Spectrum Recognized as Cisco Service Provider Partner of the Year

Cisco's annual awards event honors top-performing partners for excellence and innovation in delivering solutions.

Published on Feb. 9, 2026

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Spectrum Business was recognized by Cisco as the Service Provider Partner of the Year for the Americas in late 2025. Cisco's annual Partner Summit includes an awards event dedicated to recognizing top-performing partners that demonstrate excellence and innovation in delivering solutions to help customers succeed. One such customer, SmartCap, a manufacturer of stainless-steel truck caps in Fort Worth, Texas, leveraged Spectrum Business' expertise and Cisco's Managed Network Edge solution to deploy a highly automated factory with AI-powered cameras and robotics.

Why it matters

The award highlights Spectrum Business' ability to deliver exceptional connectivity solutions for commercial customers by combining Cisco's leading technology with its own engineering expertise. This partnership allows Spectrum to offer secure networking experiences that meet the evolving needs of modern businesses like SmartCap.

The details

SmartCap, a relatively new entrant to the US market, operates a 400,000-square-foot factory in Fort Worth that uses dozens of robotic devices and IoT technology to manufacture and assemble stainless-steel truck caps. To support this highly automated facility, SmartCap turned to Spectrum Business and Cisco's Managed Network Edge solution, which provides secure, flexible, and scalable connectivity, equipment, and network management.

  • In late 2025, Spectrum Business was recognized by Cisco as the Service Provider Partner of the Year for the Americas.
  • Cisco's annual Partner Summit, including the awards event, takes place each year.

The players

Spectrum Business

A division of Spectrum that provides connectivity solutions and managed services to commercial customers.

Cisco

The worldwide technology leader that is revolutionizing the way organizations connect and protect in the AI era.

SmartCap

A relatively recent entrant to the US market that manufactures stainless-steel truck caps in a 400,000-square-foot automated factory in Fort Worth, Texas.

Jason Ehrlich

The Vice President of Global Marketing at SmartCap.

Andrew White

The Vice President of Operations at SmartCap.

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What they’re saying

“What we are doing has never been done before in the automotive aftermarket. Having this factory that is fully automated and supported with Managed Network Edge allows us to be both innovative and cost-efficient.”

— Jason Ehrlich, Vice President of Global Marketing (informationweek.com)

“We needed a team of network people to help us build the network that manages the automation and the data it runs on. Spectrum Business came to the table providing us with the right resources, especially with launching this facility in the short amount of time we had.”

— Andrew White, Vice President of Operations (informationweek.com)

“Our partnership with Cisco plays a pivotal part in our ability to deliver exceptional connectivity solutions for our commercial customers. By combining Cisco's leading technology with our engineering expertise to design and deliver managed solutions and best-in-class connectivity, Spectrum Business can offer a secure networking experience that meets the evolving needs of modern businesses.”

— Keith Dardis, Executive Vice President (informationweek.com)

What’s next

Spectrum Business and Cisco will continue to collaborate to deliver innovative connectivity solutions that meet the needs of modern businesses like SmartCap.

The takeaway

The Cisco Service Provider Partner of the Year award recognizes Spectrum Business' ability to leverage its engineering expertise and Cisco's leading technology to provide secure, flexible, and scalable networking solutions that enable customers to drive innovation and efficiency.