September 2025
Telecoms & Connectivity

Calling All Telecoms & Connectivity Innovators: 2026 Future Digital Awards Now Open for Entries

Hampshire, UK – 3rd September 2025: Juniper Research is pleased to announce that entries are now open for the Future Digital Awards for Telco Innovation 2026.

This year’s awards cover the following categories:

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

The Future Digital Awards provide independent validation, elevate brand credibility, and open the door to powerful thought-leadership opportunities. Discover how G+D and its digital powerhouse G+D Netcetera turned award success into a strategic advantage by clicking here.

Applications are now open and free to enter. Submit your nomination using the entry form before Friday 24th October 2025 for the chance to be recognised as an industry leader when results are publicly announced in January 2026.

About Juniper Research
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