Nokia & NTT Data Recognised as champion Private Network Vendors by Kaleido Intelligence
New Kaleido Scores & Champion Mobile Private Network Vendors Announced for 4 Product Categories
London, 13th January 2025. Kaleido Intelligence, a leading connectivity market research and consulting firm, has announced its latest Connectivity Vendor Hub research, providing the most up-to-date product assessment and scores for connectivity service providers across Mobile Private Network Software, Hardware, Management and Connectivity Enablement.
The Private Networks Vendor Hub: Competitive Analysis 2025 research analysed products offered by 49 established private network players. It includes an in-depth evaluation of the service offerings and updated Kaleido Scores for all companies. Kaleido’s method entails categorising vendors based on their product excellence, recognising each company’s distinct market positioning, problem-solving skills, innovative prowess, and their ability to align with current market needs and future demands.
The study is the culmination of more than 5 months’ worth of primary and secondary research, including product demos, questionnaires, and detailed interviews and briefings to collect relevant information.
The Number 1, Champion and High Flyer vendors across key product segments as scored by Kaleido Intelligence are as follows.
7 Vendors Receive Champion Kaleido Scores, 23 Vendors Recognised as High Flyers
Kaleido’s analysis ranked 7 vendors as champions, with Nokia and NTT DATA achieving this rank across multiple categories, and each ranking as the #1 vendor in at least one category. In addition, another 5 vendors were acknowledged as Champions in at least one category.
This year’s benchmarking study is Kaleido’s most detailed yet, with leading vendors’ products closely aligning with current and near-term market needs identified by Kaleido through Kaleido’s Enterprise IoT Survey, in addition to ongoing dialogue with ecosystem service providers.
Quotes from Number 1 Champion Vendors: Nokia & NTT DATA
Stephan Litjens, Vice President, Enterprise Campus Edge, Cloud and Network Services at Nokia remarked: “As private wireless and industrial edge drive industry digitalization, Nokia is proud to retain its #1 Champion vendor status in Kaleido’s 2024 Private Network Vendor Hub report. The in-depth and quality study analyzing many factors such as industry presence, product features & capabilities, and innovation reaffirms Nokia’s bold vision to provide our enterprise customers, the digitalisation platform that includes all of the needed enablers to help them accelerate their Industry 4.0 transformation.”
Parm Sandhu, Vice President Enterprise 5G Products and Services at NTT DATA said: “Kaleido’s recognition of NTT DATA’s leadership in Global Private Networks Management and Private Networks Connectivity Enablement underscores our commitment to market innovation. Our Private 5G network and Edge compute platform addresses the growing demand for greater connectivity to power edge AI and solves critical business challenges. This validation of our strategy, proven capabilities, and customer-centric approach validates NTT DATA’s role as a trusted partner in empowering organizations to achieve meaningful digital transformation across industries worldwide.“
Service-focused Market Emerging
The research notes that although many of the vendors in the private network space have specific areas of focus, the market leaders are often those that can pair that focus with a range of distinct services to present to the end user. This makes their value more applicable to potential clients.
James Moar, Principal Analyst at Kaleido Intelligence, remarked: “The private network market is moving beyond the exploratory phase, with potential customers now needing to demonstrate concrete use cases to be successful. Our latest Vendor Hub shows how the leading players are doing just that, combining a range of capabilities to deliver clear benefits to the enterprise.”
The leadership scoring analysis for 49 different private network vendors is summarised in the Private Networks Vendor Hub report, along with an assessment of company strengths and opportunities.
Champion vendors received Kaleido Scores of 12 and above, out of a total of 15; meanwhile, High-Flyers received scores between 10 and 12.
About Kaleido Intelligence
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