Telecoms firm Digicel has been honoured by technology giant Cisco.

Digicel was awarded the Cisco enterprise working partner for 2016 for Central America, North America and the Caribbean.

Niall Clyne, head of Digicel Business, said: “This award is very important to us and our customers.

“We are very focused on delivering scalable, innovative and reliable solutions to our customers that will help them to drive efficiency and increase their bottom line and Cisco helps us achieve that.”

Carlos Rodriguez, Cisco’s channel business manager, added: “Cisco’s global partner community is a tremendous asset and we congratulate Digicel Business on this exceptional achievement.”

Digicel Business is a Cisco gold partner and delivers Cisco products to a range of businesses, including retailers, hospitality and manufacturing to financial and government agencies “reflecting the need for secure, robust and reliable connectivity and systems in all organisations.”

The award was presented at the Cisco’s global partner summit, held in San Francisco to recognise partner excellence in the provision of switching, routing and overall wireless solutions in the region.