LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mplify (formerly MEF), a global alliance of network, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise organizations working together to accelerate the AI-powered digital economy, announced finalists today for its 2025 Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) Excellence Awards. Winners will be revealed live at the Global NaaS Event (GNE), November 10-14 in Dallas, where the global ecosystem will come together to define the future of NaaS.
The NaaS Excellence Awards spotlight organizations and individuals making the strongest impact in shaping the NaaS era through advancements in automation, security, interoperability, and standardized service delivery. Categories span across the ecosystem, honoring service providers, technology providers, and professionals for achievements in areas such as NaaS services, enterprise customer implementations, SASE, SD-WAN, Carrier Ethernet, and automation with LSO APIs, recognizing contributions that are accelerating industry-wide adoption and innovation.
Award finalists were selected based on rigorous criteria by an esteemed panel of senior industry analysts from ACG Research, Analysys Mason, Appledore Research, Atlantic ACM, AvidThink, CCSquared, Dell’Oro Group, Frost & Sullivan, Omdia, TeleGeography, and Vertical Systems Group.
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, Inc.
Orchest Technologies
Palo Alto Networks
Sage Management
Singtel
Sparkle
Tata Communications Limited
Telekom Deutschland
Telefónica Global Solutions
Ufinet
Verizon
Vodafone Business
Additionally, outstanding individuals will be recognized for exceptional leadership with the Industry Executive of the Year and NaaS Professional of the Year awards, and for positive industry impact with the Michael Howard Industry Impact award. Mplify will also honor its 2025 Distinguished Fellow.
“Finalists for Mplify’s 2025 NaaS Excellence Awards showcase the real progress being made toward a world of on-demand, automated, and secure network services,” said Stan Hubbard, Principal Analyst, Mplify. “These companies and leaders are proving that the vision of NaaS is no longer aspirational. It is taking shape today, with measurable results for enterprises and providers alike. Their innovation and collaboration are setting the pace for what’s next, and we are proud to celebrate their accomplishments at GNE in November.”
Awards will be presented during the NaaS Excellence Awards gala dinner on November 11 at GNE in Dallas. For gala tickets contact Megan Leonard at Megan@mplify.net.
Registration & Sponsorship
Register to attend GNE now at gne.mplify.net. Sponsorship opportunities are available at all levels; contact Lori Vachon, Director Global Events at Lori@mplify.net for details.
About Mplify
Mplify is a global alliance of network, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise organizations working together to accelerate the AI-powered digital economy through standardization, automation, certification, and collaboration. As the defining authority behind Carrier Ethernet, Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) APIs, and certified SASE and SD-WAN, Mplify has developed the global blueprint for Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) that is empowering the industry to innovate, interoperate, and scale trusted network services across a global ecosystem.
Media Contact:
Amy Foschetti
Mplify
amy@mplify.net
