Ericsson Leads Omdia's 2025 Core Vendors Report in Business Performance, Reinforcing 5G Dominance
Ericsson has secured a leading position in the 2025 Omdia Market Landscape report for Core Vendors, a significant achievement that highlights the Swedish telecommunications giant's strong presence in the 5G core market.
The report ranks Ericsson first in Business Performance and second in Portfolio Breadth and Competitiveness. This dual recognition underscores Ericsson's balanced strength in both business outcomes and the technological and service breadth that supports evolving 5G and future network demands.
Ericsson's leadership in Business Performance demonstrates its strong commercial success and its ability to secure 5G core contracts with operators. The company's score in this dimension was an impressive 89.8 out of 100, representing a 26% increase from the 2024 edition.
In terms of Portfolio Breadth and Competitiveness, Ericsson's portfolio is noted as robust and versatile. The company's strengths lie in its cloud-native architecture, automation, and AI-enhanced analytics, all crucial for future communication service providers (CSPs) success.
By comparison, Nokia ranks first in portfolio competitiveness, particularly in cloud-native readiness, automation, and core as a service offerings. However, Ericsson’s top business performance score underscores its leading market execution.
In addition to its strong performance in the report, Ericsson has launched a new solution, Ericsson on-Demand, in partnership with Google Cloud. This solution delivers core network services as a true software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to CSPs.
Ericsson's core network portfolio emphasizes network automation, security, and interoperability. The report highlights Ericsson's strengths in cloud native readiness, automation, policy and charging, and analytics and AI/ML.
Moreover, Ericsson's RAN solutions and the cloud-native Ericsson dual-mode 5G Core solution are used in the current live 5G SA networks. The company's core network portfolio is centered around its dual-mode 5G Core solution, which supports core network deployments across various private and public cloud providers.
Ericsson's strong position in 2025 was due to an expanded footprint with CSPs around the world and an increased number of commercial 5G deals. The company currently powers 42 of the world's 70+ commercially live 5G SA networks.
The report "Market Landscape: Core Vendors - 2025" can be found online. It is worth noting that the report did not analyze the recent expansion to the core network portfolio, the addition of Ericsson on-Demand.
Ericsson's core network offering delivers exceptional business results compared to its peers. The company has 140+ unique 5G Core or cloud native commercial contracts and 70+ live dual-mode 5G Core solution customers. Ericsson is either the leader or co-leader in five out of seven key categories within the core portfolio, according to the report.
Furthermore, Ericsson's core network portfolio is bolstered by a robust partner ecosystem that enhances its capacity for innovation and transformation.
In conclusion, Ericsson's top ranking in the 2025 Omdia Market Landscape report for Core Vendors underscores its combination of strong financial and market performance with a competitive and comprehensive core network product portfolio, making it a key leader in the 5G core vendor landscape.
- Ericsson's strong performance in the 2025 Omdia Market Landscape report for Core Vendors highlights its leading position in the 5G core market, particularly in Business Performance.
- The company's core network offering delivers exceptional business results, evidenced by its 140+ unique 5G Core or cloud native commercial contracts and 70+ live dual-mode 5G Core solution customers.
- Ericsson's portfolio is noted as robust and versatile, with strengths in cloud-native architecture, automation, and AI-enhanced analytics, crucial for future communication service providers (CSPs) success.
- Ericsson has launched a new solution, Ericsson on-Demand, in partnership with Google Cloud, delivering core network services as a true software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to CSPs.
- By expanding its footprint with CSPs around the world and increasing the number of commercial 5G deals, Ericsson currently powers 42 of the world's 70+ commercially live 5G SA networks.
