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Magic Quadrant for 4G and 5G Private Mobile Network Services

Top Vendor Products for 4G and 5G Private Mobile Network Services in 2025

• Deutsche Telekom Group
• Orange Business
• Telefónica
• Verizon
• Vodafone

4G and 5G Private Mobile Network Services Vendor Product Comparisons 2025

• Deutsche Telekom Group - Leader
  

  Pros:

  • Hybrid and campus networks: Deutsche Telekom Group has demonstrated a strong focus on hybrid and campus solutions using public 5G networks in countries where it has local communications service provider (CSP) operations, including T-Mobile for Business in the U.S. This approach could be attractive for enterprises seeking more cost-effective deployments.
  • Curated regional portfolio: Deutsche Telekom Group's European portfolio is homogeneous, featuring three products using its public 5G network that address enterprises looking for cost-effective solutions that are easy to implement, and one product with private spectrum for complex industrial environments. In the U.S, the portfolio includes three solutions for public, hybrid and dedicated.
  • Flexible pricing: Deutsche Telekom Group offers flexible pricing models, including options for operating expenditure (opex), capital expenditure (capex) and customized pricing structures. This allows customers to choose a financial model that best suits their operational and budgetary requirements.

  Cons:

  • Limited geographic diversity: Most of Deutsche Telekom Group's current PMN deployments are in Europe, with only a few in the U.S. The number of regions the vendor currently supports for PMN deployments is in the lower range among vendors in this Magic Quadrant.
  • Limited globalization roadmap: Deutsche Telekom Group has no detailed services, geographic roadmaps or portfolio updates.
  • Variable capabilities: Enterprise clients with projects in different regions may find that differences in the vendor's local PMN service offering and capabilities, in particular across the U.S. and Europe, may make it more difficult to harmonize their enterprise PMN services in different countries.


• Orange Business - Leader
  

  Pros:

  • Rollouts: Orange Business has the largest number of 4G/5G PMN deployments across the Leaders of this Magic Quadrant.
  • Range of offerings: Beyond its PMN stand-alone solution for industrial environments, Orange Business has demonstrated a strong focus on hybrid and campus solutions using public 5G networks in countries where it has local CSP operations with its own network, particularly in Europe. This approach could be attractive for enterprises seeking more cost-effective deployments without high capex commitments, as Orange Business' business model for these use cases is opex-only (as a service).
  • Consulting and professional services: Particularly in Europe, Orange Business is able to deliver stronger direct consulting and professional service capabilities for PMNs with its own resources. This includes additional capabilities such as integration, security, cloud and edge computing. Outside Europe, Orange Business leverages local partners if required.

  Cons:

  • Little support outside Europe: The majority of Orange Business' active proofs of concept (POCs) and commercial PMN deployments (over 90%) are located in Western Europe. International customers should verify with Orange what field capabilities the provider can offer to support deployments in other regions.
  • No multivendor environments: Despite working with technology partners such as Ericsson, Nokia, and others, Orange Business does not provide a purpose-built management and orchestration framework for supporting multivendor environments in PMN deployments.
  • No front-end digital portal: Orange Business does not offer a front-end digital service portal for PMN customers for SIM cards or device management, apart from those provided by its technology partners. Additionally, it does not offer integration through its managed IoT connectivity portals with PMN systems.


• Telefónica - Leader
  

  Pros:

  • Broad multivendor portfolio: Telefónica has dedicated PMNs in Western Europe, Latin America and the U.S., including Wi-Fi integration, own and AWS edge stacks, security, and cloud and edge orchestration and management, with different support levels and additional packet core vendor integration (Huawei, HPE and Axyom). Telefonica also offers hybrid PMNs with dedicated packet core and RAN sharing and roaming to public networks in Spain, Germany and Brazil, integrated with its IoT KITE connectivity platform.
  • Industry 4.0 capabilities: With the acquisition of Geprom in Spain, Telefonica enhanced its industrial end-to-end solution by adding consulting and engineering capabilities, expanding its PMN offerings with edge computing, security, AI/ML, blockchain, IT/OT integration, mobile robotics, and connected assets.
  • Strong Latin American presence: Telefonica has more deployments in Latin America than any other vendor in this Magic Quadrant.

