Huawei Named a Representative Vendor in Gartner®'s Inaugural Market Guide for Campus Infrastructure and Operations Software

[Shenzhen, China, September 24, 2025] Huawei has been named a Representative Vendor in Gartner®'s inaugural Market Guide for Campus Infrastructure and Operations Software (referred to as the "Market Guide") in 2025. 

Huawei named a Representative Vendor in Gartner®'s Market Guide for Campus Infrastructure and Operations Software

“Gartner® defines campus infrastructure and operations software (CIOS, pronounced “see-os”) as the capability to deliver campus network management, automation and security features.”

The Market Guide outlines the following recommendations:

• Prioritize network automation capabilities to reduce the need for employees to configure equipment and troubleshoot or resolve common issues.

• Prioritize features that can automate network security processes and address secure onboarding, network segmentation and continuous monitoring of Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT).

• Select the appropriate multivendor network support by prioritizing network management capabilities such as guided troubleshooting, intent-based verification, protected change management and tighter IT service management (ITSM) integration.

Huawei's iMaster NCE is an integrated platform that combines management, control, analytics, and AI capabilities. It delivers full-lifecycle automation for campus networks, and leverages the network digital map and AI to enable visualized network management and intelligent fault rectification. This powers more automated network management and smarter O&M to build experience-centric networks that deliver optimal performance and reliability.

Flexible Access Control for Enhanced Network Security

Expanding on traditional NAC techniques, such as wired and wireless authentication and guest management, Huawei's iMaster NCE introduces support for Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). Through granular access control policies based on the 5W1H model—who, what, when, where, why, and how—the platform ensures precise authorization and control over network access permissions.

Four-Dimensional Network Digital Map for Comprehensive Insights

Powered by a unified digital map, iMaster NCE offers visibility across four dimensions: network, users, endpoints, and applications. This enables full playback of user journeys across time and space, end-to-end visibility into application quality, and fault locating in minutes. The platform can automatically generate security policies and deploy them across the entire network with a single click, achieving optimization in seconds. Through innovative modeling of applications and asset risks, iMaster NCE integrates network and security functions, enabling rapid identification and one-click isolation of risks to ensure network security in seconds.

AI-Powered Network Agent for Simplified Network O&M

Huawei's NetMaster works in deep collaboration with large models to deliver intelligent Q&A and proactive fault resolution. As the industry's first AI agent capable of autonomously closing network issues, NetMaster achieves 80% self-healing of wireless faults, significantly lowering O&M complexity and boosting efficiency.

Open Capabilities for Seamless Multi-Vendor Integration

iMaster NCE supports over 600 northbound RESTful APIs, covering user management, topology management, network access authentication, service configuration, and performance monitoring. Its code-free EcoGrid framework enables cross-platform data sharing and policy coordination, accelerating integration with third-party systems.

Huawei is committed to customer-centric innovation and continuously advancing its technologies to power the next generation of intelligent networks and optimize network experience. By working closely with partners and customers, Huawei is actively driving the transition into the AI era.

For more information about Huawei iMaster NCE, please visit: https://e.huawei.com/en/products/network-analysis

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