chief executive officer of BT Global Services said: “As the world’s second largest corporate market, Japan is high on BT’s priority list…the challenges of managing global networking technology, coupled with greater demands on performance, reliability and security, are projected to drive significant growth for network outsourcing.”

While the majority of BT’s business and resources in Japan will be transferred to the new entity, the company will continue to provide carrier, financial and technology services directly.

Tags: BT, Japan, KDDI, Operators, Regional

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