Telco Innovation Awards
Entries Now Open! Closing 24th October
Award Categories
The countdown starts now! Submit your free application by 24th October for your chance to be recognised as an industry leader – no matter whether you're innovating in roaming, messaging, networks, or fraud mitigation.
Telecoms Leadership
This category honours the startups and individuals driving genuine change in the telecoms and connectivity space.
- Telecoms & Connectivity Start-up of the Year (Company)
- Telecoms & Connectivity Leader of the Year (Individual)
Messaging & CPaaS Innovation
This category honours the innovators transforming business communications and redefining how enterprises engage with customers.
- Best AI Agent Solution
- Best Business Messaging Solution
- CPaaS Provider of the Year
- Customer Data Platform Solution
- Best Customer Interaction Solution
- Best Messaging Fraud Mitigation Solution
- Messaging Innovation of the Year
- Best RCS Monetisation Solution
Network & Connectivity Innovation
This category honours the pioneers building smarter, faster, and more resilient networks for a connected world.
- AI Innovation in Telco
- Best Cellular IoT Initiative
- Best MVNO Enablement Solution
- Network API Solution Innovation
- Best Network Orchestration Solution in Telco
- Network Virtualisation Innovation of the Year
- Best Satellite Connectivity Solution
- Telecoms Cloud Innovation
Roaming Innovation
This category honours the players reinventing roaming to deliver seamless global connectivity.
- Best Billing & Charging Evolution Platform Solution
- Best Roaming Analytics & Fraud Platform
- Best Roaming Solution
- Travel eSIM Solution of the Year
Security & Fraud Innovation
This category honours the innovators protecting telecoms from evolving threats and safeguarding trust across the ecosystem.
- Best AI-powered Messaging Fraud Detection Solution
- Best Branded Calling Solution
- Flash Call Authentication Solution Innovation
- Best Mobile Identity Solution
- Best Real-time Fraud Intelligence Sharing Solution
- Best Robocalling Mitigation Solution
- Most Innovative Voice Fraud Detection Solution
Evaluation Process
Entries are initially assessed by a Juniper Research analyst panel, which then draws up a shortlist of potential winners based on a number of criteria, including:
- Product Innovation
- Features & Benefits
- Product Partnerships
- Certification & Compliance
- Future Business Prospects
These shortlists are then assessed and scored according to a rigorous set of criteria and verified by our team of experts. At the end of this process, final winners are agreed upon and confirmed by our Juniper Research judging panel.
Previous winners include:
Awards History
Excellence in Telco Innovation
Platinum Winner: Telefónica Tech
Mover & Shaker in Telco Innovation
Platinum Winner: Inderpal Singh Mumick, CEO of Dotgo
AI Innovation in Telco
Platinum Winner: Amdocs, Amdocs amAIz Generative AI Platform
Gold Winner: RocketPhone
Billing & Charging Evolution Platform Innovation
Platinum Winner: Syniverse, Universal Commerce
Gold Winner: Comfone
Best Cellular IoT Initiative
Platinum Winner: Tata Communications, Tata Communications MOVE™
Gold Winner: Wireless Logic, Conexa
Communications API Solution Innovation
Platinum Winner: Shush, Shush Sherlock
Gold Winner: Tata Communications, Customer Interaction Suite
Best Connectivity Solution for SMEs
Platinum Winner: Vantiva, Cobra 5G Xtream
Gold Winner: CypressTel, SD-WAN & SASE
Best Network Orchestration Solution in Telco
Platinum Winner: Singtel, Singtel Paragon
Gold Winner: Amdocs, Amdocs End-to-End Service Orchestration
Network Virtualisation Innovation of the Year
Platinum Winner: Console Connect
Gold Winner: NFWare, NFWare CGNAT
Sustainability in Telecommunications Innovation
Platinum Winner: Eridan, Eridan MIRACLE Module
