GCI has bagged mobility services provider CommsXchange, a Vodafone Platinum Partner and Solutions Pioneer. GCI's MD John Whitty stated that the deal came after a detailed search for a right-fit acquisition target. "GCI has been looking for the right mobility business to acquire and CommsXchange proved to be the perfect fit," he said.
"This acquisition provides an excellent springboard to enter into the mobility product space to support the launch of our own applications such as Hosted Desktop, Hosted Lync, Hosted Broadsoft and Exchange."
CommsXchange was named Vodafone's Total Communications Partner of the Year and is closely aligned to Vodafone's UC and 4G strategy.? ?Ross Cooper joint MD of CommsXchange, added: "We are focused on carrying on our momentum and embracing the additional opportunities that being part of a large organisation like GCI brings.
"We felt that although we had grown a successful business and we are on a steepening curve this was the right move for us to make at this juncture.
"Becoming part of GCI will enhance what we can deliver to customers and because GCI seem to share many of the same ideologies and focuses the chance of this acquisition being a success for all involved is high."