Sydney, Australia, 12th February, 2026 Wavelink, a leader in providing enterprise solutions to the channel, today announced that it was honoured to be been named Australia Distributor of the Year in the Fortinet Partner of the Year Awards for 2025. This is the fifth consecutive year that Wavelink has been recognised by Fortinet, having previously been named APAC Distributor of the Year in 2021 and 2023, and Australia Distributor of the Year in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Wavelink also congratulated six of its partners that were recognised in the Fortinet 2025 awards:

• Aussie Broadband was named Australian Partner of the Year and Telco Partner of the Year
• DXC was awarded Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Telstra received Government Partner of the Year
• CyberCX was named Growth Partner of the Year
• Centorrino Technologies was recognised as Managed Security Services Provider of the Year
• Brennan IT was awarded Security Operations Partner of the Year.

The Fortinet Partner of the Year Awards acknowledge worldwide partners and distributors that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to helping companies enhance their security and accelerate secure digital transformation. The awards also recognise partners for their role in driving revenue growth, investment in Fortinet training and certifications, innovation in providing tailored solutions, and successful collaboration on customer engagements.

“Wavelink is honored to be consistently named Fortinet Distributor of the Year for the past five years. This recognition from such a valued partner reinforces the strength of our strategic alignment and shared commitment to innovation.

The Wavelink team actively invests in Fortinet’s vision by integrating networking and security solutions that simplify complexity and drive better outcomes for partners and customers. Wavelink supports our partners through value-added services, Fortinet training and enablement programs, and dedicated sales and marketing expertise — ensuring the capability, confidence, and commercial support to grow successfully with Fortinet, said, Nick Touzeau, COO, Wavelink.

“The Wavelink team remain firmly focused operating as an extension to vendors and providing channel partners with an optimum level of security and service to help them meet the rapidly evolving needs of their customers. The Distributor of the Year award reflects the Wavelink team’s ongoing dedication to our solid partnership with Fortinet. It confirms that Wavelink is taking the right approach to delivering exceptional value for our partners as they navigate the complex national and global threat landscape.