Unified communications provider Thinking Phone Networks has signedScottsdale Ariz.-based master agent PlanetOne to its Cloud Channel Partner Program as a master partner.
“We are very excited to work with PlanetOne, one of the premier partners in the industry, in delivering robust, deeply-integrated UC services to businesses,” said Rob Shelby, Thinking Phone Networks’ regional vice president of channel sales. “We’re working on several key opportunities and look forward to great success with this expert team.”
According to Gartner, the global unified communications as a service (UCaaS) market is on track to grow to greater than $7.5 billion by 2018, at an estimated CAGR of nearly 25 percent.
“We have seen explosive growth in hosted PBX, hosted voice and cloud-based UC opportunities,” said Lauren Shapiro, president of PlanetOne. “Thinking Phone Networks offers a unique solution for our sales partners through their analytics-driven platform, extensive back office support, and ability to utilize existing network infrastructure. They’re a great fit in our portfolio for the midsized and larger enterprise accounts that need to solve today’s communications challenges.”
