Triple Win for Sparkle at the Global NaaS Event Awards 2025
Sparkle Recognised as “SD-WAN Service Provider of the Year – Europe”, “NaaS Service Provider of the Year – Europe” and “NaaS Innovation of the Year” at the 2025 NaaS Excellence Awards
Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, announces that it has been recognised as “SD-WAN Service Provider of the Year – Europe”, “NaaS Service Provider of the Year – Europe” and “NaaS Innovation of the Year” by the global industry association Mplify (formerly MEF) during the Awards Ceremony held in Dallas within the Global NaaS Event (GNE).
The NaaS Excellence Awards spotlight organizations and individuals making the strongest impact in shaping the NaaS era through advancements in automation, security, interoperability, and standardized service delivery.
The SD-WAN Service Provider of the Year – Europe award recognizes Sparkle for its outstanding SD-WAN solution combining secure, application-aware, and policy-driven connectivity with intelligent automation and performance optimization. Built on Mplify-certified technologies and supported by a multi-vendor strategy, Sparkle ensures dynamic path selection, intelligent traffic management, and consistent user experience across global network environments.
The NaaS Service Provider of the Year – Europe award recognizes Sparkle for its pioneering role in advancing the Network-as-a-Service model through technological innovation and industry leadership. Leveraging the Mplify NaaS framework, Sparkle has introduced a modular, standards-based architecture enriched by Quantum-Safe over Internet (QSI) capabilities, marking a breakthrough in secure, programmable, and interoperable networking and positioning Sparkle at the forefront of the global transition toward intelligent, automation-driven, and post-quantum-ready network services.
The NaaS Innovation of the Year award recognizes Sparkle, together with Arqit, for the pioneering Quantum-Safe over Internet (QSI) service. This innovative solution, which integrates post-quantum security directly into a modular, standards-based NaaS platform, highlights Sparkle’s and Arqit’s leadership in driving NaaS innovation, setting a new benchmark for secure, on-demand connectivity in the global networking ecosystem.
“These recognitions highlight Sparkle’s unwavering commitment to innovation, security, and excellence in global connectivity. They reaffirm our vision of shaping a trusted, quantum-safe digital ecosystem that empowers the AI-driven economy and sets new standards for the networks of tomorrow.” commented Daniele Mancuso, Chief Marketing & Product Management at Sparkle.
Sparkle has been long-lasting contributor of Mplify since the early years of Carrier Ethernet standardization and certification, operating as strong influencer and active participant in the most challenging and innovative projects. Member and Mplify certified company since 2011, Sparkle has in fact been a pioneer and promoter in adopting Mplify guidelines and recognized with prestigious awards. Sparkle also participates in the strategic direction of the association with Daniele Mancuso as Board Director Member and co-CEO at Mplify and Antonella Sanguineti - Head of Marketing & Product Management for Networking, Cloud, Security and Identity Services at Sparkle - as Co-Chair of the Commercial & Business Committee.
Mplify is a global alliance of network, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise organizations working together to accelerate the AI-powered digital economy.