Awards
With over 200 entries across 23 categories, this year’s World Communication Awards is more competitive than ever.
After months of deliberation by an expert panel of over 100 judges, BBCMag.com’s sister publication, Total Telecom, is delighted to announce the shortlisted entries below.
Congratulations to all of the entrants that have made it this far. We look forward to seeing you at the Awards Ceremony on December 10 at The Marriott, Grosvenor Square, London!
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AI Excellence Award
- SK Telecom
- Jio Platforms Limited
- Netcracker Technology
- Telkomsel
- Tata Communications Transformation Services
- Rakuten Symphony
- Amdocs amAIz
Best Digital Transformation Program
- Verizon Business Group
- Lebara
- Türk Telekom with Red Hat
- Netcracker Technology
- TECH MAHINDRA GmbH
- Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison
Best Network Transformation Initiative
- ODINE
- Ericsson and Telstra
- Vodafone & Celfocus
- Orange Wholesale
- Telecom Egypt
Best Operator in a Growth Market
- BTS (Business Telecommunication Services)
- Jazz
- PLDT and Smart
- TurkNet
Best Wholesale Operator
- Arelion
- BTS (Business Telecommunication Services)
- EXA Infrastructure
- Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier
- Telecom Egypt
- Bayobab Group
Connected Communities Award
- imowi
- Ericsson and Telstra joint submission
- HFCL Ltd.
- Bahrain Network (BNET)
- DZS with Connect2First, Irby Utilities & City of Cabot
Crisis Response Award
- KT
- Telkomsel
- VEON and Kyivstar
- Orange Wholesale
- WIOCC Group
Enterprise Service of the Year Award
- Telstra
- Bridge Alliance
- Singapore Telecommunications Limited
- ZTE Corporation
- 6D Technologies
- BICS
People & Culture Award
- Bayobab Group
- Viettel Group
- Telkomsel
- FreeMove Alliance
- TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA INTERNATIONAL (TL).S.A.
The 5G Award
- e&UAE
- SK Telecom
- Singtel
- Jio Platforms Limited
- KT
- China Mobile International
The Access Innovation Award
- ZTE Corporation
- Ericsson and Telstra joint submission
- Cohere Technologies & Vodafone
- China Mobile International
- HFCL Ltd.
The Beyond Connectivity Award
- Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd.
- Singtel
- Netcracker Technology
- PLDT and Smart
- Telkomsel
- Lao Telecommunication Public Company
The Cloud Award
- ODINE
- Jio Platforms Limited
- Rakuten Symphony
- Wind River
- China Mobile International
- Console Connect
The Cyber Security Award
- Liberty Global
- RETN
- Enea
- Cradlepoint, part of Ericsson
- BT Group
- SK Telecom
The Future Award
- e& UAE
- LG Uplus
- Viettel Group
- SK Telecom, NTT, NTT DOCOMO, NOKIA
- Telecom Egypt
- Console Connect
The Platform Award
- Vox Solutions
- Netgem
- Telkomsel
- Telna
- Singtel
The Satellite Telecoms Award
- Singtel
- TELEFÓNICA GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
- Mavenir
- Netcracker Technology
The Social Contribution Award
- Telia Norway
- SK Telecom
- Hormuud Telecom
- Telecom Egypt (WE)
- Moldcell S.A. / Moldcell Foundation
- GSM Systems
- PLDT and Smart
- Digicel
The Sustainability Award
- Orange Wholesale
- SK Telecom, Intel and Nokia
- Ericsson
- KT
- MTN
- Telin
Total Experience Award
- Arelion
- Ericsson
- TELEFÓNICA GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
- Globe Telecoms, Inc.
- e& UAE
- Subtonomy
Woman in Telecoms Award
- Dr Sharlene, Thiagarajah, TM Research & Development
- Carolina Bugaian, Moldcell
- Elif Yenihan Kaya, TURKCELL
- Magda Abdelkader, Telecom Egypt
- Josephine Sarouk, Bayobab Group
- Katia Gonzalez, BICS
CEO of the Year Award
- Frédéric Schepens, Bayobab Group
- Vikram Sinha, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison
- Joost Farweck, Royal KPN (The Netherlands)
- Ahmed Jaber Aldoseri, Bahrain Network (BNET)
- Tim Höttges, Deutsche Telekom AG
- Alexis Bartelds, Sam Media B.V
Startup of the Year Award
Shortlisted startups are invited to pitch their business case to a panel of WCA judges. Pitching competition dates to be announced shortly!
- FlexiFone
Geonetworks - Cyber One
- DC Smarter
- JAPA
- A5G Networks
- OCX Cognition
- Tripcel
- Streetwave
- SAHA
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