Ribbon Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN), a global leader in secure and intelligent cloud communications, today announced that it has received the Business Intelligence Group's BIG Award for Business for "Company of the Year, Enterprise" in the Telecommunications category.

"We became a single company just under a year ago so it's truly an honor to be recognized with this award," said Patrick Joggerst, CMO and EVP of Business Development from Ribbon. "I'm proud and grateful to the teams that have dedicated themselves to our integration while continuing to deliver best-in-class solutions and support our customers – this is an award for every employee in the company."

Born from the merger of GENBAND and Sonus, Ribbon was recognized by the judges for executing on its mission to deliver an unparalleled suite of best-in-class solutions and services and move the real-time communications industry forward. The company focuses on empowering its customers to leverage and deliver engaging, contextual and immersive experiences.

"We are so proud to reward Ribbon for their outstanding 2018 results," said Maria Jimenez, chief nomination officer of the Business Intelligence Group. "This year's group of winners are clearly leading by example in the global business community."

About Business Intelligence Group

The Business Intelligence Group was founded with the mission of recognizing true talent and superior performance in the business world. Unlike other industry award programs, business executives—those with experience and knowledge—judge the programs. The organization's proprietary and unique scoring system selectively measures performance across multiple business domains and then rewards those companies whose achievements stand above those of their peers.

About Ribbon Communications

Ribbon Communications is a company with two decades of leadership in real-time communications. Built on world-class technology and intellectual property, the company delivers intelligent, secure, embedded real-time communications for today's world. The company transforms fixed, mobile and enterprise networks from legacy environments to secure IP and cloud-based architectures, enabling highly productive communications for consumers and businesses. With a global footprint, Ribbon's innovative, market-leading portfolio empowers service providers and enterprises with rapid service creation in a fully virtualized environment. The company's Kandy Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) delivers a comprehensive set of advanced embedded communications capabilities that enables this transformation. To learn more, visit ribboncommunications.com.