Basingstoke, Hampshire 12/06/2015 – Southern Communications Ltd has scooped the Top UNIVERGE 3C Partner Award at the NEC EMEA (European, Middle East and Asia) Partner conference held in Athens.

This is the third consecutive year Southern Communications have received an award, winning Reseller of the Year for the past two years. It is a great result for Southern Communications who joined delegates representing NEC resellers and distributors from over 40 countries at the annual conference held in Athens, from the 3rd until the 5th of June 2015.

The NEC UNIVERGE 3C is a software based Unified Communications solution that can transform the way businesses work and deliver real cost savings. Showcased at the event was Southern Communications installation at Southampton Football Club, which uses almost all of the wide range of features available.

This award clearly demonstrates the commitment and capability of Southern Communications, one of the first resellers in the region to take the NEC UNIVERGE 3C to market, to deliver leading edge technologies to their customers.

The conference was attended by over 300 representatives from NEC’s major distributors and key business partners across the region and top performing business partners were awarded in recognition of mutual commitment and business success.

During the conference NEC shared its vision through an impressive programme of presentations, discussions and demonstrations.

Winning this award is great recognition for Southern Communications, an NEC Premier

Partner. Paul Bradford, CEO of Southern Communications said “It is a great honour and privilege to receive this award. This is fantastic recognition for all our staff who work conscientiously to deliver outstanding solutions and services to all of our customers. It is a great achievement for a company our size to beat organisations across 40 countries and scoop this prize.”

One of the largest independent telecoms and data resellers in the UK, Southern Communications has been a reseller for NEC since 1995. During this time they have picked up a number of awards for their expertise with NEC.