Optimum Business Honored by Ericsson as Partner of the Year
Receives Acceleration Partner of the Year award for driving customer innovation with leading enterprise 5G connectivity solutions
NEW YORK, NY – (June 19, 2025) – Optimum Business today announces that Ericsson (ERIC) has awarded the company as its 2024 Acceleration Partner of the Year. Presented at Ericsson’s Enterprise Wireless Solutions recent 2025 Partner Summit, the Acceleration Partner of the Year award recognizes significant achievements in the Small Business product category, and Optimum Business was awarded for its Business Connection Backup offering, which launched in November.
Ericsson recognizes its enterprise wireless solutions partners in three categories: outstanding performance, commitment to customers, and significant achievements over the last year. Each recognized partner has demonstrated exceptional year-over-year growth and a continued commitment to positioning and selling Ericsson’s portfolio of Wireless WAN, Enterprise 5G, and security solutions.
“At Optimum Business, we are always working to enhance and evolve our product set to meet our customers’ needs and ensure we deliver the best possible connectivity experience,” said John Pickett Senior Vice President, SMB Commercial Direct Sales at Optimum. “We are incredibly honored to receive this recognition from Ericsson, and it serves as a testament to the ongoing commitment and dedication of our teams as we continue to innovate new solutions for our business customers.”
Ericsson is on a mission to liberate enterprises across industries, businesses, and the public sector to operate, grow, and innovate without constraints. Leveraging the company’s proven leadership in cellular, Ericsson’s simple and reliable enterprise wireless platform delivers 5G to enterprise customers where and how they want to operate and reach their customers. Working alongside our channel partners, organizations have a choice for secure 5G connectivity —from wireless WAN solutions, private networks, extending the public network into their facilities, or leveraging a slice of a carrier network.
Matt Cook, Chief Sales Officer, Enterprise Wireless Solutions at Ericsson says: “Ericsson’s complete portfolio of enterprise 5G connectivity solutions can unlock new revenue opportunities for channel partners and represent stable revenue streams. Implementing connectivity solutions will enable the adoption of applications such as AI, computer vision, IoT and other solutions those pose significant revenue streams for our channel partners. Optimum Business has demonstrated a significant investment in understanding and promoting our ever-expanding portfolio of connectivity solutions.”
To learn more about Optimum Business’ products and services, visit Optimum.com/business. For more information on Ericsson’s Enterprise Wireless Partner Program, visit https://cradlepoint.com/partners/for-partners/.