Silver Spring Networks Recognized as a Visionary Two Years Running in Gartner ‘Magic Quadrant for Managed M2M Services, Worldwide’

Internet of Important Things™ Pioneer Positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant for the Second Consecutive Year for its ‘Completeness of Vision’ and ‘Ability to Execute’

San Jose, CA – October 26, 2017 – Silver Spring Networks, Inc. (NYSE: SSNI) today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a Visionary for the second consecutive year in the Gartner ‘Magic Quadrant for M2M Services, Worldwide’.

Gartner evaluated 21 companies based on their ‘completeness of vision’ and ‘ability to execute’ in the global market of Managed M2M Services. The Gartner ‘Magic Quadrant for Managed M2M Services, Worldwide’ defines the Managed M2M Services as “enabling connectivity, compute and decision services that are necessary for connected solutions.” This is often categorized as the Internet of Things (IoT), digital businesses and operational technology systems in industrial environments.

“Customers deserve a solution built for the future, that delivers benefits over time, and that allows them to deploy the innovative new services that are defining The Internet of Important Things™ around the world,” said Mike Bell, President and CEO, Silver Spring Networks. “We are honored to once again be positioned in the ‘Visionaries’ Quadrant. We believe this recognition validates the benefits of a proven, open standards-based, secure, reliable and scalable platform for smart utility, smart city and broader industrial IoT services.”

With more than 26.7 million enabled devices delivered on five continents, Silver Spring has technology deployed in Auckland, Bristol, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dubai, Glasgow, Kolkata, Melbourne, Mexico City, Miami, New York City, Paris, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Singapore, and Washington, D.C.

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