  Cons:

  • Geographical diversity: Most of Telefónica's current PMN deployments are in Western Europe and Latin America, with a small sales force in the U.S. and no presence in other regions. Enterprises should verify with Telefónica its capabilities in other regions, as the number of countries it supports for PMN deployments is among the lowest in this Magic Quadrant.
  • Lack of integrated portal: Telefónica does not provide a customer-facing portal that integrates the different technology vendors it offers. The only customer-facing system is the incident management system. For administering limited PMN developments, enterprises must use technology partners' portals directly or rely on Telefónica's managed services. The only integration Telefónica has implemented is for its internal NOC.
  • Limited industrial applications: Telefónica's out-of-the-box preintegrated industrial portfolio for integrated industry edge solutions, including SIs or an ISV ecosystem leveraging PMNs, is limited and lacks scale. Its current approach relies on custom-made solutions, though it is expanding into computer vision and mobile robotics platforms. Availability of these solutions may vary geographically.


• Verizon - Leader
  

  Pros:

  • Well-curated portfolio: Verizon covers enterprise segments by leveraging various RAN and packet core technology vendors. It addresses midsize to global enterprises as well as the public sector, leveraging all major OEMs in the U.S., while deployments outside the U.S. leverage Ericsson and Nokia.
  • End-to-end solutions: Verizon integrates its PMN offering with managed IoT connectivity, fixed wireless access, security, edge computing, and sensor insights, including low-range connectivity technologies and video analytics solutions, by integrating an expanding partner ecosystem for applications such as asset tracking, condition-based monitoring, quality detection, and worker safety.
  • Management and orchestration: The unified platform On Site Network Dashboard (OSND), for managing and orchestrating the entire PMN environment, is fully integrated with Nokia and Ericsson and will be integrated with Celona by the end of 2024. Verizon has also incorporated features to integrate the network dashboard with its ThingSpace IoT connectivity management platform and private edge compute solutions.

  Cons:

  • Lack of geographical diversity: Most of Verizon's current PMN deployments are in the U.S., with a few in Western Europe. Over 90% of its sales force is based in the U.S., with the remaining 8% primarily in Western Europe, and a small presence in Asia/Pacific (covering Australia and Japan). With no presence yet in other regions, the number of countries it supports for PMN deployments is among the lowest in this Magic Quadrant.
  • Homogeneous capabilities outside the US: Enterprises should assess Verizon's offering outside the U.S., which does not include Celona. While Verizon leverages its U.S. expertise in RF design for international customers, it collaborates with partners for delivery and deployment, and does not offer access to CSP public networks.
  • Wi-Fi integration/campus not standard: Though Verizon supports integration with Wi-Fi networks on a case-by-case basis, including in Europe, this capability is not yet a standard part of its offering. However, it is working on integrating additional Wi-Fi capabilities within the network dashboard platform.


• Vodafone - Leader
  

  Pros:

  • Rollouts: Among the CSPs and SIs in this report, Vodafone boasts one of the largest numbers of active 4G/5G PMN deals. Additionally, it has the widest distribution of deployed sites across multiple countries, particularly in Europe.
  • Management and orchestration: Vodafone offers a unified platform, the management plane console (MPC), for managing and orchestrating the entire PMN environment. This platform is fully integrated with Nokia and HPE packet core, as well as Ericsson, Nokia, and Huawei radios. Integration of MPC with Open RAN and Ericsson packet core is on the roadmap, although no clear date has been provided.
  • Recognized vendor: Apart from network equipment specialists, Vodafone has the highest market awareness. Of the suppliers in this Magic Quadrant, Vodafone is the one most frequently invited by enterprises to submit RFIs for PMN services.

  Cons:

  • Third-party service: Vodafone's own sales and service staff for PMN services is mostly located in Western Europe, and the vendor serves other markets through third parties. Customers outside Western Europe should verify with Vodafone how deployments in their market will be served in terms of professional and managed services.
  • Spectrum allocation: Vodafone allocates spectrum for PMN deployments on a case-by-case basis to avoid capacity issues and interference with public networks. For enterprise customers, this may limit the potential advantages of partnering with a mobile network operator for PMN deployments.
  • IoT integration: Enterprises should assess Vodafone's ability to integrate public IoT networks with its PMN, especially now that Vodafone has spun off its IoT connectivity business into a separate legal entity. This separation may result in a different level of integration compared to what Vodafone previously demonstrated in the IoT business. MPC is not currently integrated with Vodafone's Global Data Service Platform (GDSP) managed IoT connectivity platform, though it's part of Vodafone's roadmap.


