Telarus

Telarus in July crowned its top channel and supplier partners. The services distributor recognized partners for largest deals and sales in each technology category. It honored vendors by category and for overall volume.

Among suppliers, AT&T was a big winner, ranking in the top five by volume. It also won most improved, and the carrier’s Chris Jones scored for top channel chief. Telarus named Comcast Business top cable supplier and recognized Lumen Technologies for most volume.

Last Mile Strategies was named top overall channel partner. It also won for biggest mobility deal and top mobility partner.

The following took home hardware:

Largest Partner Deals

• UCaaS: ARG
• CCaaS: Cloud Warriors
• Cloud: b/digital
• Cybersecurity: SD-WAN Experts
• SD-WAN: Atlas
• Mobility: Last Mile Strategies
• Cable: Infobahn
• Network: Tier4

Top Supplier by Category

• UCaaS: RingCentral
• CCaaS: Five9
• Cloud: Flexential
• Cybersecurity: Cato Networks
• SD-WAN: Masergy
• Mobility: MetTel
• Network: Lumen
• Cable: Comcast Business
• International: Masergy

Top Partner by Category

• CCaaS: PPT Solutions
• Cloud: b/digital
• Mobility: Last Mile Strategies
• SD-WAN: Atlas
• Cybersecurity: SD-WAN Experts
• UCaaS: WTP

Top 5 Suppliers by Volume

• Lumen
• AT&T Alliance Channel/ACC Business
• RingCentral
• Comcast Business
• Spectrum

Telarus 2021 Hall of Fame Inductees

• Dynamic Network Advisors/Mike Sickle
• Cynergy/Jeff Cohen and Mike Emanuelo

Partners’ Choice Awards

• Best Overall Supplier: GoTo by LogMeIn
• Best Engineering Team: 8×8
• Most Improved: AT&T Alliance Channel
• Best New Suppliers: Zoom, CyberCompass Security, For2Fi

Top Channel Managers

• International: Ashley Allen, Zoom
• Local: Lauren McNally, Lumen; Ken Barnett, 8×8; Jessica Martin, Genesys; Janet Atkins, ACC Business; Alan Kaplan, Broadvoice
• National: Austin Holverson, Nice CXOne; Aaron Acree Nextiva; Charles Lomond, AireSpring; Kip Guerin, Lumen; Dani Pickens, Zoom; Shannon McFadden, GoTo by LogMeIn

Top Channel Chief

• Chris Jones, AT&T

Million-Dollar Rock Stars

• Advoda
• CCI
• Performance Networks
• Sumo
• vCom
• Cynergy

Top 20 Partners

1. Last Mile Strategies
2. Teleplus Consulting Inc.
3. b/digital
4. Cloud Warriors
5. PPT Solutions
6. vCom
7. Athenium Technology Group
8. Invite Networks
9. Telecom Advisors
10. Outsource Wireless
11. Elite Telecom Solutions
12. BlueSky IT Partners
13. PeakView
14. Streamline Communications
15. Sumo
16. Complete Communications
17. Advantage
18. CompuNet
19. Cynergy
20. ChaseTek