Magic Quadrant for 4G and 5G Private Mobile Network Services
Vendors or products added in this year’s report may indicate a change in the market, change in evaluation criteria, or change of focus by the vendor.
Vendors or products dropped from one year to the next may indicate a change in the market, change in evaluation criteria, or change of focus by the vendor.
No vendors were dropped in this report.
This is the first version of the Magic Quadrant for 4G and 5G Private Network Services. It replaces the Market Guide for 4G and 5G Private Network Services. The emerging 4G and 5G private network services market includes vendors with varying capabilities in geographical reach, multivendor support, orchestration, and industry-vertical focus. Multinational enterprises requiring end-to-end PMN services across different countries and regions face challenges due to lack of homogeneous service provision across countries. The market is evolving from basic PMN connectivity to more comprehensive solutions that integrate IoT connectivity platforms, enterprise IT/OT, APIs, partner ecosystems, and managed services. CIOs are increasingly becoming decision makers for PMN service procurement as responsibility moves from operational business units to the CIO function.
A: This is the inaugural Magic Quadrant for this market, replacing the previous Market Guide format. Therefore, all vendors listed are 'added' as this establishes the first formal evaluation of providers in this space. The report focuses on providers' ability to deliver comprehensive, end-to-end PMN services as the lead provider in several geographies, with minimum dependencies on partners. Vendors must meet specific inclusion criteria including: at least 20 direct deployed commercial contracts or sites, at least 25% direct contracts (or 50+ if below 25%), commercial contracts in two or more regions as prime contractor, and at least two commercial contracts won in the last 12 months. The report notes that some providers are moving away from direct service provision by increasing their indirect channels, which may eventually lead to some providers moving out of this market entirely in future assessments.