emnify named a Visionary in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed IoT Connectivity Services

First-time positioned vendor emnify recognized for its Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

Berlin - 07.05.2026 - emnify, a global provider of cloud-native IoT connectivity solutions, today announced it has been recognized as a Visionary in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed IoT Connectivity Services, Worldwide.

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As a first-time recognized vendor, emnify believes this recognition reflects its forward-looking approach to IoT connectivity, building a platform designed to anticipate where enterprise needs are heading rather than replicating the connectivity models of the past.

"We feel being named a Visionary in our first appearance in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ recognizes our deliberate strategy of the last decade: from owning our core network and pioneering satellite-cellular convergence on a single SIM, to embedding fine-tuned AI models directly into connectivity operations, every investment we have made has been in service of offering the highest degree of speed and control over connectivity to our customers. The advent of SGP.32 as a new standard will only further boost customer choice. For us, this recognition illustrates our position as a Visionary provider with full infrastructure ownership, intelligent orchestration, and lifecycle control at scale," said Frank Stoecker, Co-Founder and CEOat emnify.

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emnify delivers hybrid connectivity, combining cellular (including LTE-M, NB-IoT, and 5G) and non-terrestrial networks through a single SIM and unified platform. This enables flexible and resilient deployment across diverse use cases, such as fleet management, EV charging, asset tracking, point-of-sale systems and connected consumer devices.

With more than 23 million IoT connections and SIMs deployed worldwide, emnify serves a global customer base spanning from scaling startups to large multinational enterprises. The company continues to invest in AI-driven automation, including an AI connectivity support copilot, anomaly detection, and SGP.32 orchestration, to reduce operational complexity as enterprise IoT deployments grow in scale and sophistication.

emnify's strength as an IoT connectivity provider has also been recognized across the industry via a series of recent awards, including the Gold Award for Telecoms Cloud Innovation 2026 (Juniper Research Future Digital Awards 2026), M2M Platform of the Year 2026 (IoT Breakthrough Awards), and the IoT Innovator Award for Aviation Connectivity Excellence 2025 (CompassIntel Tech Awards).

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Managed IoT Connectivity Services, Worldwide, Pablo Arriandiaga, Kameron Chao, Jon Dressel, 4 May 2026.

A Gartner Magic Quadrant™ is a culmination of research in a specific market, giving you a wide angle view of the relative positions of the market's competitors. By applying a graphical treatment and a uniform set of evaluation criteria, a Magic Quadrant helps you quickly ascertain how well technology providers are executing their stated visions and how well they are performing against Gartner's market view. Gartner Research Methodologies, Gartner Magic Quadrant, May 5, 2026, https://www.gartner.com/en/research/methodologies/magic-quadrants-research

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FAQ:

What is the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed IoT Connectivity Services, Worldwide?

It is a Gartner research report that evaluates providers in the managed IoT connectivity services market based on their Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.

Why was emnify named a Visionary?

Gartner positioned emnify as a Visionary in its 2026 Magic Quadrant for Managed IoT Connectivity Services, Worldwide. We believe this reflects our forward-looking approach to IoT connectivity, giving enterprises greater speed and control through hybrid network access, infrastructure ownership, intelligent orchestration and AI-driven automation.

What does this recognition mean for emnify customers?

The recognition reinforces emnify’s focus on helping enterprises manage IoT connectivity with greater flexibility, control and operational scale through a unified platform.