World Communication Awards

27 October 2021 | London

CELEBRATING INNOVATION & EXCELLENCE IN GLOBAL TELECOMS

TELECOMS’ HIGHEST MARK OF ACHIEVEMENT SINCE 1999

For the past 23 years, the World Communication Awards have recognised innovation and excellence for global telecoms, and today continues to be the most revered mark of achievement in the industry.

The awards have evolved to recognise major trends and technologies, with categories that are revised every year to ensure their ongoing relevance to the rapidly evolving communications ecosystem.

The instantly recognisable sail trophy can be found in the offices of many of the leading telcos of the world, and is held in such high esteem due to the transparency and rigor of our judging process that ensures that every organisation the makes the shortlist or wins an awards is truly world class.

Join us in London this October as for a night filled with excellence, innovation, and celebration.

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This year, we are proud to present to you 20 quality categories for you to enter:

THE 5G IMPLEMENTATION AWARD

B2B SERVICE OF THE YEAR

BEST DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME

BEST NETWORK TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE

THE ACCESS INNOVATION AWARD

THE CLOUD NATIVE AWARD

THE IOT INNOVATION AWARD

THE PLATFORM AWARD

THE SMART CITIES AWARD

THE BEYOND CONNECTIVITY AWARD

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AWARD

THE SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD

THE SUSTAINABLE IMPACT AWARD

CRISIS RESPONSE AWARD

BEST OPERATOR IN AN EMERGING MARKET

BEST WHOLESALE OPERATOR

OPERATOR OF THE YEAR

PEOPLE & CULTURE AWARD

WOMAN IN TELECOMS AWARD

CEO OF THE YEAR

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CATEGORY INFORMATION

There are few events where the Global Telecoms industry get together to share and celebrate excellence… this one is the best

– Chairman, CMA

TOTAL TELECOM CONGRESS

The World Communication Awards runs in conjunction with the Total Telecom Congress. Get your ticket to the two-day event here.

OUR INCREDIBLE LIST OF 70 JUDGES

Luis Alvarez Satorre
Chief Executive Officer
SIA Group

Marc Annï
Senior Consultant
Self Employed
Harry Baldock
Editor
Total Telecom

Chris Barnard
Vice President, European Telecommunications and Networking
IDC
Joe Barrett
President
G.S.A. - Global mobile Suppliers Association

Michael Bartholomew
President
Bartholomew Advisors
Alex Besen
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
The Besen Group Llc

Rena Bhattacharyya
Service Director - Enterprise Technology and Services
GLOBAL DATA
Pierre Blanchard
Senior Analyst
Independent

Luc Blyaert
Columnist
Computable
Stuart Blythe
Partner
Baker Botts (UK) LLP

Rob Bratby
Partner
Bratby Law
Vincent Camadro
Independent Consultant
VCI Consulting

Rick Chandler
Founder
Airworking
Juanita Clark
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
FTTH Council Africa

Peter Cochrane
Chief Executive Officer
Cochrane Associates
Andrew Collinson
Research Director
STL Partners

Euan Connor
Senior Director - Strategy, Planning & Transformation
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Teresa Cottam
Chief Analyst
Omnisperience

Martin Creaner
Advisory Board Member
ODG Technologies
Roland da Silva
Director
Strategy ARX Advisory

Angel Dobardziev
Senior Director, European Consulting
IDC
Dhana Doobay
Senior Counsel
Charles Russell Llp

Hesham El Alaily
Executive President, Chief Executive Officer
National Telecom Regulatory Authority - N.T.R.A.
Brian Finn
Independent Advisor
Fionn

Alan Hadden
Director
Hadden Telecoms Ltd
Philip Hargrave
Executive Director
405 Consulting Ltd

Matthew Hatton
Founding Partner
Transforma Insights
Luc Hindryckx
Director General
ECTA

Mats Hogberg
IT Strategy & Innovation
Atlas Copco
Chris Kelly
Editor
ITP.net

Fred Knops
Sr. VP, Solutions
Data Society
Tony Lavender
Partner & CEO
Plum Consulting

Mary Lennighan
director
Woodighan Ink
Chris Lewis
Founding Director
Lewis Insight

Caroline Lewko
Chief Executive Officer
Wireless Industry Partnership - W.I.P.
Carrie MacGillivray
Group Vice President/General Manager, WW Telecom, Mobility & IoT Research
IDC

Audrey Mandela
Chair
Mandela Associates
Jose Garcia Martin
Founder
Global Telco Consult

David Mccron
Owner
BRC Consultancy
Colin Miles
CCO
Zilliqa

David Molony
Principal Analyst
Omdia
Annette Nabavi
Partner
AHV Associates LLP

Jon Neville
Independent Consultant
Voilex
Stuart Newstead
Owner
Ellare

John Nolan
Director
First Mile Networks
Fran O'Brien
Wireless Standards
Cisco Systems

Jose Otero
Director Latin America And Caribbean
5G Americas
Richard Owen
Founder

Isabelle Paradis
President
Hot Telecom
Dobek Pater
Telecoms Analyst
Africa Analysis

Leticia Pautasio
Editor
TeleSemana.com
Paolo Pescatore
Founder
PP Foresight

Tony Poulos
Managing Editor
Disruptive.Asia
Livia Rosu
Marketing Chair And Board Member
HomeGrid Forum

Peggy Anne Salz
Lead Analyst & Founder
Mobile Entertainment
Jean-Dominique Séval
Founding CEO
Soon

Martha Suarez
President
Dynamic Spectrum Alliance
David Swift
Global Director Telecom Sales
Apitech

Harold Syfrig
Partner
Wavestone
Sophie Ann Terrisse
Executive Chairman
26FIVE

Craig Thomas
Vice President Strategic Marketing & Business Development
Broadband Forum
Will Townsend
Senior Analyst
Moor Insights and Strategy

Lee Tuthill
Counsellor
World Trade Organization
Andy Valdar
Msc, B.Tech. (Hons), Ceng, Fiet Dept Electronic And Electrical Engineering
University College London

Brian Washburn
Research Director
Omdia
Janet Watkin
Chief Executive Officer
ZENITH CHOICE

Nick White
Executive Vice President
International Telecommunications Users Group
George Williamson
Independent Consultant
GWC Ltd

Networking

Meet and connect with those look to transform their telco with new ideas and new ways of thinking. You will get full access to the attendee list and be able network in person with interesting people throughout the awards ceremony gala.

Lead generation

Establish connections with telecom giants, cable operators, data centres, and more. Meet in person, swap contact information and extend your network.

Learning

This is the biggest night in global telecoms, where every year awards are won, glasses are clinked, and most of all, connections are made. Don’t miss out on rubbing shoulder with the very best in the business.

CELEBRATING INNOVATION & EXCELLENCE IN GLOBAL TELECOMS

TELECOMS’ HIGHEST MARK OF ACHIEVEMENT SINCE 1999

Join the World Communications Awards mailing list to receive exclusive email-only discounts, event updates, and first-looks at what’s instore for 2021:

AWARD CATEGORIES FOR 2021