Access Network Innovation (Wireline & FWA)

• DOCSIS® 4.0 3 GHz Extended Spectrum Specification by CableLabs
• FTTU: XGS-PON Fiber-to-the-Unit Access by Internet Subway
• Permit Validation Automation by Techwave Consulting Inc.
• Pole Loading & Make-Ready Engineering (MRE) Tools by Techwave Consulting Inc. 
• TITAN 6000 FWA CPE by Global Telcom Engineering
• Vecima Entra® vCMTS by Vecima Networks

AI in Live Telecom Networks

• JioBrain by Jio Platforms Ltd.
• Netcracker Agentic AI Solution
• NOSSIS Genius DeepVision for Field Operations
• Plume Platform: AI-Native Network Intelligence and Orchestration
• Rakuten Mobile Network E2E Performance & Capacity Solution 
• Spectrum AI by Federated Wireless

AI-Driven Customer Experience

• 1NCE Insights: AI-Powered Intelligence for IoT Operations
• All West Fiber x Quesee AI – Customer Experience & Retention Analytics
• Cisco IQ
• Netcracker Agentic AI Solution
• Netcracker Intelligent Customer Experience
• Plume Platform: Agentic AI Customer Experience Orchestration

AI-RAN Innovation

• Amdocs Cognitive RAN
• ECHO (Enhanced Channel Insight with Holographic Observability) by Cohere Technologies
• Rakuten Mobile AI-RAN Platform
• Qualcomm Dragonwing™ Agentic RAN Management Service
• Samsung's AI-Powered RAN Speed Optimizer Field Trial on KDDI's Commercial Network
• Spectrum-NET

Autonomous Network Operations

• Blue Planet, a division of Ciena
• Droma (formerly Grokstream)
• Google Cloud
• JPL’s TelOS
• Netcracker Technology
• Nile

Broadband Build of the Year

• City of Dublin, Ohio & altafiber Public Private Partnership
• Ezee Fiber, New Mexico Fiber-to-the-Home Expansion
• Fidium + Maine Connectivity Authority, Lincoln County Fiber Expansion Partnership
• Kelly Digital Infrastructure workforce acceleration program
• Nextlink Internet + Tarana G2 Broadband Deployment
• WOW! Next-Generation Broadband Upgrade in Newnan, Georgia

BSS/OSS Platform Innovation

• Blue Planet, a division of Ciena
• HORISEN Messaging Operating System (mOS)
• Kansys Edge
• Netcracker Digital Platform
• NOSSIS One - Agentic AI with MCP
• Site Management 3.0 by Rakuten Symphony
• ThinkSpec by SEAnova LLC

Data Center & AI Infrastructure Innovation

• Advanced nanoGUARD™ by actnano
• Alkira
• Butlr Heatic Sensor
• Erthos Earth Mount Solar™ Platform
• Nxera DC Tuas: Sustainable, Multi-Tenanted and AI-Ready Data Centre Infrastructure
• Rebel100™ by Rebellions
• SiTime Chorus™ Clock-System-on-a-Chip (ClkSoC) Family

Digital Inclusion & Affordability Impact

• City of Pharr, TX – Pharr Connect Community Broadband & Digital Equity Initiative

Fiber and Wireline Deployment Innovation

• AirWorks AI-Powered Broadband Infrastructure Mapping
• Boingo Fiber: First-Ever “Instant-On” Fiber-to-the-Home solution on a U.S. military base
• Broadband IQ™ Long-Haul Planner from VCTI
• ClearWay from Render Networks
• Fujikura 100R Mass Fusion Splicer by AFL
• Vecima Entra® vPON Manager™ for XGS-PON

Industrial IoT & Connected Infrastructure

• Amazon Sidewalk
• Cisco Industrial Networking
• flespi by Gurtam
• Impinj Gen2X®
• Iridium 9604
• Singtel Global IoT Connectivity

Network APIs & Programmable Networks

• Konera powered by BICS
• LF-AMP (LotusFlare API Monetization Platform)
• Lumen Connect®
• Paragon by Singtel
• Singtel Connected Intelligence
• Spectrotel Network Intelligence Center and Managed Network Services

Network Security Innovation

• Aeris IoT Watchtower®
• Antares by Cisco
• Nile
• Advanced Core Routing (ACR) by OXIO
• Singtel Unified SASE Convergence

Network Testing, Assurance & Observability

• HeliumOS: WOX (Wi-Fi Offload Experience) Gateway
• Lighthouse® from Opengear
• MetTel POTS Transformation
• NOSSIS Genius ARISE + NOSSIS Genius SENTINEL
• TruSystems® — XRComm’s Physical AI Platform
• Vecima Entra Access Test Platform and Entra Access Simulators

Private & Enterprise Wireless Innovation

• Askey SCU2080 5G Small Cell with Canoga Perkins SyncMetra
• Extreme Multi-Beam Wireless by Extreme Networks
• Plexera Private Network Exchange (PNX)
• Singtel 5G+ Mobile Workspace
• Private Wireless Network for Mining 4.0 by Star Solutions

Revenue Enablement Beyond Connectivity

• Internet Subway Managed Connectivity Revenue Model
• Netcracker Next-Generation Revenue Management Platform
• Paragon by Singtel
• The Digital Vending Machine® from Bango
• TransUnion Branded Call Display
• WiSNET® by Slice Wireless Solutions

Telecom Cloud & Edge Infrastructure

• HeliumOS
• NetLync’s Entitlements-as-a-Service® (EaaS®)
• Rakuten Cloud
• Ribbon Cloud Native Voice Security on AWS
• Singtel CUBΣ: Intelligent Cloud & Edge Infrastructure for the Physical AI Era

Tribal & Indigenous Connectivity Leadership

• BeyondReach Fixed Wireless Backhaul Network
• Resilient Satellite Broadband Connectivity for Native American Healthcare Facilities by MetTel
• Mescalero Apache Telecom - NPT Automated IP Routing from Ribbon
• Tribal Training Initiative from Clearfield

Wireless Network Innovation (Core & RAN)

• Askey SCU2080 5G Small Cell with Canoga Perkins SyncMetra
• Castanet 5G Broadcast Internet
• Nokia on Red Hat OpenShift with Everpure
• OCUDU Technical Project from The Linux Foundation
• Pulsone™ Multi-G for ISAC and NTN by Cohere Technologies

2026 Carrier of the Year

• C Spire
• Kinetic
• Ripple Fiber
• Shenandoah Telecommunications (Shentel)
• The One Plan
• Xfinity Mobile

2026 Innovation of the Year

• 864F Micro Cable 9.5 mm with 160 µm Optical Fiber by HFCL
• Alianza Crux
• Alkira – A Lumen Connect® Solution
• Droma (formerly Grok) Agentic Operations Platform
• FOSC® 550 Closure by CommScope, an Amphenol company
• MetTel POTS Transformation

2026 Innovator of the Year

• Kate Johnson, CEO, Lumen Technologies
• Matt Marino, Chief Executive Officer, Ezee Fiber

2026 Operator-Vendor Partnership of the Year

• Rakuten Mobile + 1Finity
• Samsung Networks and Verizon’s Next-Generation Technology Field Trial at Summer Soccer Fan Event
• Skylo x floLive NTN IoT Connectivity
• Taara + Liquid
• TELUS x Plume: AI-Powered Digital Care Transformation
• Wyandotte Municipal Services + Synamedia