Telstra Honors 2025 Partner Award Winners Nationwide
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– Telstra announced its 2025 Partner Awards, with ENTAG winning Enterprise Partner of the Year and Rubicon 8 winning Business Partner of the Year.
– ENTAG was recognized for delivering unmatched technology outcomes for enterprise customers through innovative systems investments.
– Rubicon 8 was honored for building broad capabilities across technology domains and achieving exceptional results for Telstra Business customers.
– Rubicon 8 won the Business Partner of the Year award for the second consecutive year, marking a significant achievement.
– Bob Bishop and Joe Khoury were inducted into Telstra’s Partner Hall of Fame during the awards ceremony.
Telstra has proudly unveiled the recipients of its 2025 Telstra Partner Awards, celebrating outstanding performance across business, enterprise, state, and territory categories. The awards highlight exceptional contributions in areas such as Deal of the Year, Customer Excellence, Distribution Excellence, Channel Champion, and Hall of Fame inductions, showcasing the collaborative success driving Australia’s telecommunications sector forward.
Leading the winners list, ENTAG was honored as the 2025 Telstra Enterprise Partner of the Year, while Rubicon 8 secured the title of 2025 Telstra Business Partner of the Year. Under the leadership of Kris Carver, Entag Communications has delivered remarkable technology outcomes for enterprise clients, supported by significant investments in innovative systems. The company’s strategic approach has consistently translated into powerful results for joint customers.
Rubicon 8, guided by Geoff de Graaff, earned recognition for expanding its capabilities across multiple technology domains and achieving exceptional performance for Telstra Business customers. This marks the second consecutive year Rubicon 8 has received this prestigious award, underscoring a sustained commitment to excellence and client satisfaction.
In addition to the partner organization awards, Telstra inducted Bob Bishop and Joe Khoury into its Partner Hall of Fame, acknowledging their long-standing contributions and influence within the industry. The awards ceremony not only celebrated individual and company successes but also reinforced the vital role Telstra’s partner network plays in delivering advanced technology products and services nationwide.
Telstra extended gratitude to its Alliance Partners—Samsung Australia, Microsoft, Sprout, and Cisco—for their essential support in making the event possible. Amanda Hutton, Group Executive for Telstra Business, praised Rubicon 8 for setting a high benchmark in operational excellence and customer engagement. She noted that their expertise and dedication have consistently produced transformative outcomes and enhanced experiences for Telstra’s business clients.
Regarding Entag, Hutton highlighted their multi-domain strategy and deep expertise, which have yielded outstanding results. The company’s increased investment in managed services, combined with Telstra’s connectivity and Microsoft’s secure cloud platform, enabled Entag to achieve Platinum Partner status across Mobility, Managed Mobility, Calling, and Cloud, along with Gold status for DAC. These accolades reflect their consistent sales performance, solution relevance, and positive customer impact.
Telstra congratulated all winners and nominees at the 2025 Partner Awards, emphasizing the collective effort and shared commitment that continue to strengthen the company’s service offerings and market leadership.
(Source: ITWire Australia)
