Tessco Memberships & Awards

DASpedia is conceived and created to facilitate connections and interchange within the various segments of the wireless technology community: from designers, engineers, technicians and their support teams to suppliers and manufacturers and everyone in between. It is a place to share your ideas, meet talented individuals, research new products/technology, discover new opportunities and keep up-to-date with the current happenings in the wireless world.

ENTELEC is a user association that provides education and information to association members. ENTELEC continues to focus on communications and control technologies used by petroleum, natural gas, pipeline, and electric utility companies. To achieve this goal, ENTELEC provides an in-person educational platform for the energy industries, including technical presentations, equipment exhibits, and networking opportunities several times a year.

NATE is a non-profit trade association in the wireless infrastructure industry, providing a unified voice for tower construction, service, and maintenance companies. Tessco also supports the NATE WIN Program covering the Atlantic Coast region as a NATE WIN Ambassador.

OnGo Alliance is an organization that supports the common interests of members, implementers, and operators for the development, commercialization, and adoption of LTE solutions for the U.S. 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS).

Railway Systems Suppliers, Inc. is a trade association serving the communication and signal segment of the rail transportation industry. RSSI continues to grow with over 280 member companies.

UTC is a global association focused on the intersection of telecommunications and utility infrastructure.

WTCI serves as Maryland’s premier international business network. With a mission to drive international collaboration and business growth, WTCI helps educate and connect local and global leaders in the private, public, and academic sectors. Its reach extends through partnerships with Maryland State Government (commerce, MDOT, MDA, etc.), more than 300 World Trade Centers across the world, the U.S. Department of State, the World Bank network, and more.

In January 2023, Tessco was named a Top Performer for 2021 by ABB. This award was presented to Tessco’s Senior Power Solutions Architect, Rodger Hyle, from Scott Orr at ABB. Tessco designed power solutions for customers that leveraged in-stock and readily available components, proving an effective strategy for Tessco as one of ABB’s top partners.

In May 2022, Tessco attended the 2022 Rajant Supplier Summit and was named the Distributor of the Year for North America. This award is presented by Rajant to the distributor with the highest revenue. This is the second consecutive year for Tessco to win this award. Tessco received this award thanks in large part to growing revenue 45 percent year over year.

Ventev’s aesthetically pleasing Outdoor Wireless Bollard enables seamless Wi-Fi and wireless communications in outdoor environments such as courtyards, walkways, and campuses. This compact bollard offers 70 inches of mounting space, more than any other wireless bollard on the market, and is constructed of RF-transparent, UV-resistant fiberglass and polycarbonate to protect and secure Wi-Fi access points, antennas, switches, media converters, and power supplies. The bollard has a unique internal structure that provides significantly higher strength and resistance to external forces than competing products. This makes installing network equipment, including Cisco and Aruba access points as well as most other access points and radios, simple, secure, and flexible.

The VIAVI Velocity Partner Recognition Program was created to recognize and reward partners that have demonstrated commitment to delivering outstanding results by extending VIAVI solution offerings, accelerating the impact of VIAVI technology investments, and helping their mutual customers transform their business. Benefits to partners include the prestige, publicity, and unparalleled networking opportunities. During the Virtual Partner Engagement 2020 regional events, which took place in October and November 2020, VIAVI named Tessco a North America Top Achiever.

On October 22, Tessco was presented with the 2019-2020 Best Service Assured Networking Solution Partner Award from RAD Data Communications during the RAD Partners Virtual Event 2020 Americas Sessions. Tessco received this award thanks in large part to high sales volume for RAD’s Service Assured Access Solution into the critical infrastructure markets over the last six quarters.

Ventev’s innovative T-Bar Bracket for Aruba 500 Series Access Points offers a mounting solution for Aruba 505, 515, 535, and 555 access points to 9/16” or 15/16” Tee Systems without requiring Aruba proprietary brackets, significantly reducing installation time and effort. Ventev’s bracket can be mounted to the access point in advance, offering customers a quick and simple solution when deploying an Aruba access point on suspended or dropped tile ceilings in corporate offices, universities, and other indoor enterprise locations.

CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, named Tammy Ridgley, Vice President of Solution Development, Product, and Supply Chain Management, to its esteemed 2020 Women of the Channel list. Recognizing the unique strengths, vision, and achievements of a select group of women, this prestigious, annual list acknowledges channel leaders who are blazing a trail for future generations. These women are from all areas of the IT ecosystem, including technology vendors, distributors, solution providers, and other IT organizations.