This year at Cisco Partner Summit 2021, Bell was awarded the Americas Software Partner of the Year, Canada’s Customer Experience Partner of the Year, and Canada’s Security Partner of the Year. These awards honour the partner who has demonstrated outstanding performance in three key areas: 

• Commitment to developing new services (managed/professional/network) around key technologies – Collaboration, Software Defined Access, SD-WAN and Security
• Dedication to transforming the business in alignment with Cisco's strategy
• Overall revenues and growth in the Cisco sales segments (Enterprise, Public Sector, Commercial)

The evaluation included a review of success stories and revenue/growth metrics for all areas.

Shannon Leininger, President of Cisco Canada celebrates the win, “Bell Canada has once again demonstrated their commitment to investing, developing and delivering innovative technology software solutions and services. Congratulations on being recognized as Cisco's Americas Software Partner of the Year!”

Zack Dickson, Vice President of Cisco’s Canada Partner Organization, also acknowledges Bell’s accomplishments, “Congratulations Bell Canada for being recognized as Cisco Canada's Customer Experience partner of the year. As a Cisco Gold Certified partner for over 25 years, Bell has a proven track record of helping customers extract optimal business value from their technology investments. Increasingly, Bell's investments in people, processes, data and tools, are delivering earlier visibility and insights across the customer lifecycle. This recognition is truly a testament to Bell's dedication to delivering innovation and great customer experiences to Canadian businesses."

For over 30 years, Bell and Cisco have been committed to delivering the next generation of services to securely connect Canadian businesses, so that they can continue to service their customers and support their employees. These awards recognize Bell as one of Cisco’s most strategic and valuable partners across the Americas in delivering innovative, market-leading solutions, over Canada’s largest voice and data network.