Networking giant Cisco has been honoured by Frost & Sullivan with the ‘2025 Global Company of the Year’ award in the field of mobile IoT platforms. The analysts thus recognise Cisco’s continued market leadership, its strategic innovative strength and its consistent commitment to customer value.
The recognition underscores the special role Cisco plays in a highly dynamic environment where digital transformation, scaling of IoT applications, and interoperability requirements are key success factors.
Rigorous analysis as the basis for the awardFrost & Sullivan evaluates companies using a benchmarking model that considers two dimensions: strategic effectiveness and strategic execution. Cisco impressed in both categories by successfully combining long-term initiatives with current market requirements and implementing them with global scalability and operational precision.
‘Cisco’s continuous growth in recent years demonstrates its ability to address unmet customer needs with high-quality, scalable solutions,’ explains Silvana Rulet, Best Practices Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. ‘Also noteworthy is the extremely low churn rate, which indicates high customer satisfaction and growing use of the platform.’
Future-oriented IoT strategy
Cisco’s recipe for success is based on a flexible, cloud-native IoT platform that combines deep network expertise with state-of-the-art architecture. This software-defined, generation-resilient platform enables enterprises and network operators worldwide to deliver services more efficiently, shorten time-to-market and overcome market fragmentation.
A special feature is its modular and interoperable design: each level of the technology stack can be operated independently. This facilitates both integration and future upgrades – and allows companies to modernise their systems step by step without vendor lock-in.
Innovation with a focus on customer benefits
‘We are proud to once again be recognised by Frost & Sullivan as Global Company of the Year in the Mobile IoT Platforms category,’ said Masum Mir, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Provider Mobility Business. ‘Our platform accelerates the innovative power of service providers and companies worldwide. It enables people, places and things to be reliably connected in business-critical scenarios – with speed, scalability and security.’
Market figures underscore this success: Cisco has increased its managed IoT device base from 197 million in January 2022 to 284 million in July 2025. The platform is characterised by real-time visibility, high availability and holistic lifecycle management. Localised services and a strong partner network round out the offering.
Conclusion
With its future-oriented IoT architecture, clear customer focus and consistent commitment to openness and interoperability, Cisco is confirming its pioneering role. The award from Frost & Sullivan underscores the company’s position as a global innovation leader in mobile IoT platforms – at a time when resilience and flexibility are becoming critical factors for business success.
