Hype Cycle™ for Enterprise Networking, 2024

This research describes the 29 most hyped innovations in networking. For each hyped technology, Gartner® defines it, describes its value and identifies adoption and drivers/inhibitors of growth. More than one-third of the technologies profiled in this research have changed from last year.” “AI networking and network AI assistants are at peak hype this year, driven by multiple factors, including vendors delivering AI capabilities, and the industry hype around ChatGPT and generative AI. Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) is also at peak hype this year, as networking infrastructure vendors have introduced their first products to market.

22 July 2024

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Madrid, 22 July 2024.- Network services are strategic cornerstone for modern digital businesses. Connectivity is the foundation of all things digital. Today´s networks are moving towards “softwarisation” and hyper-automation platforms that will enable more agile and adaptive management and execution of functions.

The new technologies incorporated into networks in recent years have opened the door to innovative services being developed and new business models being built around them.

“Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business problems and exploiting new opportunities.”

This year, several eagerly awaited technologies have been introduced, including:

“Network AI assistants”.
“AI Ethernet fabric”.
“Coffe shop networking”.
“Open Roaming”.
“Satellite to device direct (SCS)”.
“Alternative WAN backbone services (XBaaS)”.

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Gartner, Hype Cycle for Enterprise Networking, 2024. Mike Leibovitz, Andrew Lerner, and 2 more. 17 June 2024.

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