• Ericsson - Challenger
  

  Pros:

  • Large portfolio: A robust set of infrastructure, software and services offerings, such as RAN, packet core, transport and managed operations capabilities, alongside a well-structured and forward-looking roadmap, suggests that Ericsson will continue advancing its capabilities across its offerings.
  • Geographical presence and industry-vertical expertise: Ericsson stands out among vendors in this Magic Quadrant for its extensive geographic reach, facilitated by direct and indirect deployments, and industry-vertical expertise.
  • Market awareness: Ericsson is a prominent choice for enterprises, as evidenced by Gartner's interviews for this Magic Quadrant. Enterprises frequently consider Ericsson during their RFP processes for PMNs, underscoring the vendor's strong market presence and reputation.

  Cons:

  • Sells through channels: Ericsson's sales strategy is predominantly indirect, leveraging CSPs, systems integrators (SIs), managed service providers (MSPs), value-added resellers (VARs) and technology partners that provide the service layer on top of Ericsson's RAN and packet core capabilities.Therefore, a good deal of customer satisfaction or dissatisfaction rests in the selection of an Ericsson partner.
  • Single-vendor preference: Ericsson will preferentially position its own infrastructure, rather than pursue a multivendor portfolio strategy.
  • Limited support: Ericsson only rarely provides Level 1 support to clients. In most deployments, customers receive Level 1 support from the partner responsible for the contract and service delivery.


• HPE - Challenger
  

  Pros:

  • Comprehensive solution: The Athonet acquisition adds capabilities in packet core and PMN, such as a private 5G dashboard for improved visibility and IT/operational technology (OT) APIs for integration. The solution can be deployed in the cloud, on-premises or as a hybrid.
  • Complementary campus capabilities: HPE Aruba Networking Private 5G brings 4G and 5G packet core, while HPE Aruba Networking Wi-Fi supports current enterprise campus deployments that can complement PMNs.
  • Geographical diversity: HPE has a good balance of countries for PMN services, with most of its deployments in North America and Western Europe, and the rest balanced across most of the other regions.

  Cons:

  • Indirect sales: HPE's strategy is predominantly indirect, and will increasingly leverage CSPs, SIs, MSPs, VARs and technology partners that provide the service layer, such as mobile user domain security and RF survey tools on top of HPE's packet core capabilities.
  • Lack of integrated RAN support: HPE lacks integrated RAN support in the PMN management tool. The service portal functionality for private networking is shared with the HPE Telco segment, which makes it less user friendly for enterprises until HPE integrates RAN support into its private 5G management dashboard in 2025. HPE relies on partners for mobile user domain security and RF survey tools. Proprietary HPE small cells are currently in beta with integration planned for 1H2025.
  • Roadmap in progress: The integration between HPE and Athonet remains a work in progress, with the private networking solution integration into HPE Central occurring in 2025. The current offering lacks cohesion among the solutions. HPE's plan for a full private 5G offering with its own RAN in 1H2025 will help.


• Nokia - Challenger
  

  Pros:

  • Geographical diversity: Nokia's PMN footprint is geographically diverse, deployed in the Americas, Western Europe, the Middle East, Africa, mature APAC and Antarctica; it can deploy private wireless in any country.
  • Market recognition: Nokia is the vendor most frequently considered by enterprises in RFP processes, as evidenced by Gartner's interviews for this Magic Quadrant. Nokia is also the most frequently chosen infrastructure partner for PMN RAN and core, boasting a strong track record in PMN services, particularly in the manufacturing sector.
  • Integrated end-to-end PMN services expert: Alongside Nokia's services offering, DAC is well-suited to large enterprise and government PMN service deployments that do not require extensive customization.

  Cons:

  • Dependency on channel sales partners: Over two-thirds of Nokia PMN solution sales are via indirect channel partners, rather than Nokia acting as prime contractor to the enterprise for delivering the end-to-end PMN solution to the end user.
  • No multivendor support: Nokia does not support multivendor private network deployments in its management and orchestration tools, and only provides a single-vendor solution. This limits Nokia's ability to meet various clients' needs, such as small/midsize enterprises or best-of-breed solutions depending on the client requirements.
  • Narrow vertical focus: While Nokia has solutions geared toward multiple verticals, Nokia does not deal with many verticals directly, choosing, for example, 100% via partners for non-OT segments. Clients in verticals outside manufacturing and OT industries should confirm support and experience with their requirements.


