Zayo’s NaaS Platform Wins CRN Tech Innovator Award for Advancing Enterprise Networking

CRN recognizes Zayo’s DynamicLink for real-time network provisioning and scaling, integrated security and observability, and AI-powered network management

Key facts:

• Zayo’s DynamicLink was named a 2026 CRN Tech Innovator Award winner in the Networking Enterprise category.
• DynamicLink is Zayo’s Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform for enterprises, enabling IT teams to provision, scale, and manage network connectivity through a self-service experience.
• DynamicLink combines connectivity, security, and network visibility with DashAI, a conversational AI assistant that helps users manage network operations using natural language.
• DynamicLink extends across Zayo’s network footprint, including 90,000 enterprise locations and more than 1,700 data centers in North America.

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zayo, a leading digital network infrastructure provider, announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named DynamicLink as a 2026 CRN Tech Innovator Award winner in the Networking Enterprise category. DynamicLink is Zayo’s Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform that enables enterprises to provision and scale connectivity, adjust bandwidth, connect to cloud environments, and manage network services through a self-service portal.

“IT teams are being asked to support businesses that are changing quickly, and the network has to be able to keep up. We built DynamicLink to give IT teams more control over their networks so they can scale, adjust and respond as their needs change without adding more manual work," said Chris Ranalli, Chief Revenue Officer for Enterprise at Zayo. "For our customers, the real value is having the visibility and flexibility to make changes when the business needs them. And seeing DynamicLink recognized by CRN puts a spotlight on the kind of innovation enterprises need now: technology that gives them more control and flexibility without making the network harder to manage."

“The 2026 CRN Tech Innovator Awards winners represent the most innovative technologies driving the future of the IT channel,” said Jennifer Follett, Vice President, U.S. Content, Executive Editor, CRN, The Channel Company. “These award-winning solutions demonstrate exceptional vision, technological ingenuity and a commitment to solving real-world challenges for partners and customers. We congratulate this year's winners on their innovation, channel leadership and meaningful contributions to the technology ecosystem.”

DynamicLink gives enterprises more control over network operations

DynamicLink brings network connectivity, security, observability, and automation into a single self-service platform. Enterprises can provision and scale supported connectivity services in minutes, adjust bandwidth and configurations as needs change, and monitor network and application performance without relying on traditional ticket-driven workflows.

DynamicLink embeds AI into network operations through DashAI, a conversational assistant that lets enterprises provision, scale, and manage connectivity using natural language. DashAI uses Retrieval-Augmented Generation to ground responses in Zayo’s DynamicLink knowledge base and confirms user intent before executing changes. This reduces manual workflows and enables enterprises to manage complex networks faster and more accurately without deep technical expertise.

What makes DynamicLink different from other enterprise NaaS platforms

DynamicLink was built to more fully deliver on the Network-as-a-Service model enterprises need, with real-time control, integrated functionality, and scalability from the start. Rather than layering automation onto traditional network management workflows, DynamicLink brings connectivity, security, observability, and automation together in a single self-service platform.

DynamicLink stands apart in the NaaS market through:

• “True NaaS”: The first NaaS solution that aligns with the definition of a true NaaS offering, providing a standardized, automated, self-service platform with dynamic scaling
• Broad enterprise and data center reach: Spans Zayo’s entire network footprint—90,000 enterprise locations and 1,700+ data centers in North America
• Built-in network security: DDoS protection, next-generation firewall, web filtering, and Zero Trust Network Access are built directly into the platform
• Full-stack observability: Delivers end-to-end visibility across network and application performance
• Real-time automation and control: Enables real-time provisioning and scaling without tickets or delays, replacing the manual workflows

Industry recognition reinforces Zayo’s enterprise networking leadership

The CRN Tech Innovator Awards recognize the most innovative technologies shaping the future of the IT channel. CRN’s recognition of DynamicLink for best enterprise networking solution follows Zayo being named Network Innovator of the Year by theCUBE’s the Tech Innovation CUBEd Awards. Together, these awards provide validation of Zayo’s leadership in modernizing enterprise networking through more automated, flexible, and on-demand connectivity that can adapt as business and bandwidth needs change.

To learn more about how DynamicLink helps enterprises operate and manage networks with greater agility, control, and visibility, visit: https://www.zayo.com/services/network-connectivity/dynamiclink/

About Zayo

The world’s digital future depends on networks that perform. Zayo builds and operates those networks. As the leading digital network infrastructure provider, the Zayo network spans 32 million fiber miles and 224,000 route miles across North America and connects more than 400 markets globally. With dense long-haul and metro fiber connectivity, tailored connectivity solutions, and managed services, Zayo’s network underpins the cloud, AI, and enterprise platforms powering the digital economy. Carriers, cloud providers, data centers, enterprises, schools, and governments rely on Zayo’s future-ready infrastructure and expertise to design, scale, and operate the networks that connect what’s next. Discover how Zayo connects what’s next at www.zayo.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

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