Silver Spring Networks Named One of Top 100 Most Innovative San Francisco Bay Area Companies

Internet of Things Networking Provider Showcased With Silicon Valley Leaders Apple, Google, Oracle, Tesla, and Others

Redwood City, Calif. – November 23, 2015 – Silver Spring Networks, Inc. (NYSE: SSNI) announced today that it has been named one of the Top 100 Most Innovative San Francisco Bay Area Companies for 2015 in the Thompson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators report. Silver Spring joined Silicon Valley leaders from a wide range of industries such as Apple, Google, Oracle, Tesla and many more. The report cites the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley’s unique status in driving innovation globally.

“As a Silicon Valley pioneer developing industrial strength, open standards-based networks for smart energy, smart cities and the Internet of Things, it is an honor to receive this recognition alongside these legendary technology leaders,” said Mike Bell, President and CEO, Silver Spring Networks. “I would like to thank our customers and our partners for the inspiration they provide us and I’d also like to thank the entire Silver Spring team for their tireless efforts to drive innovations that are truly changing the world.”

David Brown, Senior Vice President of Thompson Reuters Science and IP, writes in the report, “Innovation. We hear and read about it every day, yet the word still holds a certain mystic. With necessity the mother of invention, there’s no shortage of ideas for doing things better, faster or in completely new ways, however the leap from idea to reality is long and challenging.”

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