Magic Quadrant for Managed IoT Connectivity Services, Worldwide
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.
No vendors were added in this report.
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.
Managed IoT connectivity service providers are repositioning as smart managed connectivity enablers for IoT, integrating hardware, connectivity, composable IoT connectivity hubs through eSIM standards, composable managed IoT connectivity platforms, seamless integration with hyperscalers, and improved troubleshooting capabilities. Cyberthreats are driving significant but insufficient improvements in IoT security. LTE Cat 1 and Cat 1bis continue as alternatives to 3GPP LPWA networks (NB-IoT, LTE-M) for global or regional deals. Managed IoT connectivity is serving as a bridge to 5G, private mobile networks and edge computing.
A: We review and adjust our inclusion criteria for Magic Quadrants as markets change. As a result of these adjustments, the mix of vendors in any Magic Quadrant may change over time. A vendor's appearance in a Magic Quadrant one year and not the next does not necessarily indicate that we have changed our opinion of that vendor. It may be a reflection of a change in the market and, therefore, changed evaluation criteria, or of a change of focus by that vendor.