Industry Pioneers Intermedia, Mitel, RingCentral, and Vonage validate the Convergence of UC, Contact Center, and Agentic AI into a Single Unified Framework.
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Following Aragon Research's historic announcement defining the Intelligent Communications Experience (ICX) market—projected to surge to $251.83 billion by 2031—the world's leading communications, collaboration, and customer experience (CX) providers today issued strong statements of validation and strategic alignment.
The launch of the ICX category officially recognizes the dissolution of the historical silos between unified communications (UC) and contact center (CC) platforms, establishing a new framework where human employees and AI agents collaborate seamlessly. Industry leaders agree that the ICX model represents a massive paradigm shift, shifting the enterprise focus toward a unified "Agentic-Channel" and a pervasive "AI Fabric" that will orchestrate the future workforce.
Industry Leaders Respond to the ICX Category Launch
The following firms and their respective executives are quoted below:
Intermedia – Michael Gold, CEO
Mitel - Mike Robinson, CEO
RingCentral – Kira Makagon, President and COO
Vonage - Christophe Van de Weyer, CEO
Intermedia: Bringing ICX Capabilities to the Channel and Mid-Market
"For too long, advanced integration between internal collaboration and external customer engagement has been restricted to the largest enterprises," said Michael Gold, CEO of Intermedia. "Our mission has always been to simplify IT and empower our channel partners to deliver institutional-grade tools to businesses of all sizes. Aragon's ICX framework highlights the critical need for a unified control plane. With Intermedia Unite and our integrated Contact Center, we deliver a cohesive, easy-to-manage suite that allows mid-market organizations to run sophisticated, AI-driven customer interactions without complexity."
Mitel: Delivering One Foundation for Multi-Site and Hybrid Enterprises
"ICX confirms what our customers have been telling us for years," said Mike Robinson, CEO of Mitel. "They want an intelligent communications solution that adapts to the diversity of roles driving their business. A solution that addresses the increasing demand for control over the adoption of emerging technologies, digital sovereignty where required, and resiliency where it counts. A solution that only integrated hybrid solutions can deliver. Mitel's CX and forthcoming Mitel WX have been purpose-built to address these demands."
RingCentral: Driving the Agentic AI Revolution
"We are at the dawn of a new era of enterprise productivity driven by Agentic Voice AI, and Aragon's ICX framework puts a name to this inevitable convergence," said Kira Makagon, President & COO of RingCentral. "With our AI-driven RingEX and RingCX platforms, alongside the launch of autonomous digital agents like AIR Pro, RingCentral is already delivering on the core promise of the ICX AI Fabric. By putting AI at the center of voice, video, and messaging, we are helping organizations orchestrate a blended workforce of human and digital agents to unlock unprecedented customer outcomes."
Vonage: Unleashing the Power of Full-Stack programmable Communications
"This recognition validates what we have been building and delivering for our customers for years, said Christophe Van de Weyer, CEO of Vonage. At Vonage, we have built a comprehensive cloud communications platform that spans UCaaS, CCaaS, and CPaaS because we know that communication cannot exist in silos. By infusing conversational AI into our Intelligent Workspace contact center solution and partnering with Ericsson to deliver high-performance 5G network-powered APIs, we are enabling enterprises to seamlessly blend human and digital workflows. ICX provides the ideal industry blueprint for this integrated, high-performance future."
The Strategic Mandate for Intelligent Communications Experience
The rapid industry response to the ICX category signals that vendor consolidation is accelerating. As legacy systems are phased out, enterprise leaders are urged to transition from fragmented point solutions to holistic ICX architectures. Organizations that adopt ICX will be uniquely positioned to deploy autonomous digital agents, optimize customer journeys, and foster a highly productive, blended workforce.
For more information on the Intelligent Communications Experience (ICX), the full research note is available to Aragon Research clients.
About Aragon Research
Aragon Research is an independent research and advisory firm that provides business and IT executives with the actionable insights they need to navigate technology's ever-evolving impact on business. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Aragon Research delivers high-impact visual research, consulting, and advisory services to provide enterprises with the insight they need to make better technology and strategy decisions.
For more information, visit aragonresearch.com
About the Participating Providers
About Vonage: Vonage, a part of Ericsson, creates technology that empowers enterprises and equips developers to lead in the next era of digital transformation. Its AI-powered platforms and tools enable new value creation and innovative customer experiences across mobile networks and the cloud.
The company's technology portfolio includes Network APIs, CPaaS, CCaaS, and UCaaS solutions. Trusted by enterprises across industries and embraced by developers around the world, Vonage is committed to reimagining every digital interaction.
Vonage is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and operates within Ericsson Group Business Area Global Communications Platform (BGCP).
For more information visit www.vonage.com and follow @Vonage.
About Mitel: Mitel is a global leader in business communications, serving more than 70 million users in over 100 countries. Mitel builds communications, collaboration and contact center solutions for the entire workforce — including frontline, mobile, and shift-based workers whose needs differ from those at a desk — and for organizations in critical industries where communication has to work in the moments that matter. With five decades of experience and deployment options spanning cloud, hybrid and on-premises, Mitel delivers communications without compromise.
For more information, visit Mitel.com.
About RingCentral:
RingCentral is a global leader in AI–powered customer engagement, delivering an integrated platform for business phone, SMS, contact center, workforce engagement management, video collaboration, and messaging. Powered by advanced AI capabilities, RingCentral delivers intelligence at every phase of the conversation journey — before, during, and after each human interaction. With RingCentral, businesses can work smarter, respond faster, and connect more meaningfully with their customers.
For more information, visit ringcentral.com,
About Intermedia:
Intermedia Intelligent Communications helps more than 150,000 business customers connect better, from wherever, through our AI-powered platform that includes voice, video conferencing, chat, SMS (where available), contact center, business email and productivity, file sharing and backup, security, archiving, and more. We strive to eliminate the need for multiple communications service providers with a seamlessly integrated portfolio of intelligent communications and collaboration solutions, including our flagship product, Intermedia Unite®, all delivered through one highly reliable and secure platform. With month-to-month contract options, one monthly bill, and one intuitive point of administrative control, and having been certified by J.D. Power nine times for excellence in assisted technical support, Intermedia is committed to providing enterprise-grade products to businesses of all sizes through a simple, Worry-Free Experience that includes financially backed 99.999% uptime SLAs.
As a partner-first company, Intermedia goes to work for over 7,500 channel partners by providing a comprehensive set of programs, resources, and support to help them grow their revenue and maximize their success. Programs include our Customer Ownership Reseller (CORE™) model – which enables partners to resell, package, and manage Intermedia's solutions as if they were their own, while benefiting from highly attractive economic terms and maintaining ownership of their customer relationships – as well as Advisor models.
For more information, visit Intermedia.com.
SOURCE Aragon Research
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