{"id":54528,"date":"2025-11-18T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gtt.net\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=54528"},"modified":"2026-06-10T10:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:26:21","slug":"gtt-2025-managed-sd-wan-leader-north-america-by-frost-sullivan","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.gtt.net\/about-us\/press-releases\/gtt-2025-managed-sd-wan-leader-north-america-by-frost-sullivan\/","title":{"rendered":"GTT Named a 2025 Managed SD-WAN Leader in North America by Frost &#038; Sullivan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Frost &amp; Sullivan research shows 9 out of 10 North American organizations prefer managed or co-managed SD-WAN services. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\">GTT Communications Inc.<\/a>, a leading networking and security as a service provider for multinational organizations, has been named a Leader in Frost &amp; Sullivan\u2019s 2025 Frost Radar\u2122: Managed SD-WAN in North America. The Frost Radar\u2122 Future Growth Benchmarking System evaluates companies on growth and innovation. This recognition validates GTT\u2019s platform-centric strategy and investments in AI-driven automation, edge intelligence and reliable, secure networking spanning six continents.<\/p>\n<p>Research from Frost &amp; Sullivan detailed in the report reveals that 92% of organizations in North America prefer managed or co-managed SD-WAN services, attributing this to benefits like simplified vendor management, faster service restoration and service-level agreements to back performance. Managed SD-WAN site growth in the region was 20.3% in 2024, with 69% of enterprises increasing network budgets. Convergence of SD-WAN and Secure Service Edge (SSE) is now foundational, with providers embedding zero trust, threat detection and cloud security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs enterprise demand for AI-ready infrastructure accelerates, the need for intelligent, secure and agile network infrastructure becomes critical,\u201d said Stephen Thomas, Senior Industry Director, ICT-Enterprise Network Services Practice, Frost &amp; Sullivan. \u201cOur research shows that managed SD-WAN has become the backbone of enterprise transformation \u2013 the foundation upon which secure access, observability and multi-cloud orchestration are built. GTT Managed SD-WAN offers the performance, flexibility and security enterprises need to support AI-driven transformation at scale, while the GTT Envision platform offers enhanced visibility, control and a simplified management experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frost &amp; Sullivan\u2019s report emphasizes the flexible, customizable approach to software-defined network architecture offered through GTT Envision, which supports virtualized network functions, including SD-WAN deployment at the edge, and is powered by the global GTT Envision platform. The report also recognizes GTT\u2019s continued expansion of its single-vendor and dual-vendor SASE offerings to support secure access for distributed workforces, as well as its investment in AI-driven capabilities to automate network management, bolster cybersecurity and provide a humanized approach to network management through the GTT EnvisionDX digital experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re honored to be recognized by Frost &amp; Sullivan for our innovation and growth, helping our customers leverage SD-WAN as a strategic enabler for their secure, agile, AI-driven business operations,\u201d said Tom Major, Senior Vice President Product Management and Technology, GTT. \u201cWith GTT Envision, we empower our customers to connect, secure and simplify every aspect of their networking and security environments, enabling them to achieve meaningful business outcomes with greater visibility and control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about this recognition, visit <a href=\"\/\">www.gtt.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About GTT<\/strong><br \/>\nGTT is a leading networking and security as a service provider for multinational organizations, simply and securely connecting people and machines to data and applications \u2014 anywhere in the world. We serve thousands of organizations, bringing together the right people, partners and technology to reduce the burden on IT teams and solve the most pressing networking and security challenges. Built on our top-ranked global Tier 1 network, GTT Envision is a single global technology platform to connect, orchestrate, virtualize and automate enterprise networks, enabling customers with consumable solutions to achieve business missions and meet ongoing demand when, where and how needed. Our portfolio includes SASE, SD-WAN, security, internet, voice and other connectivity options, complemented by a suite of professional services and exceptional sales and support teams in local markets around the globe. We partner with our customers to deliver Greater Technology Together. For more information, visit <a href=\"\/\">www.gtt.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GTT Media Inquiries<\/span>:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Americas:<\/strong><br \/>\nMary Lynn Heath, GTT<br \/>\n+1-646-214-4078<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:MaryLynn.Heath@gtt.net\">MaryLynn.Heath@gtt.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Europe:<\/strong><br \/>\nSiria Nielsen, GTT<br \/>\n+31-6-2835-4259<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Siria.Nielsen@gtt.net\">Siria.Nielsen@gtt.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>GTT Investor Relations:<\/strong><br \/>\nPaul Canavan, GTT<br \/>\n+1 646-214-4202<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:InvestorRelations@gtt.net\">InvestorRelations@gtt.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frost &#038; Sullivan research shows 9 out of 10 North American organizations prefer managed or co-managed SD-WAN services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"service-type":[],"industry-type":[],"search_visibility":[],"class_list":["post-54528","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"http:\/\/gtt.net\/about-us\/press-releases\/gtt-2025-managed-sd-wan-leader-north-america-by-frost-sullivan\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"GTT Named a 2025 Managed SD-WAN Leader in North America by Frost &#038; 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