• NTT DATA - Visionary
  

  Pros:

  • Geographical diversity: NTT DATA has extensive geographical diversity in its PMN deployments, with presence in North America, mature APAC, Western and Eastern Europe, and Africa. This is backed by strong global end-to-end managed, support, and professional service capabilities, including local sales presence in most regions.
  • End-to-end industry vertical capabilities: NTT DATA offers comprehensive capabilities complementary to its PMN offering, including global IoT connectivity, managed network and security services, edge computing and edge AI portfolios, enterprise IoT services, application development and system integration. It also offers a catalog of preintegrated industry-vertical solutions, such as connected workforce, machine vision and digital twins.
  • Multivendor portal: NTT DATA's proprietary management portal, NTTView, aggregates Celona and Cisco portal capabilities through APIs and integrates Wi-Fi and other network services offered by NTT DATA. As part of its roadmap, NTT DATA is evolving this portal, currently showing a higher level of integration with Celona than with Cisco.

  Cons:

  • Low number of PMN deployments: NTT DATA's overall number of PMN deployments is in the lower quartile for participants in this Magic Quadrant, although it is geographically diverse.
  • Focus on private deployments: NTT DATA Private 5G is focused on pure private developments tightly integrated with enterprise LAN, though the vendor also supports hybrid deployments in its PMN portfolio.
  • Access to an expanded portfolio beyond PMN is complex: NTT DATA is undergoing an internal integration process as NTT Ltd. and NTT DATA are combining their IT services offerings, which span multiple legal entities providing various technologies and services. This ongoing integration adds organizational complexity in projects where several NTT teams are involved in end-to-end services that encompass a wide range of technologies and services beyond PMNs.


• Ambra Solutions - Niche Player
  

  Pros:

  • Deep customization capabilities: Ambra Solutions possesses deep wireless engineering capabilities to deploy highly tailored and complex industrial private 4G/5G service solutions.
  • Successful in mission-critical environments: Ambra Solutions has a track record of successful deployments in industries with specific and often extreme requirements, including hazardous environments and high availability, particularly in the mining sector.
  • End-to-end services: Its service portfolio spans from assistance with spectrum access, radio planning, site surveys and industrial devices monitoring, to network management, including its own custom and third-party monitoring systems from OEMs (mainly Ericsson, Nokia and Cisco). Ambra Solutions added a new NOC in Italy to its Canada NOC and provides follow-the-sun 24/7 support services.

  Cons:

  • Limited geographic presence: Most of Ambra Solutions' presence, and most of its sales support, is in the Americas, particularly North America, with limited presence in EMEA and Asia/Pacific. Approximately 80% of Ambra Solutions' current deployments are in North America, with the remaining projects distributed across six other regions.
  • Limited scope: The company doesn't have a structured roadmap to productize the offering beyond testing new RAN and packet core vendors and adding new industries to the portfolio.This may constrain the scope of opportunities it can address, and its ability to expand.
  • Limited productized service portfolio: Ambra Solutions primarily focuses on custom-made solutions tailored for complex, self-contained industrial deployments, such as government and large enterprises. This specialization may render its offerings less attractive to organizations seeking more straightforward, standardized deployments, such as those required for campus environments including Wi-Fi integration.


• Boldyn Networks - Niche Player
  

  Pros:

  • European expansion: Boldyn Networks' acquisition of Edzcom, Cellnex's private networks business unit, has reinforced its capabilities to deliver and manage PMNs for European customers. This builds on Boldyn Networks' previous acquisitions, further strengthening its overall portfolio and expertise in the industry.
  • Networking engineering and delivery capabilities: Boldyn Networks' core neutral host network (NHN) business, where the vendor has demonstrated strong delivery and engineering capabilities across various industry verticals, provides a natural expansion into the PMN business.
  • Specialist in challenging environments: Boldyn Networks has experience delivering and managing PMN service offerings in harsh scenarios with large-scale PMNs in mission-critical environments, such as nuclear power plants, mining and heavy manufacturing. It also has a proven track record of supporting wireless services in neutral host network environments.

