Access4 has announced the winners of its top channel partner awards across Australia and New Zealand at its Annual Conference 2025.
Award recipients
The event saw 130 partners gather on the Gold Coast to celebrate the achievements of those leading the adoption of cloud communications in the region. The gathering marked Access4's largest conference to date, with the company highlighting significant program launches and strategic growth sessions for new and existing partners.
Smile IT received the Best Newcomer 2025 award. Black Box was named Best Gold Partner, with Dealer IT as runner-up. Generation-e was awarded Best Platinum Partner, with Subnet as runner-up. XRX Business Centre took home Best Diamond Partner, followed by Plant Communications as runner-up. Atturra was recognised as Best Diamond+ Partner, with Unite Networx the runner-up.
The company also highlighted the best performing partners across several specialisations: BayCom ICT was named Best Performing UC Partner; Atturra received Best Performing UX Partner; and Viatek was presented with Best Performing CX Partner. Black Box secured the Best Customer Deal award, with Fuse Technology as the runner-up.
Partner achievements
Access4's Chief Executive Officer, Tim Jackson, commented on the effectiveness of partner-led growth in the market for cloud communications solutions.
"Our partners are setting new benchmarks for what cloud communications can deliver. These awards recognise the partners who are not just growing their own businesses, but also transforming the way end customers collaborate, connect and serve their own clients."
The Annual Conference this year included strategic sessions focused on Unified Communications, Customer Experience, and User Experience, with practical enablement provided for partners. Sponsors, including Xima, Enreach, Kaseya, Inforcer, CommsPlus Distribution, Tollring, CallCabinet, NetSapiens, TechTent, Dubber, and Snom Technology, supported the conference.
Channel focus
Access4 operates as a channel-only cloud communications Software as a Service vendor, supporting more than 600 partners across Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The company's channel-exclusive model aims to assist partners in delivering and scaling unified communications and customer experience solutions, underpinned by Access4's proprietary SASBOSS platform.
Since its foundation in 2016, the company has prioritised enabling partners to expand their offerings in cloud-based communication services. The conference recognised those partners whose efforts have contributed significantly to the adoption of these technologies in the enterprise and business sectors across the region.
