Zayo Ranks #2 on the 2025 Channel Futures MSP 501 -- Cementing Its Position as a Global Leader in Managed Services
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DENVER — Zayo, a leading communications infrastructure and managed services provider, has been ranked #2 on the 2025 Channel Futures Managed Service Provider (MSP) 501, the definitive global list of top managed service providers. Climbing from #8 in 2023 to #7 in 2024, Zayo's continued rise in the MSP 501 ranking reflects its commitment to expanding and optimizing its managed services to deliver the high-performance, scalable solutions and expert support organizations need to navigate today's complex digital landscape.
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'As networks grow more complex, customers need a partner who can simplify operations, strengthen security, and help them adapt to rapid technology shifts like AI,' said Michael McKerley, SVP of Advanced & Managed Services at Zayo. 'This ranking reflects the investment we've made to deliver agile, intelligent managed services that support long-term transformation. It's a strong validation of our direction and our role as a trusted partner to our customers.'
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Through its direct sales team and network of channel partners, Zayo delivers critical Managed Communications, Edge, Security, and Network services to the largest and most innovative organizations, encompassing over 6,000 customers across 60 countries. Over the last year, Zayo has made significant enhancements to its managed service portfolio, including expansions to its managed edge and communications offerings, strategic additions to its vendor partner network, and AI-driven monitoring and automation across its entire portfolio. Zayo's best-in-class managed services, combined with its expansive tier-1 network, not only enable connection for organizations from edge to edge, edge to cloud, cloud to core, and everywhere in between, but also provide impactful observability and insights into network performance and health to streamline IT workflows, reduce costs, increase the ROI of their network technology, and mitigate incidents.
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For the past 18 years, managed service providers around the globe have submitted applications for inclusion on this prestigious and definitive listing. MSPs that qualify for the list must also pass a rigorous review conducted by the Channel Partners research team and editors. Channel Partners ranks applicants using a unique methodology that weighs financial performance according to long-term health and viability, commitment to recurring revenue and operational efficiency.
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'The MSP 501 is more than a ranking—it's a reflection of the innovation, operational excellence, and customer-first mindset that drives the world's top managed service providers forward. Earning a place on this list signals to customers, partners, and the broader tech community that these MSPs are setting the pace for the industry and defining what success looks like in today's complex technology landscape,' said Robert DeMarzo, Sr. Director of Informa Channels events and digital content.
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Said Kelly Danziger, Informa Channels GM: 'Making the MSP 501 isn't just about performance metrics—it's about leadership, vision, and the ability to drive meaningful outcomes for customers. This recognition places these MSPs among an elite group shaping the future of technology services worldwide.'
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To learn more about Zayo's managed service offerings, visit https://www.zayo.com/services/managed-services/ Methodology The Channel Partners MSP 501 list is based on confidential data collected and analyzed by the Channel Partners research and content teams which work closely with a wide range of industry experts to ensure the most pertinent data on managed services performance is collected. Companies are asked to provide their actual calendar 2024 financials or fiscal equivalents. Data was collected online from February to May 2025. The MSP 501 list recognizes top managed service providers based on metrics including recurring revenue, profit margin and other factors. The data collected by the annual MSP 501 helps every company on the list and every provider with a managed services practice, benchmark their performance and uncover new ways to grow.
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About Zayo
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For more than 17 years, Zayo has empowered some of the world's largest and most innovative companies to connect what's next for their business. The Zayo group of companies connects 400 global markets with future-ready networks that span over 19M million fiber miles and 147,000 route miles. Zayo's tailored connectivity solutions and managed services enable carriers, cloud providers, data centers, schools, enterprises, and channel partners to deliver exceptional experiences, from core to cloud to edge. Discover how Zayo connects what's next at www.zayo.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
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About Channel Futures
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Channel Partners is a media and events destination for the information technology and communications industry. We provide information, perspective, and connection for the entire channel ecosystem, including solution providers (SPs), managed service providers (MSPs), managed security service providers (MSSPs), cloud service providers (CSPs), value-added resellers (VARs) and distributors, technology solutions brokerages, subagent and agents, as well as leading technology vendor partners and communication providers.
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Channel Partners properties include awards programs such as the Channel Partners MSP 501, a list of the most influential and fastest-growing providers of managed services in the technology industry; the Channel Circle of Excellence, which honors innovative leaders from top channel vendors and distributors; Channel Partners events, which delivers unparalleled in-person events including Channel Partners Conference & Expo and MSP Summit. Channel Partners is part of Informa Connect, a leading provider of live events, digital content and training for the global business technology community. Through in-depth expertise and an engaged audience community, Informa Connect helps business professionals make better technology decisions and marketers reach the most powerful tech buyers and influencers in the world. Informa Connects portfolio includes more than 450 annual events attended by 12,000 business professionals.
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