Gold Winner: Rakuten Symphony, Sauron eBPF for Modern Telco Infrastructure
Telecoms Cloud Innovation
Platinum Winner: Rakuten Symphony, Rakuten Cloud
Gold Winner: Epsilon Telecommunications, Global Cloud Connectivity Portfolio
AI Chatbot Innovation
Platinum Winner: BICS, AI ‘WeChatBot’
Gold Winner: Zammo.ai
Carrier Billing Solution Innovation
Platinum Winner: Digital Virgo, DV PASS
Gold Winner: Bango
Conversational Commerce Solution Innovation
Platinum Winner: Route Mobile, WhatsApp Ticketing Solution
Gold Winner: Gupshup, Gupshup Converse
CPaaS Provider of the Year
Platinum Winner: Infobip, Infobip Omnichannel Platform
Customer Data Platform Solution Innovation
Platinum Winner: Tealium
Gold Winner: CM.com
Messaging Fraud Mitigation Innovation
Platinum Winner: Monty Mobile, Smartwall
Gold Winner: Mobileum, URL Scanner
Mobile Messaging Innovation of the Year
Platinum Winner: Gupshup, Gupshup AI Campaign Co-Pilot
Best RCS Business Messaging Solution: Europe
Platinum Winner: LINK Mobility
Best RCS Business Messaging Solution: Middle East & Africa
Platinum Winner: Comviva
Best RCS Business Messaging Solution: North America
Platinum Winner: Infobip
Steering of Roaming Innovation
Platinum Winner: TOMIA, Intelligent Preferred Network
Gold Winner: Mobileum, Steering of Roaming
Travel eSIM Innovation
Platinum Winner: eSIM Go, Powered by Breeze
AGT/AIT Fraud Detection Innovation
Platinum Winner: Globe Teleservices, Armour
Gold Winner: BICS, BICS Fraud Mitigation
Data & Financial Clearing Solution Innovation
Platinum Winner: MACH, Financial Clearing & Settlement
Gold Winner: Syniverse, Universal Commerce
Flash Call Authentication Solution Innovation
Platinum Winner: VOX Solutions, VOX-360
Gold Winner: GMS, GMS Flash Call Management
Mobile Authentication Innovation
Platinum Winner: Telesign, Verify API
Gold Winner: Prelude, Prelude Verify
Robocall Mitigation Innovation
Platinum Winner: TNS, TNS Call Guardian & TNS Enterprise Product Suite
Gold Winner: iconectiv, TruNumber Protect Platform
CPaaS Provider of the Year (EMEA)
Platinum Winner: Kaleyra
Gold Winner: Infobip, Infobip CPaaS platform
CPaaS Provider of the Year (Americas)
Platinum Winner: Nexmo, The Vonage API Platform
Gold Winner: Twilio
CPaaS Provider of the Year (Global)
Platinum Winner: Sinch
Gold Winner: Infobip
Best RCS Provider
Platinum Winner: Interop Technologies, Rich Communication Services Suite
Gold Winner: Infobip
Best 5G Innovation
Platinum Winner: Ericsson, Vodafone & e.GO, Factory 1
Gold Winner: Huawei, 5G Deterministic Network Solution
Best Roaming Provider
Platinum Winner: TOMIA
Gold Winner: Mobileum
Best Carrier Billing Provider
Platinum Winner: DOCOMO Digital
Gold Winner: DIMOCO
Best Digital Identity Solution
Platinum Winner: Infobip, iGate
Gold Winner: Nethone, Nethone Guard
Best Cloud Security Provider
Platinum Winner: Netskope
Gold Winner: Gemalto, a Thales company, Thales eSecurity
Best Network Protection Solution
Platinum Winner: Kontxt
Gold Winner: RedSeal, Cyber Terrain Analytics Platform
Best Mobile Attribution Platform
Platinum Winner: AppsFlyer
Gold Winner: Kochava
Best Antifraud Solution in Advertising
Platinum Winner: Pixalate
Gold Winner: TrafficGuard
Best OTT Video Provider
Platinum Winner: Disney, Disney+
Gold Winner: Amazon, Amazon Prime Video
Best Use of AI in Digital Content
Platinum Winner: KeeMotion
Gold Winner: NVIDIA, Turing GPU Architecture
Excellence in Telco Innovation
Platinum Winner: CM.com
Mover & Shaker in Telco Innovation
Platinum Winner: Silvio Kutic, CEO & Founder of Infobip
CPaaS Provider of the Year
Platinum Winner: Route Mobile
Gold Winner: Infobip, Infobip CPaaS platform
Best RCS Provider
Platinum Winner: Kaleyra, Kaleyra Cloud
Gold Winner: Infobip, RCS Business Messaging
Best Steering of Roaming Solution
Platinum Winner: Mobileum, VoLTE Roaming
Gold Winner: TNS, Roamer Control
Best Roaming Hub
Platinum Winner: BICS
