{"id":13250,"date":"2026-05-29T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=7d2ffb061074b59ab0ff2f55599221f6"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:00:00","slug":"8x8-names-2026-partner-award-winners-across-nine-categories-and-three-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=13250","title":{"rendered":"8&#215;8 Names 2026 Partner Award Winners Across Nine Categories and Three Regions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bwalignc\">\n\u00a0\u00a0<i>Annual awards recognize channel partners who drove the strongest revenue growth, new customer wins, and year-over-year performance in fiscal year 2026<\/i><\/p><p>CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The partners who earned 8x8's top channel honors this year did it the same way: new customers, real growth, and measurable results. <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2F8x8.com&amp;esheet=54543129&amp;newsitemid=20260528263480&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=8x8%2C+Inc.&amp;index=1&amp;md5=013754a4ac6dbe8fb7960b480ee86cb6\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">8x8, Inc.<\/a> (NASDAQ: EGHT), a leading global business communications platform provider, named its 2026 Partner Award winners across nine categories spanning contact center, unified communications, CPaaS, distribution, and technology partnerships. The awards recognize partners who drove the strongest revenue growth, net-new customer acquisition, and year-over-year performance during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260528263480\/en\/2295323\/5\/New_8x8_Logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260528263480\/en\/2295323\/22\/New_8x8_Logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260528263480\/en\/2295323\/5\/New_8x8_Logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260528263480\/en\/2295323\/21\/New_8x8_Logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nThe 8x8 Partner Awards are selected annually based on data weighted across total bookings, year-over-year growth rate, and net-new customer acquisitions. Winners are recognized across North America, EMEA, and ANZ.<\/p><p>\n\"Our partners are at the heart of everything we do at 8x8, and this year's award winners represent the very best of what's possible when we go to market together,\u201d said Emily Masterton, Global Head of Channel Sales at 8x8, Inc. \u201cThese are the teams who leaned in, pushed hard, and delivered real results for our joint customers. I'm incredibly proud to recognise them, and even more excited about what we're going to build together next.\"<\/p><p>\n<b>2026 Award Winners<\/b><\/p><p>\nAgent Partner of the Year<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nNorth America: Optus<\/li>\n<li>\nEMEA: Softcat<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nResell Partner of the Year<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nNorth America: Spectrotel<\/li>\n<li>\nEMEA: Wavenet<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nPartner of the Year - ANZ<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nArrow Voice and Data<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nContact Center Partner of the Year<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nNorth America: UPSTACK<\/li>\n<li>\nEMEA: Wavenet<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nPartner of the Year - 8x8 Consumption Model<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nCallmetrics<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nTechnology Solutions Distributor of the Year<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nNorth America: Intelisys<\/li>\n<li>\nEMEA: Avant<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nDistributor of the Year<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nNorth America: Scansource<\/li>\n<li>\nEMEA: Nuvola<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nGrowth Partner of the Year<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nNorth America: Forge Technology Providers<\/li>\n<li>\nEMEA: Croft<\/li>\n<li>\nANZ: Ignite<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nGrowth Technology Solution Distributor of the Year<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nAppDirect<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nCX Excellence Technology Solution Distributor of the Year<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nTelarus<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nGlobal Technology Partner of the Year<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nCapacity (formerly Creovai)<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nReseller Partner of the Year - CPaaS<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nFazpass<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nRising Star Partner of the Year - CPaaS<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nOne Depot<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nThe 8x8 Partner Program gives resellers, distributors, agents, and technology partners the tools, training, and support to build and grow a communications practice around the 8x8 Platform for CX. Partners access dedicated channel support, co-marketing resources, and a portfolio that spans contact center, unified communications, and CPaaS, allowing them to address a broad range of customer needs from a single platform. For more information on becoming an 8x8 partner, visit <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.8x8.com%2Fpartners&amp;esheet=54543129&amp;newsitemid=20260528263480&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.8x8.com%2Fpartners&amp;index=2&amp;md5=c6a2fd937c57a2ec706b2f90f5aa2f49\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">https:\/\/www.8x8.com\/partners<\/a>.<\/p><p>\n<b>About 8x8, Inc.<\/b><\/p><p>\n8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT) connects people and organizations through seamless communication on one of the industry's most integrated platforms for Customer Experience \u2013 combining Contact Center, Unified Communications, and CPaaS solutions. The 8x8\u00ae Platform for CX integrates AI to enable personalized customer journeys, drive operational excellence and insights, and facilitate team collaboration. As a business communications leader, the company helps customer experience and IT leaders around the world become the heartbeat of their organizations, empowering them to unlock the potential of every interaction. For additional information, visit <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.8x8.com&amp;esheet=54543129&amp;newsitemid=20260528263480&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.8x8.com&amp;index=3&amp;md5=d70baaa9c10b06956fc9bdc9260df9dd\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">www.8x8.com<\/a>, or follow 8x8 on <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2F8x8%2F&amp;esheet=54543129&amp;newsitemid=20260528263480&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=LinkedIn&amp;index=4&amp;md5=de58a0a382471545e5735e3d06d7bf38\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F8x8&amp;esheet=54543129&amp;newsitemid=20260528263480&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=X&amp;index=5&amp;md5=1ca634fd9083c39462ccd7cff56b78f6\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">X<\/a>, and <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F8x8Inc&amp;esheet=54543129&amp;newsitemid=20260528263480&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Facebook&amp;index=6&amp;md5=bd2c4d105bd941d2fce5161cf410ab00\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p><p>\nCopyright 2026 8x8, Inc. 8x8 and associated brand assets are trademarks of 8x8, Inc. All rights reserved.<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\n<b>8x8, Inc. Contacts:<\/b><\/p><p>\nMedia:\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:PR@8x8.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">PR@8x8.com<\/a><\/p><p>\nInvestor Relations:\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:Investor.Relations@8x8.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">Investor.Relations@8x8.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0Annual awards recognize channel partners who drove the strongest revenue growth, new customer wins, and year-over-year performance in fiscal year 2026CAMPBELL, Calif.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;The partners who earned 8&#215;8&rsquo;s top channel honors this year did i&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13251,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13250\/revisions\/13251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}