Nile is Named a Visionary by Gartner® in the 2025 Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 30, 2025--

Nile, the pioneer of a new breed of enterprise network solutions that secure organizations from cyberattacks and automate network operations, today announced it has been positioned as a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure. We believe that Nile’s first inclusion in the Magic Quadrant reflects its strong innovation principles and differentiated approach to modern network delivery.

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The Gartner Magic Quadrant evaluates vendors based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. Nile’s placement as a Visionary underscores its mission to eliminate complexity, improve security, and deliver a consumption-based model for enterprise networks that reduces operational burden and total cost of ownership.

Gartner commented: “The need to reduce manual work in enterprise LANs is driving demand for AI networking and network as a service. As demand for automated and adaptive security grows, infrastructure and operations leaders should use this research to make investment decisions across campus, branch and remote locations.”

“We are proud to be recognized as a Visionary by Gartner in our first year of inclusion,” said Pankaj Patel, CEO and co-founder of Nile. “This recognition, we believe, validates our core belief that enterprise networking must evolve beyond hardware-centric complexity. Nile’s platform reimagines the wired and wireless LAN with AI-powered automation, built-in security, and a service experience that is purpose-built for the expectations of today’s cloud-first enterprises.”

This comes at a time when organizations are shifting away from legacy wired and wireless LAN architectures that depend on manual interaction, complex security layers, and highly specialized IT resources to configure and manage them. According to Gartner, by 2028, on-premises networking-as-a-service (NaaS) will be adopted by 15% of all enterprises, which is an increase from less than 2% in 2024.

Patel added, “Nile was founded to deliver an enterprise-class wired and wireless LAN that just works and is free from the complexity and fragility that have defined legacy networks for decades. The strong customer momentum we’re seeing affirms our vision and keeps us on track to achieve our key milestones.”

Nile’s architecture combines modern network and security principles to deliver zero trust access and AI-powered automation. It also provides a unique, financially-backed performance guarantee that emphasizes more than just uptime. Nile ensures that every network meets stringent capacity, coverage, and availability experience metrics, all delivered within a visionary NaaS model that lowers operating costs and aligns with organizational scalability and productivity goals.

Read the full Gartner 2025 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure here: https://nilesecure.com/nile-insights/2025-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-enterprise-wired-and-wireless-lan-infrastructure

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About Nile

Nile is leading a fundamental shift in the networking industry, challenging decades-old conventions to deliver a radically new approach. By eliminating complexity and rethinking how networks are built, consumed, and operated, Nile is pioneering a new category designed for a modern, service-driven era. With a relentless focus on simplicity, security, reliability, and performance, Nile empowers organizations to move beyond the limitations of legacy infrastructure and embrace a future where networking is effortless, predictable, and fully aligned with their digital ambitions. For more information, visit nilesecure.com.

Nile is named a Visionary by Gartner® in the 2025 Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Voters in Kosovo cast ballots on Sunday in an early parliamentary election in hopes of breaking a political deadlock that has gripped the small Balkan nation for much of this year.

The snap vote was scheduled after Prime Minister Albin Kurti's governing Vetevendosje, or Self-Determination, party failed to form a government despite winning the most votes in a Feb. 9 election.

The deadlock marked the first time Kosovo could not form a government since it declared independence from Serbia in 2008 following a 1998-99 war that ended in a NATO intervention.

The prime minister's party is again the favorite in the race, but it is unclear whether it will manage to muster a majority this time in the 120-member parliament, after other mainstream parties refused an alliance.

According to Kosovo’s election laws, 20 parliamentary seats are automatically assigned to ethnic Serb representatives and other minority parties.

Another inconclusive vote would further deepen the crisis. Kosovo has not approved a budget for next year, sparking fears of possible negative effects on the already poor economy in the country of 2 million people.

Lawmakers also are set to elect a new president in March as current President Vjosa Osmani’s mandate expires in early April. If this fails too, another snap election must be held.

The main opposition parties are the Democratic League of Kosovo and the Democratic Party of Kosovo. They have accused Kurti of authoritarianism and of alienating Kosovo’s U.S. and European Union allies since he came to power in 2021.

A former political prisoner during Serbia’s rule in Kosovo, the 50-year-old Kurti has taken a tough stand in talks mediated by the European Union on normalizing relations with Belgrade. In response, the EU and the United States imposed punitive measures.

Kurti has promised to buy military equipment to boost security.

No reliable pre-election polls have been published. Kurti's party at the previous election won around 42% of the votes while the two main rival parties had together around 40%.

Analysts say that even the slightest changes in numbers on Sunday could prove decisive for the future distribution of power but that nothing is certain.

Ilmi Deliu, a 71-year-old pensioner from the capital, Pristina, said he hoped the election will bring a change or “we will end up in an abyss.”

"Young people no longer want to live here,” he said.

Tensions with restive ethnic Serbs in the north exploded in clashes in 2023 when scores of NATO-led peacekeepers were injured. In a positive step, ethnic Serb mayors this month took power peacefully there after a municipal vote.

Kurti has also agreed to accept third-country migrants deported from the United States as part of tough anti-immigration measures by the administration of President Donald Trump. One migrant has arrived so far, authorities have told The Associated Press.

Kosovo has one of the poorest economies in Europe. It is one of the six Western Balkan countries striving to eventually join the EU, but both Kosovo and Serbia have been told they must first normalize relations.

Supporters of Belgrade-backed Srpska Lista prepare to go at a polling station and cast their ballots in an early parliamentary election in the northern Serb-dominated part of ethnically divided town of Mitrovica, Kosovo, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Bojan Slavkovic)

A voter arrives at a polling station in an early parliamentary election in the northern Serb-dominated part of ethnically divided town of Mitrovica, Kosovo, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Bojan Slavkovic)

A voter prepares her ballot at a polling station in an early parliamentary election in the northern Serb-dominated part of ethnically divided town of Mitrovica, Kosovo, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Bojan Slavkovic)

People walk past a giant banner of the leader of VV (Selfdetermination) political party Albin Kurti, in the capital Pristina on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

People waiting in the iluminated bus station with banners of LDK (Democratic League of Kosovo) leader Lumir Abdixhiku in capital Pristina on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)