Connected Britain Awards 2025

Shortlist 2025

We are thrilled to reveal the finalists for this year’s Connected Britain Awards. After careful review and deliberation, our judging panel has selected the standout entries in each category, showcasing the very best across the UK connectivity ecosystem.

 

Winners will be revealed live on stage during our Connected Britain Awards Ceremony:   Day 1, Wednesday 24 September at 6.30pm , on the keynote stage. The awards ceremony is open to all attendees of Connected Britain. Please join us to find out the winners, celebrate success in the industry and network during our welcome drinks reception.

 

The Industrial Innovation Award
  • Ayrshire 5GIR Project with Anderson Stewart Castings
  • AWTG - England’s Connected Heartland (ECH) Project
  • Brady - BradyVoice
  • INNO Instrument - M9+ Fusion Splicer with View Pro Manager
  • Mills Ltd - Mills PSP Pole Tensioner
  • SkillsBase and Openreach - Cable Location Tool
B2B Service Provider of the Year
  • Elevate
  • F&W Networks
  • NETS International Group
Digital Council of the Year
  • Coventry City Council
  • Fylde Council
  • Glasgow City Council
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • Worcestershire County Council (NetworkonWheels)
The Barrier Removal Award
  • Ayrshire 5GIR Project
  • Glasgow City Council
  • Mova – On behalf of EE, Three, VMO2 & Vodafone (Shared Rural Network programme)
  • Openreach PIA Product
  • SCONDA Consortium (AWTG, Accenture, Freshwave, Mavenir, PI Works, Scotland 5G Centre, Three, University of Glasgow, University of Surrey)
  • WM5G – Simplifi: Unlocking Barriers to Accelerated Connectivity Deployment
Digital Skills Award
  • Liverpool City Region Combined Authority - Digital Inclusion Initiative
  • marXact: UNI-Complete
  • NetoAI Solutions Ltd - TSLAM, T-VEC, NetBench
  • Norfolk County Council - Tech Skills for Life
  • Three UK - Three Discovery - Empowering in Education
  • TMT First - Digital Device Repair Technician Apprenticeship
The Smart Places Award
  • Cambridgeshire CORE HDD Consortium (Cambridgeshire County Council, AWTG, Benetel, Ontix, Gooii, Wolfram, University of Surrey & University of Cambridge)
  • Coventry City Council
  • North Ayrshire Council
The Access Innovation Award
  • Openreach - Baltasound, Isle of Unst, Shetland
  • Dorset Council: Connected Steam Train
  • Tarana Wireless - Gigabit 1 (G1) Platform
  • The Borderlands 5GIR Programme
  • Calix Intelligent Access
The Sustainability Award
  • BT Group – Networks Data Centre Optimisation Programme
  • Comex 2000 (UK) Ltd
  • F&W Networks
  • SCONDA Consortium (AWTG, Accenture, Freshwave, Mavenir, PI Works, Scotland 5G Centre, Three, University of Glasgow, University of Surrey) 
  • STL – Eco-labelled Optical Fibre Cables
  • TXO  –  i-TRAC Network Asset Management Platform
Project Rollout Award
  • CityFibre
  • Fibrus
  • NETS International Group
  • Openreach
The Wireless Innovation Award
  • Airband Community Internet
  • Alpha Wireless – Fusion Streetworks Platform AW4032 
  • Elevate – Point-to-point Rooftop Wireless Dedicated Business Internet 
  • VMO2 + Mavenir – Mobile oRAN for High Demand Density
  • Weblib – Ucopia
  • Wireless Coverage – WISDM SaaS Product
Community Improvement Award
  • Coventry City Council – #CovConnects Programme
  • Digital Poverty Alliance & Currys – Tech4Families
  • Liverpool City Region – Digital Inclusion Initiative 
  • Quickline – Cones & Rural Broadband Book
  • Space East
  • Three UK – Free Skills Training
  • Wigan Council – Tech Time: On Tour
  • WM5G + Wolverhampton, Coventry, Birmingham Councils
Broadband Provider of the Year
  • Fibrus Broadband
  • Highland Broadband
  • Lightning Fibre
Enterprise Solution of the Year
  • Freshwave – Omni Network on the ANDREW RP5000
  • Deepomatic
  • Lifemote – SelfCare
  • TRANSATEL – Ubigi for Business
  • Sonalake – SwitchedOn Fibre
  • IQGeo – Network Manager Telecom
The Rising Star Award
Shortlist to be announced.
Startup Award

Shortlist to be announced.

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