Mplify Announces Finalists for 2025 NaaS Excellence Awards

Winners to be recognized at Global Network as a Service (NaaS) Event for standout achievements powering the AI-driven digital world.

LOS ANGELES – Mplify, a global alliance of network, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise organizations, announced finalists for its 2025 Network as a Service (NaaS) Excellence Awards. Winners will be revealed live at the Global Network as a Service (NaaS) Event (GNE), November 10-14 in Dallas, where the global ecosystem will discuss the future of NaaS.

The NaaS Excellence Awards highlight organizations and individuals making advances in NaaS through automation, security, interoperability, and standardized service delivery. Categories recognize service and technology providers for achievements in NaaS services, enterprise customer implementations, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN), Carrier Ethernet, and automation with Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) APIs.

Finalists were selected based on criteria established by a panel of senior industry analysts from organizations including ACG Research and Frost & Sullivan. The selected finalists demonstrate contributions that support industry-wide adoption in NaaS.

The 2025 NaaS Excellence Awards finalists include Amartus, Amdocs, Arelion, Arqit, AT&T Business, BT Business, CMC Networks, Colt Technology Services, Comcast Business, Console Connect, e&, insidepacket inc, Lightstorm, Lumen Technologies, NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Orchest Technologies, Palo Alto Networks, Sage Management, Singtel, Sparkle, Tata Communications, Telekom Deutschland, Telefónica Global Solutions, Ufinet, Verizon, and Vodafone Business.

Additionally, awards will acknowledge individual achievements with the Industry Executive of the Year and NaaS Professional of the Year honors, alongside the Michael Howard Industry Impact award. Mplify will also recognize its 2025 Distinguished Fellow.

Stan Hubbard, Principal Analyst at Mplify, noted that the finalists showcase progress toward on-demand, automated, and secure network services, reflecting that the vision of NaaS is becoming a reality. Homomorphic Encryption (HE) emphasized the importance of innovation and collaboration in the industry.

Awards will be presented during the NaaS Excellence Awards gala dinner on November 11 at GNE in Dallas.