Claire Bennett

Editor-in-Chief, M&A & Strategy

Strategy analyst. Reads between the lines of vendor moves.

• 400 MSPs just told us which vendors they actually trust. The results should worry half the industry.
  Industry & Carriers · Mar 13, 2026
• When 85% of Telecom Deals Include IT Services, Pure-Play Telecom Is a Sunset Business
  M&A & Strategy · Mar 12, 2026
• What Is a TSD in Telecom? Full Guide for Agents, MSPs, and Advisors
  M&A & Deals · Mar 12, 2026
• What Is the Telecom Channel? A Plain-English Guide
  Strategy & Disruption · Mar 12, 2026
• AT&T just committed $250 billion to rebuilding America's network. Here's what it actually means for partners.
  Strategy & Disruption · Mar 10, 2026
• Salesforce just launched a contact center. Every CCaaS partner should be nervous.
  Industry & Carriers · Mar 10, 2026
• Salesforce Gutted Its Partner Program and Rebuilt It Around Agentforce
  Strategy & Disruption · Mar 9, 2026
• Zoom just declared war on Microsoft 365
  Strategy & Disruption · Mar 9, 2026
• Cisco 360: the biggest partner program overhaul in a decade
  M&A & Deals · Mar 5, 2026
• ServiceNow spent $12 billion on security in one year. Here's what that means for you
  M&A & Deals · Mar 4, 2026
• Verizon and T-Mobile both replaced their CEOs. The channel shrugged
  Industry & Carriers · Mar 4, 2026
• Where VMware partners actually went after Broadcom
  M&A & Deals · Mar 4, 2026
• Charter plus Cox isn't a cable deal. It's a wireless play
  M&A & Deals · Feb 28, 2026
• The partner programs that actually matter in 2026
  M&A & Deals · Feb 26, 2026
• Deloitte says telecoms must become platforms or die. They're probably right
  Industry & Carriers · Feb 23, 2026
• Why we built ChannelPulse
  Culture & Career · Dec 31, 2025