Gold Winner: Comfone, Key2Roam Hub
Best Carrier Billing Provider
Platinum Winner: Telenor, Digital Direct Operator Billing
Gold Winner: DOCOMO Digital
Best Mobile Identity Solution
Platinum Winner: Mastercard, ID
Gold Winner: AnyNet, IoT Connectivity
Best SMS Firewall
Platinum Winner: Route Mobile
Gold Winner: Anam, Assure
Best Financial Clearing Solution
Platinum Winner: Evina
Gold Winner: Clear
Best Signalling Firewall Solution
Platinum Winner: Mobileum
Gold Winner: Sinch
Network Virtualisation Innovation of the Year
Platinum Winner: DriveNets, Network Cloud
Gold Winner: PCCW Global, Console Connect
Best Operator 5G Solution
Platinum Winner: Skyboxe
Gold Winner: Orange, Start Walking 5G Pack
Best Cellular IoT Initiative
Platinum Winner: Thales, IoT Safe
Gold Winner: TOMIA, TOMIA’s IoT Roaming Monetization
Best Network AI Innovation
Platinum Winner: Ericsson, Network Intelligence & Omni Network Channel
Gold Winner: Cujo, AI
Best Automotive Connectivity Solution
Platinum Winner:
Gold Winner: Thales, Thales for Automotive
Juniper Research Award for Excellence in Telco Innovation
Platinum Winner: Mobileum
Telco Mover & Shaker of the Year
Platinum Winner: Dario Calogero, CEO & Founder of Kaleyra
Best Carrier Billing Solution
Platinum Winner: Digital Virgo, DV PASS
Gold Winner: Boku
Best Steering of Roaming Solution
Platinum Winner: TOMIA, Smart Steering
Gold Winner: Mobileum, Network Traffic Redirection (NTR) v8.0
Best RCS Provider
Platinum Winner: Route Mobile RCS
Gold Winner: LINK Mobility, LINK Messaging RCS
Best Mobile Video Solution
Platinum Winner: Orange, Immersive Tour
Best CCaaS (Contact Centre-as-a-Service) Solution
Platinum Winner: Agora.io, SDRTN Solution for Telco Carriers
Gold Winner: CM.com, Mobile Service Cloud
Best Conversational AI Solution
Platinum Winner: Zammo.ai
Gold Winner: Hyro
Best Conversational Commerce Solution
Platinum Winner: Sinch Conversation API
Gold Winner: CM.com, Mobile Marketing Cloud
CPaaS Provider of the Year
Platinum Winner: Kaleyra
Gold Winner: Infobip, Customer Engagement Platform
Best Digital Transformation Project in Telco
Platinum Winner: KaiOS
Network Virtualisation Innovation of the Year
Platinum Winner: DriveNets, Network Cloud
Gold Winner: PCCW Global, Console Connect
Best Operator 5G Solution
Platinum Winner: Skyboxe
Gold Winner: Orange 5G Lab
Best Cellular IoT Initiative
Platinum Winner: Helium
Gold Winner: Eseye, AnyNet+ SIM
Best 5G Roaming Service Provider
Platinum Winner: iBasis
Gold Winner: TNS Roaming Hub
Best Robocall Mitigation Solution
Platinum Winner: TNS Identity & Protection Suite
Gold Winner: Neustar Branded Call Display (BCD)
Best Mobile Identity Solution
Platinum Winner: G+D, SIGNiT - Data Integrity for the IoT
Gold Winner: Knomi
Best SMS Firewall
Platinum Winner: Mobileum, SMS Firewall
Gold Winner: Infobip, sGate
Best Financial Clearing Solution
Platinum Winner: Comfone Clearing Services
Gold Winner: TOMIA, Financial Clearing & Settlement
Best Flash Calling Authentication Solution
Platinum Winner: VOX Carrier, VOX Flash Calling & Voice Firewall
Excellence in Telco Innovation
Platinum Winner: Skymax Networks
Mover & Shaker in Telco Innovation
Platinum Winner: Ehsan Ahmadi, CEO & Founder of VOX Solutions
Best Customer Data Platform Solution
Platinum Winner: Veego
Gold Winner: Bango
CPaaS Provider of the Year
Platinum Winner: Vonage
Gold Winner: Cisco
Best RCS Initiative
Platinum Winner: Infobip
Gold Winner: Cisco
Best Steering of Roaming Solution
Platinum Winner: TOMIA
Gold Winner: Mobileum
Best Mobile Video Solution
Platinum Winner: Huawei
Gold Winner: China Unicom
Best Carrier Billing Solution
Platinum Winner: Digital Virgo
Gold Winner: Telecoming
Best CCaaS Solution
Platinum Winner: Route Mobile
Gold Winner: Genesys
Best AI Chatbot Solution
Platinum Winner: Zammo.ai
Gold Winner: Hyro
Best Conversational Commerce Solution
