COVINGTON, KY – April 15, 2025 – STEP, a leading provider of secure hybrid network and digital infrastructure solutions, today announced it has been awarded the 2024 Technical Excellence Partner of the Year by Ericsson (ERIC). Presented at Ericsson’s 2025 Enterprise Wireless Solutions Partner Summit, the award recognizes STEP’s leadership in designing and delivering cutting-edge 5G connectivity solutions for enterprise customers.
Ericsson recognizes its enterprise wireless solutions partners in three categories: outstanding performance, customer commitment, and significant achievements over the last year. Each recognized partner has demonstrated exceptional year-over-year growth and a continued commitment to positioning and selling Ericsson’s portfolio of Wireless WAN, Enterprise 5G, and security solutions.
“We’re honored to be recognized by Ericsson as a leader in delivering enterprise 5G solutions,” said Ed Walton, CEO of STEP. “This award reflects our shared commitment to helping customers innovate and discover what’s possible—leveraging secure, scalable wireless connectivity to solve complex business challenges across many vertical segments.”
Ericsson is on a mission to liberate enterprises across industries, businesses, and the public sector to operate, grow, and innovate without constraints. Leveraging the company’s proven leadership in cellular, Ericsson’s simple and reliable enterprise wireless platform delivers 5G to enterprise customers where and how they want to operate and reach their customers. Working alongside our channel partners, organizations have a choice for secure 5G connectivity—from wireless WAN solutions, private networks, extending the public network into their facilities, or leveraging a slice of a carrier network.
With deep expertise in network engineering, managed services, neutral host and private cellular networks, STEP has become a go-to partner for organizations looking to modernize their infrastructure and drive digital transformation. STEP’s proficiency in integrating complex connectivity solutions has helped enterprises across education, healthcare, manufacturing, and public sectors improve performance, security, and agility.
Matt Cook, Chief Sales Officer, Enterprise Wireless Solutions at Ericsson says: “Ericsson’s complete portfolio of enterprise 5G connectivity solutions can unlock new revenue opportunities for channel partners and represent stable revenue streams. Implementing connectivity solutions will enable the adoption of applications such as AI, computer vision, IoT and other solutions that pose significant revenue streams for our channel partners. STEP has demonstrated a significant investment in understanding and promoting our ever-expanding portfolio of connectivity solutions.”
To learn more about STEP, please visit STEPcg.com. For more information on Ericsson’s Enterprise Wireless Partner Program, visit https://cradlepoint.com/partners/for-partners/
About STEP:
STEP is an award-winning nationwide technology engineering firm supporting Fortune 500 companies, large healthcare organizations, state and local governments, and educational institutions. STEP delivers innovative solutions in the areas of 5G, secure networking, private cellular, managed services, cloud and managed services. By focusing on business outcomes, STEP helps customers thrive in today’s connected world. Learn more at STEPs website or follow on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
Contact:
Katie Johnson
513-795-6000 ext.3117
kjohnson@stepcg.com
About Ericsson
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