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

DENVER — 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.

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“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 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.

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.

The CRN Tech Innovator Awards recognize the most innovative technologies shaping the future of the IT channel.