2014 Telecoms.com Awards shortlist revealed
The shortlist for the 2014 Telecoms.com Awards has been revealed with vendors, operators and consultancies from the world over submitting telecoms industry innovations. From an impressive array of entries, 68 make up the final shortlist across 16 categories covering the key segments of today’s telecoms market.
Categories cover 2014’s major talking points and emerging technologies, ranging from innovations in cloud computing to CEM, handset innovation, urban improvements, and wifi.
This year’s awards also sees the introduction of two new categories recognising outstanding contributions by ancillary services to telecoms and network management excellence. The latter pertains to best use of network management services that facilitate more efficient control over network infrastructure, including network security, virtualization initiatives (such as SDN & NFV) and analytics platforms.
The full shortlist is as follows:
Ancillary Services to Telecoms
- Accenture
- DLA Piper
- Vodafone Roaming Services
Best Cloud Innovation
- Portugal Telecom
- Synchronoss Technologies
- Telstra
- TELUS Communications
Best Mobile Payment Solution
- Ericsson
- Mahindra Comviva
- Ooredoo
- Smart e-Money Inc
Best Use of Wifi
- Aptilo Networks
- BT Research and Innovation
- Melita Plc
- Redknee
CEM
- Astellia
- O2
- Polystar
- SpatialBuzz & Telefonica Germany
- Spirent Communications
Connecting the Unconnected
- Fibroglobal & Portugal Telecom
- Ooredoo
- Superfast Cornwall
- Vodacom Congo (RDC) S.A.
- WIOCC
Fixed Network Innovation
- ADTRAN
- Ciena Corporation
- NEC & Telefónica
- Transition Networks
- Verizon Global Wholesale
Green Technology
- Eltek
- F5 Networks
- Smart Communications
- Solarway F.Z.E.
Handset Innovation
- Ethertronics
- Qualcomm Technologies
- Solarway F.Z.E.
- Ufone PTML Etisalat
Mobile Pricing Innovation
- Openet
- Opera Software
- Telefónica UK (O2)
- Vodafone New Zealand & MATRIXX
Most Innovative MVNO
- Mobile by Sainsbury’s
- Exito Mobile & Redknee
Network Management Excellence
- Adaptive Mobile
- Amdocs
- Ascom Network Testing
- AT&T
- Telco Systems
OTT Service Launch
- Acision
- AsiaInfo
- Deutsche Telekom
- Smart Communications
- Spark New Zealand
Progress in M2M/IoT
- Ericsson
- iDefigo
- Jasper
Pushing the Mobile Limits
- AT&T
- CBNL
- CCS Ltd
- Citrix
- Ethertronics
- Procera Networks Inc
- SpiderCloud Wireless & Intel
Urban Improvements
- Ericsson & XL Axiata
- Ooredoo Kuwait
- Turkcell
- Warid Telecom
Many thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations to those who have made this year’s shortlist. The awards, hosted by comedienne Lucy Porter, will be taking place on the 4th December at 200 Aldersgate in St. Paul’s, London.
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