Sean Hackett
Research Manager, Business Network Services
IDC

Sean Hackett is a research manager in IDC's Business Network Services research program. He covers the US market for frame relay, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), optical wavelength and ethernet services. Mr. Hackett also manages IDC's demand-side research of data communications services, the WAN Manager Survey.

Prior to joining IDC, Mr. Hackett was a senior analyst with the Yankee Group in their Telecommunications Strategies US practice. At Yankee Group, Mr. Hackett conducted research on managed network services, competitive positioning and the partnering strategies of both traditional and legacy telecommunications services providers.

Before joining the Yankee Group, Mr. Hackett was a Senior Consultant at Deloitte Consulting. At Deloitte, Mr. Hackett consulted to a variety of F500 companies on the optimal deployment of network resources to meet the demands of various enterprise applications. He has also worked at Fidelity Investments.

Mr. Hackett has B.S.B.A from Suffolk University and an MBA from the McCallum School of Management at Bentley College.

May 2006

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