What’s the Distro Difference?
Master Agencies are looking to rename themselves. Many are looking at the technology distributor label, but that just is not the right term. We have VADs – value added distributors …
Telecom
Where Do Partners Fit?
We just want your customers! The B2B technology marketplace provider – where do partners fit in that scenario? Aimed at Buyers, are partners just affiliates driving traffic to the marketplace? …
Cloud Comms M&A
The UCaaS/Hosted VoIP space has needed consolidation for years. Way too many providers, not enough buyers despite the TAM estimates that keep skyrocketing. Even in the midst of a pandemic, …
Zoom Buys Five9
Zoom announced today that it will buy CCaaS provider, Five9, in an all stock deal worth about $15B (~$14.7B). Five9 just announced annual revenue of ~$550M with EBIDTA of ~$88M. …
Do Buyers Want a Telecom Marketplace?
There are a few companies throwing out the idea of a telecom marketplace. They want to sell buyers on UCaaS, Internet, SD-WAN, colocation and more. They got this idea from …
EXaaS FTW
Employee Experience as a Service for the Win! According to 8×8 and a few cloud contact center vendors, the next phase for organizations to manage will be CX or Customer …