Star2Star Named to IHS Top 10 North America UC as a Service Providers

SARASOTA, FL--(Marketwired - May 12, 2016) - In a report released this week, IHS has named Star2Star Communications, makers of the World's Most Scalable Cloud Communications Solution, as a Top 10 UC as a Service (UCaaS) Provider for the third year in a row.

In the report, UCaaS Scorecard: North America, Star2Star is ranked in the top 10 of North American providers. The ranking is based on an aggregate score of five factors, including installed base, financial stability, market strategy, service development, and support options. Star2Star ranked seventh overall and fourth in terms of seat market share.

"It's great to continue to be recognized as a leader in this competitive space," said Norman Worthington, CEO of Star2Star. "While many of our competitors were distracted by mergers and acquisitions in order to move up market, we executed well in this space based on our organic growth strategy built on superior technology. We continue to focus on delivering the most scalable and reliable technology in the industry and this report further illustrates how well this has resonated with our partners and customers," he continued.

Star2Star rated well across the board and especially high on market strategy, service capabilities and support delivery. In the report, IHS notes that Star2Star "has had particular success in the mid-market with multi-locations with a strong presence in the retail space." The report also notes that Star2Star has had a "growing interest from larger business."

Star2Star's channel-based sales strategy is also cited in the report as a key to the company's ongoing success.

About Star2Star Communications

Founded in 2006 in Sarasota, Florida, Star2Star Communications delivers the World's Most Complete and Scalable Cloud Communications Solution. Star2Star's award winning, patented Constellation™ Network overcomes the reliability and quality limitations of other communications technologies.

In the past five years, Star2Star was named to the Forbes Most Promising Companies list, the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 three times, and the Inc. 500|5000 five times. IHS recognized Star2Star as one of 2015's Top 10 Hosted Business VoIP/UC Provider, and Gartner named Star2Star in their latest industry report, Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS).

Star2Star Communications solutions are sold through a diversified network of partners that includes distributors, master agents, managed service providers and certified installing dealers. Star2Star systems are used by hundreds of thousands of business users, including many large national chains with multi-location communications footprints.