Glotel Awards 2017 shortlist finally unveiled

The 2017 Global Telecoms Awards shortlist has been announced after feverish last-minute activity, with over 80 entries in with a shout of receiving priceless industry recognition.

It looks like the holiday cancellations and subsequent panicked pleading for a deadline extension paid dividends as hundreds of entries were received in typical belated fashion. There seems to be something about putting your company’s best efforts forward for public adulation that causes people to leave it to the last minute, like an odious piece of school work.

This is especially odd when you consider that the return on that small investment of time is unquestionably immense. 19 of the shortlisted entries below will be making their way onto the stage at 8 Northumberland Avenue on 2nd November to collect an award that could well change their lives. What’s not to like?

Glotel Awards 2017 Shortlisted Entries

Advancing the road to 5G

• China Mobile and Huawei – 3GPP-Oriented 5G End-to-End Trial System
• Core Network Dynamics – OpenEPC
• KT – Pyeongchang 5G
• Mavenir – 5G Cloud RAN
• Radisys – Turnkey Open Reference Solution for M-CORD

AI Initiative of the year

• Deutsche Telekom – Project Eliza
• Nokia Networks – AI-driven Network Operations
• Nuance Communications – Nuance Loop
• Optus Wholesale – LEO Robotic Process Automation
• Vodafone UK – AI Tobi

Best Digital Transformation Project

• CBNL, VSAT System and the City of Rzeszów – The Metropolitan Telecommunication Network
• Cisco Systems – Converged Mobile Core ‘Digital’ Platform
• ItsOn – The ItsOn platform
• Vodafone and Infosys – DigitalX programme
• ZTEsoft – ‘Eagle’ Project at Join Experience

Best Marketing Campaign

• Bezeq – Smartnet
• Turkcell – BiP Ramadan Campaign
• Turkcell – Shake & Win

BSS Transformation Excellence

• Netcracker – Netcracker 12 Digital Business Enablement
• Openet – Real-Time-Offer Manager
• PCCW Solutions – Mobile Integration Services
• Vlocity – Telus business services
• ZTEsoft – MPT Athena Program

Connected Cars

• Cisco Jasper – Control Center 7.0 for Connected Cars
• Cubic Telecom – Cubic Telecom Automotive
• Irdeto – Cloakware for Automotive
• PCCW Solutions – Smart Parking and Charging

Connecting the Unconnected

• Attavik – Platform for Ad-hoc Peer to Peer Networking
• Huawei Technologies – RuralStar
• Sky and Space Global – Nano Satellite Communication Infrastructure
• Telenor Pakistan – Empowering societies in remote areas of Pakistan
• UROS – Goodspeed Roaming App

Customer Experience Excellence

• EE – Network Status Checker
• Singtel – One Singtel Experience
• Smart Communications – My Smart App
• Turkcell – Tariff Consultancy Program
• Xavient – Amplify

Digital Content Services of the Year

• China Mobile Yunnan & Huawei Technologies – Video RBT
• Mahindra Comviva and Ooredoo Kuwait – Digital Service Management
• Turkcell – BiP

Fixed Network Evolution

• Etisalat – GPON like Broadband Experience over Fixed LTE
• Evolving Networks – Bonded FTTP
• JT Group – JT Fibre – Jersey Network
• KT – GiGA Wire 2.0
• TDC Group – Europe’s First Docsis 3.1 Based GigaSpeed Network

Ground-breaking Virtualization Initiative

• Accedian – SkyLIGHT virtualized network monitoring platform and Reliance Jio 4G customer experience assurance
• Cloudify – Open vCPE
• InterDigital – Flexible-IP Services (FLIPS)
• NetNumber – TITAN Platform
• SK Telecom – T-MANO

IoT Initiative of the Year

• BT – Dynamic Secure Container Deployment to IoT Devices
• Ericsson Thailand – Thailand’s First CAT-M1 Bike Tracking System
• Inmarsat – Kigali LoRaWAN Infrastructure
• Nokia Networks – Worldwide IoT network grid (WING)
• Huawei – OceanConnect IoT Platform

Managed Services Innovation of the Year

• Amdocs – Amdocs Intelligent Operations
• CreaLog Software – MiFID II compliant Mobile Call Recording
• Multivision – Metric
• P.I. Works and Türk Telekom – C-SON Powered Managed Services
• Ruckus Wireless – Ruckus SP Cloud

Mobile Money Mastery

• FINTQnologies – Mobile Crop Loan
• Huawei Technologies – Mobile Money
• Juvo – Lend Flow
• PCCW Global – Tap&Go
• Mahindra Comviva and Airtel Tanzania – Airtel Money ‘Tap Tap’ powered by mobiquity Money

Most Innovative Cloud Service

• Aptilo Networks – Aptilo Guest Wi-Fi Cloud
• Colt Technology Services – DCA On Demand
• Digital Realty – Service Exchange
• FINTQnologies – Lendr
• Red Hat & T-Systems – T-Systems AppAgile on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

OSS Innovation

• Netcracker – NEC/Netcracker Hybrid Operations Management
• Xavient – XNCM, Xavient Network Configuration Manager
• ZTEsoft – ZSmart eHomeService solution in China Telecom

Security Solution of the Year

• Allot Communications – Allot WebSafe Personal
• Evolved Intelligence – SS7 Signalling Firewall
• Nominum – N2 Secure Business
• Sonus Networks – Security Solution from Sonus and Cellusys
• Zimperium – Telekom Mobile Protect Pro, Powered by Zimperium

Telecoms Transformation

• Adtran – CORD-compliant SD-Access Solution
• HSBC Bank – The ‘Telecommunication Efficiency Challenge’
• China Telecom and Huawei Technologies – Lab as a service
• Nokia Networks – FP4 routing silicon
• Telenor Pakistan – Dynamic Bandwidth Extension using ZTE Intelligent Coordinated Server (iCS) Solution
• Adlink Technology – Adlink’s OCP-Accepted OpenSled Specifications for Networking and Communications Server Room Usage

TV/Video Innovation

• Huawei – Envision Hybrid Video solution
• Verimatrix – MultiRights OTT Plus
• Netgem – Netgem Soundbox