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Unified Communications (UC) Services
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February 21, 2024
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Feb'24
Infinigate adds DX depth and Evolve IP continues partner recruitment
Distributor rolls out fresh service offering while telecoms player reveals latest MSP to join ranks
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February 21, 2024
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Feb'24
SCC bolsters comms position with Resonate buy
Channel player SCC seals third deal in a year to add more depth to its managed services portfolio
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February 07, 2024
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Feb'24
Gamma picks up Coolwave to enhance global position
Comms player will be in a stronger position when it comes to supporting international customers with SMS and voice services
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January 26, 2024
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Jan'24
M247 shares PTSN switch-off pitch advice
Managed service player M247 has one eye firmly on next year’s PTSN switch-off and is encouraging fellow channel partners to help customers to take migration steps
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November 14, 2023
14
Nov'23
TD Synnex and Evolve IP deepening green commitment
Distributor and cloud communication specialist both actively stepping up their sustainability efforts
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October 02, 2023
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Oct'23
Mitel seals Unify move and promises smooth transition for partners
Ambition to become major unified comms player should benefit partners from both suppliers
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July 27, 2023
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Jul'23
Daisy: Customers keeping a continuing eye on costs
Comms player shares research that underlines the ongoing impact the economic landscape is having on customer behaviour
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July 26, 2023
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Jul'23
Babble buys again with more lined up for second half
Channel player seals three deals and indicates there is plenty more in the pipeline as it continues to expand the business
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June 26, 2023
26
Jun'23
Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?
Moves this week at 8x8, Consenna, Barracuda and Trustible as firms add more talent
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June 09, 2023
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Jun'23
Exertis eyes UC opportunity with voice comms offering
Distributor Exertis looks to tap into the ongoing digital shift by customers towards cloud-based comms
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April 05, 2023
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Apr'23
BCM One to gain deeper UK footprint with Pure IP buy
NextGen comms player looks to bolster its reputation in supporting Microsoft Teams with a move for UK firm
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March 14, 2023
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Mar'23
Midwich breaks through £1bn revenue barrier
Distributor’s numbers for the past year show growth as the audiovisual market continues to recover
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February 23, 2023
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Feb'23
RingCentral eyeing channel growth
Comms specialist has made sure it has options for partners that want to get on board with its unified communications and contact centre options
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January 27, 2023
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Jan'23
Mitel channel alerted to Unify cross-sell opportunities
Once the deal closes, the trigger can be pulled on taking advantage of a wider portfolio of technologies and services
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January 25, 2023
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Jan'23
Mitel's move for Unify will bolster UC pitch for its channel
With both Mitel and Unify using the channel, the consequences of a tie-up should benefit a wide number of partners
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October 31, 2022
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Oct'22
Westcoast merges with German player Komsa
The alliance between Westcoast and Komsa will create an operation that covers the UK, Ireland, France and Germany
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October 20, 2022
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Oct'22
Canalys: Channel optimistic despite threat of challenging 2023
Channel Forum event concludes with a sense that although there are clouds on the economic horizon, the fundamentals for the channel are sound and the reasons for customers to keep spending still exist
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September 12, 2022
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Sep'22
Babble makes another double swoop
Comms player likes to order doubles, and has made another couple of acquisitions to keep its list of deals growing further
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September 08, 2022
08
Sep'22
UCaaS player Gamma Communications enjoys strong H1
Unified communication-as-a-service specialist Gamma Communications has seen decent activity as customers continue to adopt the technology
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September 07, 2022
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Sep'22
Focus Group extends UK coverage with Incom-CMS buy
Consolidation across the channel continues, with Focus adding to its portfolio by acquiring Incom-CMS
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August 02, 2022
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Aug'22
TelcoSwitch: Now is the time for UCaaS
Firm urges the channel to grasp the opportunity to support customers as they develop their hybrid working strategies
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June 24, 2022
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Jun'22
8x8 reaches out to Microsoft partners
Vendor adds programme tailored to gold partners that can sell Teams into enterprise customers
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May 27, 2022
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May'22
Daisy Communications and DSP-Explorer add to consolidation trend
Firms move to add depth and skills with deals for fellow channel players
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May 16, 2022
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May'22
Babble continues buy-and-build strategy with addition of Active
Babble is back on the acquisition trail as it looks to keep its expansive momentum going
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February 11, 2022
11
Feb'22
Chess adds telco player TTNC to the fold
Channel player indicates this is going to be a year of activity as it makes its first acquisition since last summer
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February 08, 2022
08
Feb'22
Midwich picks up Nimans
