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Sakon

Innovation in Technology Expense Management

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Founded 2003 · Concord, Massachusetts · 201-1,000 employees · Private, VC/PE backed

Partnership Overview

Who Sakon is built for

Global 2000 enterprises with significant mobility / IoT / Teams Voice spend; CIOs / mobility / procurement leaders seeking comprehensive TEM + MMS.

Sakon is a global Telecom Expense Management (TEM) and managed mobility services (MMS) provider for the Fortune 1000. The Sakon platform manages $15B+ in technology spend annually across 100+ countries, with particular strength in mobility lifecycle management, IoT/M2M expense management, and Microsoft Teams Voice management. Their UEM-integrated platform makes them a strong choice for mobility-heavy enterprises.

  • VerifiedSep 14, 2026 · high confidence
  • 4solutions across 2 categories
  • 23 yrsin business, since 2003
  • 201-1,000employees

Why teams pick Sakon

  • $15B+ in annual technology spend managed across 100+ countries
  • Strong mobility / UEM-integrated practice
  • Microsoft Teams Voice management specialty
  • IoT / M2M expense management capabilities
  • Backed by ABRY Partners

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Recognition & proof points

  • Gartner MQ for TEMAnalyst recognition · Gartner
  • AOTMP recognitionProof point
  • Frost & Sullivan awardAnalyst recognition · Frost & Sullivan

Notable clients

Vendor-reported

Serves Fortune 1000 / Global 2000 enterprises with large mobility, IoT and Microsoft Teams Voice programs manages $15B+ in technology spend across 100+ countries. Specific client logos are generally confidential. Backed by ABRY Partners.

Our Solutions

Rubber Duck solutions through Sakon

From first evaluation to day-to-day operations, Rubber Duck Technology helps you get full value from Sakon's Connectivity & SASE and Managed IT & Cloud Ops solutions. We fit them to the systems you already run, remove overlap, and give you a clear view of how they perform, so your team can move faster with fewer surprises.

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Connectivity & SASE

IoT Connectivity

Sakon provides IoT/M2M expense management, giving enterprises visibility and cost control over connected-device and machine-to-machine connectivity.

  • IoT / M2M coverage Dedicated IoT and M2M expense management capabilities within the platform.
  • Global footprint Tracks connectivity spend across more than 100 countries.
major carrier billing systems
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Managed IT & Cloud Ops

Telecom / Tech Expense Management

Sakon's TEM platform manages more than $15B in annual technology spend across 100+ countries, giving Fortune 1000 enterprises visibility and control over telecom, cloud, and SaaS expenses.

  • Global spend scale Manages $15B+ in annual technology spend across more than 100 countries.
  • Procurement automation Automates vendor, contract, and procurement workflows to reduce manual overhead.
Microsoft 365ServiceNowmajor carrier billing systems

Mobility Lifecycle Management

Sakon delivers managed mobility services with a UEM-integrated practice, handling the full mobile device lifecycle for mobility-heavy enterprises.

  • UEM-integrated practice Strong mobility practice tightly integrated with unified endpoint management tooling.
  • Teams Voice specialty Specialized management of Microsoft Teams Voice across mobile estates.
Microsoft IntuneMobileIronAppleSamsung

Software Licensing / Marketplace

Sakon extends its expense platform to cloud and SaaS license management, tracking software spend and optimizing licensing alongside telecom and mobility.

  • Unified spend view Consolidates SaaS and cloud licensing into a single technology expense platform.
  • Enterprise scale Built for Fortune 1000 environments managing spend across 100+ countries.
Microsoft 365Microsoft Azure

How Sakon delivers

24/7 SupportAssessments & AuditsImplementation & OnboardingManaged Mobility ServicesStrategy & ConsultingVendor / Escalation Management

24/7 global support; named CSMs for enterprise; global delivery via offshore operations. (vendor-reported)

Services in detail

  • Strategy & ConsultingDelivered as professional services engagements with global delivery support.
  • Assessments & AuditsDelivered as project-based audit and assessment engagements.
  • Vendor / Escalation ManagementDelivered through managed vendor and contract management with global coverage.
  • Implementation & OnboardingDelivered as professional services implementation projects.
  • 24/7 SupportDelivered as fully managed 24/7 support with global delivery.
  • Managed Mobility ServicesDelivered as a fully managed mobility service with global support.

Automate/AI, built in · AI-Powered Features. AI-Powered Features: Sakon applies AI/ML and automation to bill auditing, anomaly/exception detection, usage optimization and mobility lifecycle management across its TEM/MMS platform; embedded in analytics rather than delivered as a standalone generative-AI product.

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Case Studies

What backs it up

2 published case studies from Sakon

Documents

From Sakon

4 PDFs, collected while we vetted them

  • Sakon Mobile Device as a Service MDaaS Product BriefPDF · 178.9 KBDownload
  • Sakon Case Study Drives Down Device Spend MMSPDF · 122.9 KBDownload
  • Sakon Case Study Top 10 US Healthcare System MobilityPDF · 1.6 MBDownload
  • Sakon SLAs in Telecom Expense Management eBookPDF · 3.6 MBDownload

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