CISCO PARTNER SUMMIT 2026, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 27, 2026 – Global technology solutions provider GDT has been named I&MI Partner of the Year at Cisco Partner Summit 2026. Cisco’s Partner Summit Global Awards recognize top-performing partners demonstrating innovation in delivering solutions that help customers succeed in new ways. Awarded to partners for standout success and exemplary sales and service, Partner Summit Global Awards are the highest form of recognition for Cisco partners.
GDT’s internet & massive-scale infrastructure (I&MI) business works with Cisco to support large-scale infrastructure needs for service providers, enterprises and other organizations operating large bandwidth-intensive environments. Services in this segment of GDT’s business include the design and deployment of carrier-grade internet networks, Cisco Routed Optical Networking, and AI-ready architectures for hyperscale environments.
“Secure, carrier-grade infrastructure is critical for enterprises running bandwidth-intensive AI workloads. Customers need the capacity to support AI, but they also need confidence that what they build will work at scale. We bring three decades of carrier-grade telecom experience and proven methodologies to that work,” said Shawn O’Grady, chair and chief executive officer, GDT. “This award recognizes the work our teams do with Cisco to help customers make the right network decisions, manage complexity, and build for what comes next.”
“It’s my pleasure to recognize GDT as the 2026 I&MI Partner of the Year,” said Tim Coogan, SVP, Global Partner Sales, Cisco. “Through their commitment to partnership and their ability to deliver customer outcomes that matter, GDT is proof that when we invest in each other’s success and stay focused on our shared goals, everybody wins.”
About GDT
GDT is a global technology solutions provider specializing in data center, networking and AI infrastructure, delivering secure AI-ready, carrier-grade platforms and services to customers in more than 100 countries. In addition to multiple offices in the U.S., the company has a Bangalore Global Operations Center in India that provides strategic engineering and delivery services to clients ranging from global financial institutions and manufacturers to large healthcare systems, telecom operators and enterprise organizations. GDT has been helping organizations modernize and scale their IT environments to support innovation, resilience, and growth for over 30 years. https://gdt.com
GDT contact
Chelsea Brickwedel
Vice President, Global Marketing at GDT
Chelsea.brickwedel@gdt.com
