Canon UK partners with Wavenet to add further services to IT range

United Kingdom, 3rd July 2023 – Canon UK is set to expand its IT Services offer following the acquisition of AdEPT by Wavenet Limited.

This new alliance comes following the launch of the service at the end of 2022, with AdEPT Technology PLC which was acquired by Wavenet Limited in February 2023.

Through its offer, Canon customers will have access to an exciting new range of IT consultancy packages to upgrade and strengthen their IT estate – while consolidating print and IT suppliers and strengthening and protecting their IT infrastructure.

The new partnership will enable Canon customers to access an abundance of different services including:

• Cyberguard –IT security and compliance solutions to safeguard your business against cyber-attacks and data loss
• IT, cloud & technology – experts can help create the best strategy for the delivery of your IT service
• Unified comms & voice – adaptable comms and voice services based on the need to help you drive growth by improving the way you communicate with your customers
• Networking & connectivity – support in deciding the right connectivity for your organisation based on a balance of performance, availability and affordability
• TeamsLink & collaboration – a single tool for messaging, calling, meetings and sharing files and existing third-party applications

Craig Leverington, Canon Business Services Director, Canon UK & Ireland said: “Wavenet has experience across multiple sectors, and we’re looking forward to embracing the opportunities available to drive change through this partnership, for our customers. Working alongside Wavenet, we know we can offer the services our customers are demanding and to fully support them on their digital journey with a host of new services we haven’t offered in the past including penetration testing, managed SOC, CCaaS and TeamsLink, Wavenet’s own direct routing solution with over 50,000 users UK wide.”

Antony Black, Director of Wholesale, Wavenet Limited said: “We’re excited to continue this partnership with Canon and be able to support in offering its customers, new solutions to future proof their businesses. Together we can offer complimentary, services that customers know they can trust and rely on. The world of technology is constantly evolving, and businesses want to know they’re getting the best advice from a trusted advisor. Our ongoing alliance with Canon will ensure it can offer its customers not only the best solutions to drive their businesses forward, but advice and input from a team of leading experts.”

Canon is the latest partner to join a channel of over 400 committed Wavenet partners. Wavenet has operated a successful wholesale channel for over 7 years, investing in partners success, and enabling them to offer an unrivalled, supported range of IT services to customers including everything from IT support to cyber security, and unified communication to network management.

Canon IT Services, powered by Wavenet is available for all Canon commercial customers from July 2023.