Platinum Winner: Nuacem
Gold Winner: Vonage
Best Mobile Authentication Solution
Platinum Winner: Methics
Gold Winner: Nuggets
Most Innovative Anti-SMS Fraud Solution
Platinum Winner: Mobileum
Gold Winner: Subex
Best Financial Clearing Solution
Platinum Winner: TOMIA
Gold Winner: Comfone
Best Robocall Mitigation Solution
Platinum Winner: LANCK Telecom
Gold Winner: Neustar
Best Flash Call Authentication Solution
Platinum Winner: VOX Solutions
Gold Winner: Infobip
Network Virtualisation Innovation of the Year
Platinum Winner: Console Connect
Gold Winner: Rakuten Symphony
Best Operator 5G Solution
Platinum Winner: NTT DOCOMO
Gold Winner: Ericsson
Best Cellular IoT Initiative
Platinum Winner: emnify
Gold Winner: Telit
Best 5G Roaming Service Provider
Platinum Winner: TNS
Gold Winner: Vodafone
Best Digital Transformation Project in Telco
Platinum Winner: Deutsche Telekom in partnership with Colt, PCCW Global, and Vodafone
Gold Winner: TNS
Excellence in Telco Innovation
Platinum Winner: Sinch
Mover & Shaker in Telco Innovation
Platinum Winner: Andrea Giacomini, CEO of Mitto
Best Customer Data Platform Solution
Platinum Winner: VodafoneZiggo & BlueConic
Gold Winner: China Mobile & AsiaInfo Technologies, Customer Network Data Middle Platform
CPaaS Provider of the Year
Platinum Winner: Infobip, Infobip Communications Platform
Best IoT Roaming Solution
Platinum Winner: Telefónica
Gold Winner: Vodafone
Best Steering of Roaming Solution
Platinum Winner: TOMIA, Intelligent Preferred Network
Gold Winner: Mobileum
Best Carrier Billing Solution
Platinum Winner: Telecoming
Gold Winner: Digital Virgo
Best CCaaS Solution
Platinum Winner: Vonage, Vonage Contact Center
Gold Winner: Tata Communications, InstaCC
Best AI Chatbot Solution
Platinum Winner: Gupshup, ACE LLM
Gold Winner: BT & Soprano Design, Patient Concierge
Best Conversational Commerce Solution
Platinum Winner: Tata Communications, Customer Interaction Suite
Gold Winner: Gupshup
Mobile Messaging Innovation of the Year
Platinum Winner: Interop Technologies, Basic RCS
Best Mobile Authentication Solution
Platinum Winner: Route Mobile, P2A-based Authentication
Gold Winner: Zumigo, Zumigo Assure Authentication
Most Innovative SMS Fraud Mitigation Solution
Platinum Winner: Global Message Services, RPA-powered SMS Firewall
Gold Winner: XConnect, Global Number Range Service
Best Financial Clearing Solution
Platinum Winner: Syniverse, Financial Clearing and Settlement
Gold Winner: TOMIA, Financial Clearing & Settlement
Best Robocall Mitigation Solution
Platinum Winner: BICS, FraudGuard
Gold Winner: TransUnion, TruContact Spoofed Call Protection, Powered by Neustar
Best Flash Call Authentication Solution
Platinum Winner: VOX Solutions, VOX360
Gold Winner: Mobileum, Mobileum Flash Calls
Best AGT/AIT Fraud Solution
Platinum Winner: LANCK Telecom, FOUNDATION FMS
Gold Winner: Telesign, Telesign Verify Plus & Telesign Intelligence
Network Virtualisation Innovation of the Year
Platinum Winner: Rakuten Symphony, Symcloud
Gold Winner: Console Connect
Best Cellular IoT Initiative
Platinum Winner: Eseye, AnyNet+ Cellular IoT Connectivity Solution
Gold Winner: Bridge Alliance, APAC Multi-domestic Connectivity Solution for Automotives
Best Digital Transformation Project in Telco
Platinum Winner: Thales, Trusted Digital Telcos
Best AI Innovation in Telco
Platinum Winner: Dubber, Moments
Gold Winner: Comviva, MobiLytix AI
Best Satellite Connectivity Service
Platinum Winner: Orange Satellite & Nordnet
Best Network Orchestration Solution in Telco
Platinum Winner: Tata Elxsi, NEURON
Gold Winner: DCConnect Global Limited, DC Gateway
Best Billing & Charging Evolution Platform
Platinum Winner: Syniverse, Universal Commerce
Gold Winner: Comviva, PreTups Voucher Management System
Sustainability in Telecommunications Innovation of the Year
Platinum Winner: GeoLinks, ClearFiber