Acquisition will boost firm’s unified comms position as well as bringing in more security and networking expertise
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February 03, 2022
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Feb'22
Nuvias UC: Unified comms spending shows no sign of slowing down
The increase in spending on unified communications that happened over the pandemic is set to continue over the next year, according to research from Nuvias
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January 11, 2022
11
Jan'22
Midwich, Nuvias and Pax8 drive early consolidation efforts
The year is still a matter of days old and already distributors and cloud specialists have opted to add more products and geographical coverage
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November 08, 2021
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Nov'21
Fuze builds on user demand for collaboration
Vendor is keen to build out its UK channel as it looks to tap into strong enterprise demand for collaboration tools
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September 07, 2021
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Sep'21
Users say utilising technology is a major challenge
Research from Daisy Corporate Services lifts the lid on the concerns customers have around using and exploiting technology in the next 12 months
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August 06, 2021
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Aug'21
TelcoSwitch bolsters Scottish position with SureVoIP buy
Unified comms specialist TelcoSwitch strikes third deal of the year as it continues to expand portfolio and add expertise
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July 15, 2021
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Jul'21
Unified comms growth slowing but still well above pre-pandemic levels
Research from Context paints a picture of a market that has seen serious increases in demand over the course of the coronavirus pandemic
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June 30, 2021
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Jun'21
Channel warned comms contracts not flexible enough
Comms player highlights a negative reaction from some customers to mutli-year contracts
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June 25, 2021
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Jun'21
Nasstar swoops for KCOM national ICT services business
KCOM Deal will make Nasstar one of the largest managed services players in the UK, and will add more AWS and Azure expertise
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June 22, 2021
22
Jun'21
Channel will deliver Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and RingCentral UCaaS
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise looks to take the fruits of its strategic partnership with RingCentral out to market with partners
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June 09, 2021
09
Jun'21
Dell reaching out to comms channel to get to the edge
Vendor Dell cuts the ribbon on open ecosystem that is designed to attract comms service providers as it eyes the edge and 5G opportunities
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May 27, 2021
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May'21
Vonage channel boss talks UK channel growth
Cloud comms player has set its sights on growing its market share here and has backed that up with more support for the channel
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May 25, 2021
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May'21
Datatec reveals impact of coronavirus on business strategy
Westcon and Logicalis owner has seen a ‘structural shift’ as the result of the changes accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic
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May 20, 2021
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May'21
Westcon extends master agent relationship with Avaya
Distributor given the opportunity to add more of the comms vendor’s portfolio to the offering it can take out across Europe
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May 18, 2021
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May'21
Unified communications market up significantly so far in 2021
Sales across Europe through distribution are up significantly year on year as demand keeps rising
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May 14, 2021
14
May'21
Significant number of SMEs unaware of looming ISDN switch-off
The 2025 ISDN switch-off is moving closer and as local exchanges are marked out for transition, Spitfire Network Services has exposed high levels of ignorance about the changes
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May 06, 2021
06
May'21
Genesys enhances channel support with Ascend programme
Comms player is putting experience as a service at the heart of its global partner efforts
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April 30, 2021
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Apr'21
TelcoSwitch passes 100,000-user milestone
Unified comms specialist adds a fresh milestone in a year that has already included a couple of acquisitions
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April 29, 2021
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Apr'21
BT Wholesale and Mitel roll out fresh partner programmes
Comms players look to crank up support for partners with formal offerings that emphasise competencies and customer experience
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April 07, 2021
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Apr'21
TelcoSwitch makes second acquisition of 2021 with PBX Hosting
Having indicated back in January that it would be expanding through acquisition, the UCaaS specialist has been true to its word, with a second deal in the space of just a few months
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March 29, 2021
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Mar'21
Cisco: Technology will play a role in hybrid working world
Firm shares research revealing the good and bad of working from home and what customers need to do to keep their staff happy in the future
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March 24, 2021
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Mar'21
BSL strategy accelerated by August
Private equity has given the business a chance to seal its first acquisition and look at taking more market share in an evolving market
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March 17, 2021
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Mar'21
BSL and Sabio adding customer experience depth
Both BSL and Sabio make acquisitions to add more depth to the support they can give to users looking to improve customer experience
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February 23, 2021
23
Feb'21
Content+Cloud snaps up Sipcom
Deal will bulk out the firm’s Microsoft proposition as well as giving it a foothold in the US for the first time
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February 17, 2021
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Feb'21
Partners join Avaya on its SaaS journey
Comms player has seen its channel embrace the opportunities that have emerged from a shift towards the cloud