Vodafone Leads in Magic Quadrant for Managed M2M ServicesVodafone Leads in Magic Quadrant for Managed M2M Services

Gartner has named Vodafone as a “leader” in its Magic Quadrant for Managed M2M Services since the report’s inception. In a press release, Vodafone referred back to its status as an IoT leader: “We believe Gartner’s placing of Vodafone in the Leaders quadrant recognises our exceptional track record and our unique position in the IoT landscape.”

Rounding out the “leaders” in the most-recent M2M ranking were Spain's Teléfonica, AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Orange Business Services and Verizon. AT&T and Teléfonica were essentially ranked neck and neck behind Vodafone. Gartner pointed out that AT&T had a growing international coverage network and roster of related services while Teléfonica can accommodate “complex contracts with significant amounts of service integration.”

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