Introducing the 2024 Finalists:

AI

  • AI Empowered Receiver Design for 6G Wireless Communications: InterDigital
  • Accelerated Root Cause Analysis (aRCA): Fujitsu Network Communications
  • Netwrx.ai: EnterpriseWeb
  • AI/ML-based neural receiver for AI-native 6G air interface: Rohde & Schwarz
  • Netcracker GenAI Telco Solution: Netcracker Technology

 

Analytics/Automation

  • Rakuten AI for Telecom: Rakuten Symphony
  • OXIO BrandIQ: OXIO
  • Mavenir’s Cloud-Native Automation: Mavenir
  • RouteThis Certify: RouteThis
  • Netcracker Intelligent Automation Solutions: Netcracker Technology

 

Business Services

  • MetTel SD-WAN: Axicom
  • Singtel CUBΣ: Singtel
  • INFORM Branded Calling from First Orion: First Orion
  • Flowroute: Flowroute, a BCM One Company

 

BSS/OSS

  • Rakuten Symphony OSS Product Suite: Rakuten Symphony
  • Blue Planet Cloud Native Platform: Ciena
  • Totogi Charging-as-a-Service on AWS: Totogi/TelcoDR
  • Mavenir Digital Enablement BSS: Mavenir
  • Netcracker Digital Platform: Netcracker Technology

 

Cloud Networking (Public, Private or Hybrid)

  • Rakuten Cloud: Rakuten Symphony
  • Extreme Fabric: Extreme Networks
  • Aviatrix Cloud Network Security Platform-as-a-Service: Aviatrix PaaS: Aviatrix
  • Alkira Global Backbone as a Service: Alkira
  • Flexential Fabric: Flexential

 

Cloud Data Center

  • Nokia Event-Driven Automation (EDA): Nokia
  • Rakuten Cloud: Rakuten Symphony
  • The Unparalleled Cloud Connectivity Automation: Elea Auto-Pilot Project: Elea Data Centers

 

Customer Engagement

  • TNS Enterprise Branded Calling: Transaction Network Services
  • NOVOS FiBER Customer Engagement Platform powered by GOCare: NOVOS Fiber
  • The Digital Vending Machine®: Bango
  • b.well Connected Health Platform: b.well Connected Health
  • Helium Mobile: VSC

 

Digital Divide

  • Aqualinq: Aqualinq
  • Helium Mobile: VSC
  • Calix SmartTown: Calix
  • Tarana ngFWA: Tarana Wireless, Inc.
  • Kwikbit Internet’s Campaign Revolutionizes the Manufactured Housing Experience: Kwikbit

 

IoT

  • CDM - Cognitive Digital Mine: Nokia
  • Reelables 5G Smart Label: Reelables
  • Singtel APAC Multi-domestic Connectivity: Singtel
  • Boingo Converged Neutral Host Wireless Network: Boingo Wireless
  • Wiliot / Ambient Intelligence Platform: Wiliot

 

Network Test and Measurement

  • RADCOM Virtual Drive Test: RADCOM
  • Landslide CNF Resiliency Testing Solution: Spirent Communications
  • FlowScout MPO OLTS Test Set: AFL
  • Calix Broadband Platform Speed and Performance Insights: Calix

 

Next-Gen Deployment Fiber/Wireline

  • Aqualinq: Aqualinq
  • 800G: Windstream Wholesale
  • GFiber Gigabit Fiber Optic Internet: Delivering 20 Gig and Beyond: Google Fiber (GFiber)
  • Fiber Future Unleashed: The Power of Quad-Band Coexistence Technology to Meet Our the Evolving Needs of Our Business and Customers Without Major Network Upgrades: Frontier Communications
  • ICE-X 800G Multi-haul Intelligent Coherent Pluggables: Infinera

 

Security

  • SingVerify and Enterprise Mobile Protect: Singtel
  • TNS Enterprise Authentication and Spoof Protection: Transaction Network Services
  • Mavenir’s security solution for messaging and voice services on mobile networks: Mavenir
  • Cato SASE Cloud Platform: Cato Networks
  • Singtel Quantum-Safe Network: Singtel

 

Sustainability

  • The Ocient Hyperscale Data Warehouse™: Ocient
  • Private Wireless Sustainability Calculator: Nokia
  • Matter-Compliant, Wirelessly-Powered Smart Home Sensor Technology: Powercast Corporation
  • Over-the-Air Federated Learning for Energy-Efficient Wireless Intelligence: InterDigital
  • ECL MV1: ECL

 

Top Changemaker

  • Rahul Atri, Managing Director, Rakuten Symphony India and President, OSS BU, Rakuten Symphony
  • Roger Timmerman, Executive Director, UTOPIA Fiber
  • Danielle Rios, CEO of TelcoDR and acting CEO of Totogi
  • Christos Karmis, CEO of Boldyn Networks, US
  • Mariam Sorond, CEO and Chairman of the Board of NextNav

Wireless – Fixed Wireless

  • Redefining Retirement Living Through 5G mmWave FWA Connectivity: Airspan Networks
  • Tarana ngFWA: Tarana Wireless
  • Airties Smart Wi-Fi for T-Mobile 5G Home Internet: Airties

Wireless – Mobile Evolution

  • Intrado Locate Before Route (LBR): Intrado
  • Track-to-train multi-gigabit mmWave solution: Sivers Semiconductors
  • RIPSIM Rapid Integrated Platform for eSIM lifecycle management: RiPSIM Technologies
  • InterDigital’s 6G Sensing Solution: InterDigital
  • Next Generation 3D PNT: Terrestrial 3D PNT powered by low band spectrum: NextNav

Wireless – Private Wireless Networks

  • Celona 5G LAN: Celona
  • Singtel 5G for Enterprises: Singtel
  • Vision Reimagined: Empowering Sight Loss Fans with 5G Connectivity: Airspan Networks
  • Nokia Digital Automation Cloud: Nokia
  • Apogee Converge: Aura Wireless

Wireless – Wireless RAN

  • Opportunity for 50% greater spectral capacity using Cohere’s Universal Spectrum Multiplier Software xApp to relieve Congested Low & Mid Band FDD spectrum during O-RAN base station update: Cohere Technologies and Vodafone
  • Bermuda’s Trailblazing E2E Virtualized Cloud-Native Open RAN Network: Mavenir and Paradise Mobile
  • Wind River Studio Operator: Wind River
  • Omnis RAN Automated Analytics and Automated Optimization Modules: NETSCOUT
  • FOCOM: Transforming Network Automation with Seamless Multi-Vendor Integration: Parallel Wireless