  Cons:

  • Limited geographic diversity: Most of Boldyn Networks' current PMN deployments are in Western Europe, with only a few in the U.S. Eighty percent of its sales force is based in Western Europe, with the remaining 20% in North America, and no deployments yet in other regions.
  • Low number of PMN deployments: Boldyn Networks' overall number of PMN deployments is in the low range of all vendors in this Magic Quadrant.
  • Limited market awareness: Boldyn Networks is among the vendors less frequently considered by enterprises in RFP processes, as evidenced by Gartner's interviews for this Magic Quadrant.


• Fujitsu - Niche Player
  

  Pros:

  • Tailored solutions: Fujitsu customizes PMN deployments to meet customers' unique needs using its lab-as-a-service capability, and its DX/SX services from 2022 under its new brand, Uvance.
  • Partner ecosystem: Its strong partnership ecosystem includes vendors such as Ericsson on the network solutions, and Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS) for edge solutions and cloud.
  • Broad support: Fujitsu can provide on-site and professional services with local delivery teams in Western Europe, North America and mature Asia/Pacific. Customers can select device management and logistics, edge computing capabilities, and other SI capabilities from Fujitsu on a project basis.

  Cons:

  • Limited presence: Most of the PMN deployments done so far by Fujitsu are located in Japan, with just a few in Western Europe, although the vendor offers PMN in the U.S. (but none deployed yet). Customers in other parts of the world should be cautious about Fujitsu's ability to deliver and support services with the field services available in their geography.
  • Low number of PMN deployments: Fujitsu's overall number of PMN deployments is in the low range of all participants in this Magic Quadrant.
  • Limited roadmap: The vendor's PMN solution roadmap lacks detail. Clients considering Fujitsu for PMN deployments should ask the vendor about evolutions and new capabilities, and how they would be made available through the course of the PMN contract.


• Kyndryl - Niche Player
  

  Pros:

  • Additional service capabilities: Kyndryl's PMN managed service adds a Kyndryl services layer for network digital twin, and RF surveys, combined with partner infrastructure, its own cloud, OT security, edge computing, and other capabilities for a complete solution.
  • Integrated management: Integrated management service for HPE Aruba Campus Wireless and Kyndryl PMN will be of interest to organizations that may choose to unify the management of Wi-Fi and PMN under a single provider.
  • Project and service management methodology: Kyndryl employs a curated governance model that includes professional services, program and service management. Kyndryl leverages its own ServiceNow tools, flexible enough to adapt to various client scenarios.

  Cons:

  • Limited geographical reach: Kyndryl lacks deployment scale across multiple geographies. Its deployments are mostly in the U.S., and it has released its hybrid PMN offering with limited regional availability.
  • Limited number of deployments: Kyndryl has the second-lowest number of deployed sites for PMN services in this research.
  • Single-vendor dependency: Kyndryl is dependent on Nokia as its sole PMN vendor for platform and feature capabilities, which may limit the adaptability of Kyndryl's PMN service solution for some enterprises.


• Tech Mahindra - Niche Player
  

  Pros:

  • System integration and business models: Tech Mahindra demonstrates significant expertise in SI. Tech Mahindra offers flexible business models including as-a-service (aaS) options.
  • ICT and services experience: The company has strong software development capabilities and extensive enterprise ICT experience, which can be leveraged for diverse applications across various industries.
  • Multiple partnerships: The Tech Mahindra 5G4E solution involves multiple partners including hyperscale cloud providers (HCP), along with its global labs and netOps.ai operations platform to support digital transformation.

  Cons:

  • Limited number of deployments: Tech Mahindra has the lowest number of independently deployed sites for PMN services in this research, relying mainly on CSPs to be prime contractors for the PMN service offering.
  • Service gaps: Tech Mahindra lacks support for spectrum acquisition and ordering/provisioning capabilities, and only offers managed services in a low percentage of the deployments it is involved in. These service gaps, along with overreliance on CSPs for go-to-market for PMN services and limited infrastructure vendor options, may hinder its ability to offer comprehensive end-to-end solutions for clients with advanced networking needs.
  • CSP channel dependency: Tech Mahindra relies heavily on third-party partners such as CSPs to be prime contractors for the PMN service offering. This dependency may limit its ability to act as prime contractor for PMN services and reduce its market reach.

Reference

• Gartner, Magic Quadrant for 4G and 5G Private Mobile Network Services, 6 January 2025, ID G00806565

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