Unified communicationsUCaaS Investment: NEC Backs Rescheduled Intermedia IPOJoe PanettieriNovember 16, 2021NEC will invest $40 million in Intermedia amid rescheduled Intermedia IPO. UCaaS merger, acquisition & investment activity remains steady.
Unified communicationsRingCentral Acquires Certain Mitel Technologies, Inks UCaaS PartnershipJoe PanettieriNovember 10, 2021RingCentral-Mitel Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) partnership reveals Mitel CEO transition to Tarun Loomba from Mary McDowell.
Mergers and AcquisitionsPE-Backed TruVista Communications Acquires PlantTelNovember 8, 2021TruVista Communications has acquired Plant Telephone Company (PTC) and Plant Telecommunications Sales & Services (PTS).
Unified communicationsIntermedia, NEC Expand UCaaS PartnershipJoe PanettieriOctober 5, 2021Intermedia Cloud Communications, after cancelled IPO, expands exclusive NEC UCaaS partnership. Meanwhile, NEC seeks acquisitions...
Channel partner programsZoom Announces Partner Program for Zoom Phone BYOCSharon FlorentineSeptember 15, 2021Zoom announced that all its reseller partners will be able to sell Zoom Phone Bring Your Own Carrier (BYOC) licenses,
Mergers and AcquisitionsPE-Backed Unified Communications Company Enreach Acquires DSD EuropeAugust 31, 2021European unified communications company Enreach has acquired cloud solutions provider DSD Europe and its sister company CloudLand.
Mergers and AcquisitionsComcast Acquires Masergy SD-WAN, SASE Network Services BusinessJoe PanettieriAugust 26, 2021Comcast Business acquires SD-WAN & SASE network security service provider Masergy. Deal aligns fiber, public broadband & secure remote access.
EnterpriseUCaaS Provider Mitel Names Daren Finney Channel ChiefSharon FlorentineAugust 19, 2021Mitel added several executives to its senior leadership team, including veteran channel leader Daren Finney as SVP, global channel sales.