Telarus recognized its top-performing suppliers at the 2026 Partner Summit this week. The technology service distributor (TSD) honored channel achievements across 2025 before hundreds of partners, suppliers and industry experts who gathered in Grapevine, TX, for the market leader’s annual event.
Telarus handed out awards across multiple categories, including supplier performance, channel management, and revenue generation. The winners provide insight into what drives Telarus’ revenue along with the demand generated from partners who are meeting the needs of customers. What follows is the award winners by category starting with the biggest revenue generators for the company.
The Top 5 Suppliers by Revenue were:
- Zoom
- Genesys
Supplier Performance Awards
Supplier Pulse Awards recognized partners for education, lead generation, and engagement:
- Best Education Contributor: Verizon
- Top Partner Leads: RingCentral, Comcast Business, and Lumen (three-way tie)
- Top Engagement: Quest
Advisors' Choice Awards, voted on by Telarus advisors, included:
- Best Engineering Team: 11:11
- Most Innovative & Best New Supplier: Meter (dual winner)
- Best International Supplier: Zoom
- Best Overall Supplier: CommandLink
Channel Management Recognition
Individual channel managers were honored for their work supporting technology advisors:
Top Local Channel Managers: Kirk Whitney (Spectrum), McKenzie Maness (NHC), and Scott Sharples (EpicIO)
Top National Channel Managers: Brian Gault (Verizon), Kyle Walker (Zoom), Frank Sheridan and Rich Fry (Lumen), and Beth Herman (Five9). During the awards ceremony, it was announced that Herman was retiring after a long career serving channel partners.
Top Channel Chief: Jules Johnston (Digital Realty)
Category and Revenue Leaders
Suppliers were recognized across technology categories:
- CCaaS: NiCE
- UCaaS and Top International Supplier: Zoom
- Cloud & Managed Services: TierPoint
- Data Center: Equinix
- Cybersecurity: Cato Networks
- Advanced Networking/SD-WAN: Comcast Business
- Mobility: Granite
- Cable: Comcast Business
- Network: Lumen
“Our suppliers are the engine behind our advisors' success," Telarus chief commercial offider Richard Murray said in a statement. "Their bold ideas, reliable execution, and readiness to roll up their sleeves alongside our advisors turn opportunities into measurable results."