Datatec’s global arm forms new consultancy powerhouse
Datatec International, the global arm of Datatec, the JSE-listed networking and IT services group, today announced an extension of its strategic telecommunication consultancy services with the acquisition of UK-based Analysys Limited and the creation of a new company named Analysys Mason Group (AMG).
Analysys Limited is one of the world’s leading telecommunications strategy consulting firms, with a global client base that includes regulators, governments, network operators, equipment manufacturers and financial institutions.
Analysys’ headquarters are in Cambridge, England, and it has an extensive international footprint with offices in London, Glasgow, Paris, Milan, Madrid, San Francisco and Washington DC.
AMG will become the umbrella brand for a broader and deeper consultancy offering comprising the businesses of both Analysys Limited and Mason Group Limited (Mason), Datatec’s existing telecommunications consultancy.
Datatec chief executive Jens Montanana says the formation of the new company will significantly enhance the group’s ability to remain at the forefront of fundamental shifts in technology.
He cites the globalisation of telecommunications and the mainstream adoption of newer technologies in voice over IP (VoIP), convergence, wireless networking and 3G as the prime drivers of changing client demands for consulting services in the telecommunications field.
Mason Communications has had a presence in Ireland since 1998, providing telecommunications consultancy services to Government, telecoms operators and corporates.
