Connected Britain Awards Winners

The Connected Britain Awards recognise the most significant and innovative organisations, solutions and programmes that are shaping Britain’s digital future. Congratulations to this year's winners!

   Download the Winner's Brochure here.

 

2023 WINNERS:

 

B2B Service Provider of the Year Award - Sponsored by Digital Infrastructure

WINNER: Vodafone Business UK

Finalists:

Highly Commended:  Pangea

Gigabit Networks

Giganet

ITS Technology Group

Truespeed

 

 

 

Broadband Provider of the Year Award - Sponsored by VETRO

WINNER:  Brsk Ltd 

Finalists:

Highly Commended:  Lightning Fibre

Fibrus

Giganet 

Truespeed

Wessex Internet

Wildanet

 

 

Digital Skills Award

WINNER: Dorset Council - Embedded digital champions

Finalists:

Innovation Nottinghamshire - 5G Careers Programme

Kent County Council (Digital Kent)

Lloyds Banking Group and We Are Digital

Vodafone Business & Enterprise Nation - business.connected

 

 

 

Enterprise Solution of the Year

WINNER: Vitruvi Software 

Finalists:

Eseye Infinity IoT Platform

IFS Planning & Scheduling Optimization (PSO)

Jetty

Qualcomm Technologies, Wi-Fi 7 Networking Pro Series platforms

VETRO

 

 

Project Rollout Award - Sponsored by Vitruvi

WINNER: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) and LCR Connect

Finalists:

Highly Commended: Truespeed

CityFibre

County Broadband Ltd

Lothian Broadband Networks (LBN)

Openreach

 

 

 

The Access Innovation Award

WINNER: Norfolk County Council

Finalists:

Avanti Communications

 DexGreen Ltd

Lothian Broadband Networks (LBN)

Scottish Water and Atos using Starlink

 

 

The Barrier Removal Award 

WINNER: Intelligens Consulting with with Renfrewshire Council

Finalists:

Highly Commended: CityFibre

Kent County Council - Kent Wayleave Toolkit

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA)

Lothian Broadband Networks (LBN)

Trenches Law

 

 

The Community Improvement Award 

JOINT WINNER: Get Online London

JOINT WINNER: Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Get Online Greater Manchester: for care leavers

Finalists:

Coventry City Council #CovConnects

FullFibre - Fibre Heroes' Community Investment Fund

Ogi, 'Cefnogi' Community Fund

Sunderland City Council’s local connectivity shapes communities fit for the future

Three Discovery

Wildanet

 

 

The Full Fibre ISP Innovation Award - Sponsored by Calix

WINNER: Brsk Ltd

Finalists:

Gigabit Networks

Giganet

Hey! Broadband

Hyperoptic

TalkTalk Wholesale Services

 

 

The Industrial Innovation Award

WINNER: Vodafone - 5G SA Slicing

Finalists:

Dexgreen Ltd - Virtual Buddy Training App

Neutral Wireless – Private 5G Network Deployed for King Charles III's Coronation

Prodapt OpenFibreXchange

Zeti Limited

 

 

The Smart Places Award - Sponsored by ITS

WINNER: Connected for Success: Welcome to Sunderland, City of Smart with Boldyn Networks

Finalists:

FarrPoint Western Isles IoT Project

Living Map Ltd

NYnet Ltd / North Yorkshire Council

Virgin Media O2 Business and partners. Greater Manchester Local Full Fibre Network programme

 

 

The Wireless Innovation Award

WINNER: Quickline Communications

Finalists:

EdgeQ

Freshwave and the City of London Corporation

Jangala

Neutral Wireless – Private 5G Network Deployed for King Charles III's Coronation

Scottish Water, Blackspot Networks and Atos

 

 

The Rising Star Award

WINNER: James Harris, Cable Giants Ltd

Finalists:

Chris Founds, CJ Founds Associates

Franck Courbon, Ethicronics

Haseeb Ahmed, NETS International Ltd

Liam Ceaplen, Jetty

Phil Bairsto, Freedom Fibre

 

 

The Sustainability Award - Sponsored by euNetworks

WINNER: Wildanet

Finalists:

FarrPoint Western Isles IoT Project

iLOQ Oy - iLOQ 5 Series Battery Free Locking Solution

KCOM

Openreach

Zayo: Zeus

 
 

Startup of the Year Award

Finalists:

Artifeel

AssetHUB

Emu Analytics

Groundhawk io

Inteliports

Jetty

Lumilinks

SecHard

Stacuity

Weaver Labs

 

  Download the Winner's Brochure here.

To sponsor or exhibit at Connected Britain, contact Cheryl Cheong at cheryl.cheong@totaltele.com or on +44 (0) 207 092 1078.

GET INVOLVED

 

TO SPONSOR OR EXHIBIT

Cheryl Cheong
cheryl.cheong@totaltele.com
+44 (0) 208 164 3016

 

 

 

TO SPEAK

Kerry Merritt
kerry.merritt@totaltele.com
+44 (0) 208 164 3033

 

 

 

MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS

Kieran Murphy 
kieran.murphy@totaltele.com
+44 (0) 208 164 3075