Congratulations to all our 2026 finalists!
Winners will be revealed live at our awards ceremony on 25 November 2026, Grand Connaught Rooms, London
Please note: The Next Gen Award, Startup of the Year, and Outstanding Achievement Award winners will be announced at the ceremony.
5G AWARD
- Airtel and Ericsson, Cloud-Native 5G SA Charging & Policy Platform
- Deutsche Telekom, Energy efficient 5G Core
- Jio Platforms Ltd., JPLs TelOS AI Suite and JioAirFiber
- KT, Evolution of public safety communications through 5G SA
- Spark and Ericsson, 5G+ in New Zealand
AI INNOVATION AWARD
- AIS Thailand and Huawei, AIdriven-intelligent operations solution
- Amdocs
- AsiaInfo Technologies, AISWare Ontology Platform
- China Mobile & Huawei, ICNMaster
- Jio Platforms Ltd., JioBrain
- Mobileum VoiceShield
- Netcracker Technology
- Rakuten Symphony, Rakuten AI for Telecom
- Telenor AI Factory powered by Red Hat OpenShift AI
- VOX Solutions, CLARA AI
BEST DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME
- Airtel and Ericsson, Cloud-Native 5G SA Charging & Policy Platform
- China Mobile (Shandong) & Huawei, Agentic BSS
- KT, KT W-SDN
- Netcracker Technology
- Rakuten Symphony, Rakuten Site Management 2.0
- Singtel, Nestlé partnership
- Vodafone Portugal and Celfocus, OneX
BEST NETWORK EVOLUTION INITIATIVE
- Airtel and Ericsson, Fastest Nationwide Multi-Technology RAN Software Upgrade Program
- China Mobile and Huawei, Intelligence OTDR and FME mate
- Deutsche Telekom, Horizontal TelCo
- Netcracker Technology, Reinventing Network Operations for the Fiber Era
- TURKCELL, Next-Generation Super C+L Backbone
- vHive, vHive's TowerAI for MNOs
- ZTE and China Mobile, GigaMIMO
BEST OPERATOR IN A GROWTH MARKET
- Cellfie Mobile
- PLDT and Smart
- Turknet
- Viettel Burundi (Lumitel), Powering Burundi's Digital Rise in a Growth Market
BEST WHOLESALE OPERATOR
- Colt
- e&
- RETN
- Telin
- Virgin Media Business Wholesale
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BEYOND CONNECTIVITY AWARD
- China Mobile (Henan) and Huawei, The network productization solution
- Moldcell, Moldcell Money and Moldcell VISA Card
- O2 Telefónica Germany & Whalebone
- PT. Telkomsel, Sight Sense by Telkomsel Enterprise
- Singtel, Multi-domestic connectivity
- Skylo
CLOUD AWARD
- China Mobile & Huawei, TICC (Telco Intelligent Converged Cloud)
- Orange Business and Red Hat
- Rakuten Symphony, Rakuten Cloud
- Virgin Media O2, Telco Cloud Innovation
- Wind River, Wind River Cloud Platform
CONNECTED COMMUNITIES AWARD
- DigitalC, Canopy
- HFCL, Solar-Powered Public Wi-Fi Solution for Nigeria
- TAIWAN MOBILE CO., LTD., 5G Smart Firefighting Rescue Assistance System
- Telkomsel and Ericsson, Long-haul Microwave and Far Edge Core Solution - Nias
- Viettel Solutions, Viettel Intelligent Transportation System
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AWARD
- Airties and Turknet
- Moldcell
- Sparkle
- Telefónica, Telefónica Customer Portal (EYE)
- TM Research & Development and Group Network Technology, AI-Powered Intelligent Fulfilment Platform
- True and Ericsson, AI Based Customer Experience Analysis and Insights
CYBER SECURITY AWARD
- Aeris IoT Watchtower™
- Jio Platforms Ltd., JPL's Cybersecurity Suite
- SK Telecom Co., Ltd., Q-HSM: Quantum Hardware Security Module
- Whalebone Aura
ENTERPRISE SERVICE OF THE YEAR
- Aquablue
- Comviva, NGAGE for enterprises
- Freshwave and Ericsson, 5G on Omni
- Singtel 5G+ Mobile Workspace
FUTURE AWARD
- Cohere Technologies, Pulsone Multi-G for Mission Critical ISAC
- KT, Building the Foundation for AI-Native 6G Networks with AI-RAN
- Singtel, Singtel Hybrid Quantum-safe Network
- SK Telecom, AI Routing
INFRASTRUCTURE AWARD - NEW FOR 2026
- Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., International All-Photonics Network (APN) Infrastructure
- Intellian Technologies
- Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Wi Fi@Higher Education Institutions (Wi Fi@HEIs) National Initiative
- MOX Networks
- Orange Wholesale
- Singtel Digital InfraCo
- stc Bahrain, 2Africa Pearls Submarine Cable
- Sterlite Technologies Ltd., STL Neuralis
PEOPLE, CULTURE & DIGITAL SKILLS AWARD
- Freemove Alliance
- Moldcell
- PT. Telkomsel, Polaris
- TurkNet, Transformation programme
PLATFORM AWARD
- Amdocs, Amdocs BRAND/ON
- Circles.co, Circles
- Jio Platforms Ltd., TelOS AI Suite Platform
- Rakuten Symphony, Rakuten Intelligent Operations
- Singtel Digital InfraCo, Paragon
- Vox Solutions
SATELLITE TELECOMS AWARD
- Mavenir, Full-Stack NTN Platform
- MTN Satellite, StarEdge Horizon
- Orange Wholesale
- Space42, Thuraya
- Telefónica Satellite Global Services
SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD
- DigitalC
- Ericsson and Vodafone Idea, Robotsav Project
- Moldcell, Moldcell Foundation
- Palestine Telecommunications Company - Jawwal
- PLDT and Smart, #KONEKTEDFORLIVELIHOODS
- Smart Communications and Ericsson, Connect to Learn
- Viettel Burundi (Lumitel), Lumitel Digital for Life
- Viettel Group, School Internet Programme
- VodafoneThree, Discovery: Setting a New Standard for Digital Inclusion
- Zong 5G
SUBMARINE NETWORKS AWARD
- Indigo Telecom Group
- Singtel, Powering the Singapore-Johor-Batam AI and Data Centre Corridor
- Sparkle
- Telin
SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
- Airtel and Ericsson, Automated Software-Driven Carbon Reduction Program
- Cohere Technologies, ECHO
- Deutsche Telekom, Full Stack Energy Efficiency on Telco Cloud
- SK Telecom and Intel Corporation, AI-Driven VRAN Resource Pooling
- stc & Huawei, Intelligent Green Cloud Energy Saving Solution
THE DATA AWARD - NEW FOR 2026
- AsiaInfo and China Telecom, Cloud Network Ontology Platform
- Blue Planet, Blue Planet Intelligent Automation Portfolio
- MTN, Data & AI transformation in CVM
- PT. Telkomsel, Intelligent Data Quality & Operations Excellence (DQE) Framework
- RADCOM, Neura AI Agent Suite
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