Extreme Networks Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise Wireless LAN 2025 Vendor Assessment

By: Extreme Networks, Inc. via Business Wire

October 16, 2025 at 07:05 AM EDT

Report cites company strengths including Extreme Platform ONE, highly flexible deployment and management options through Universal Hardware, and expertise in high-density environments

Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR), a leader in AI-powered automation for networking, today announced that it has been named as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise Wireless LAN 2025 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US52978225, October 2025).

“With AI-powered automation, Extreme Platform ONE turns tasks that once took six hours with traditional vendors into just six minutes with Extreme, saving time, cutting costs, and eliminating the complexity often associated with enterprise networking. By moving from multiple interfaces to one, and from many clicks to a single click, we simplify operations, boost productivity, and make networks easier than ever to manage. We’re honored that the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise Wireless LAN 2025 has recognized Extreme Networks as a Leader, which we believe is a reflection of our relentless innovation and the strength of our solutions portfolio,” said Ed Meyercord, President and CEO at Extreme Networks.

IDC MarketScape assessed the 2025 worldwide WLAN market through the IDC MarketScape model, providing a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the characteristics that highlight each vendor’s success in the marketplace. The IDC MarketScape report noted the following strengths for Extreme Networks:

Extreme Networks offers highly flexible deployment and management options for customers through its Universal Hardware, enabling customers to choose on-premises or cloud-managed wired and wireless LAN architectures using the same hardware and licenses.
Extreme Platform ONE™ is an advanced, AI-powered management platform with integrated visibility, analytics, and agentic automation capabilities.
Extreme earns strong reviews from customers for its responsive support services.
Extreme Networks has expertise in high-density environments with specialized access points, including stadiums and large public venues.

“Extreme Networks’ AI-powered network automation, flexible deployment options through its Universal Hardware, and expertise in high-density environments, helped position the company in the Leaders Category of the 2025 IDC MarketScape. Its platform capabilities and support model make it well suited for enterprises seeking robust, scalable WLAN solutions across high-density venues and key verticals such as education, healthcare, and hospitality,” said Brandon Butler, Senior Research Manager, Network Infrastructure Group, IDC.

Click here to download the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise Wireless LAN 2025 Vendor Assessment excerpt.

About IDC MarketScape

IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.

About Extreme Networks

Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) is a leader in AI-driven cloud networking, focused on delivering simple and secure solutions that help businesses address challenges and enable connections among devices, applications, and users. We push the boundaries of technology, leveraging the powers of artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation. Tens of thousands of customers globally trust our AI-driven cloud networking solutions and industry-leading support to enable businesses to drive value, foster innovation, and overcome extreme challenges.

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