Awards

BE SEEN AS A 5G CHAMPION AT OUR AWARDS CEREMONY

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

The 5G World 2021 Awards celebrate and recognise achievement and excellence in the industry.

WHY JOIN US IN 2021?

Recognize your team's success

This is your chance to celebrate the hard work of your team at an event full of Telecoms industry professionals

Raise your company profile

Master your sector – build business connections at our awards across the Telecoms industry

Celebrate Innovation in Telecoms

The 5G World Awards celebrate innovation and excellence in the telco industry - be apart of an evening that acknowledges the entire ecosystem both within London and beyond

Network with the most influential names in the industry

All the companies leading innovation in the Telecoms industry will be in attendance for an exclusive evening of entertainment and building business connections

Entertain your clients at the spectacular awards evening

Bring your clients and prospects along to the Awards to join the celebrations and enjoy an evening of exclusive entertainment, networking, and celebrations of Telecoms achievements over the last 12 months.

Be amongst the leading decision makers and influencers in the telcospace

Celebrate with an engaged audience of some of the most senior executives in the telecoms community at an evening which showcases innovation in 5G trials, developments, automation technology, core network technologies and more

The Awards Categories in 2021 include

Most Innovative 5G Enterprise Partnership/Trial

Best FWA Technology

Best 5G Network Security Technology

Most Innovative AI or ML Technology for the Network

Most Innovative Edge Computing Development

Best Open RAN Solution

Most Sustainable Network Solution

5G Core Network Technology

Best RAN Evolution Project

Best Network Slicing Trial or Demonstration

Telecom Service Innovation

Best Test & Measurement Technology

Most Innovative Private Network Trial or Deployment

Best Telco Cloud Strategy

People's Choice: Most Innovative Regulator

People's Choice: Telco Leader of the Year

People's Choice: 5G’s Woman of the Year

Want to be part of this year's awards?

THE 2021 JUDGES INCLUDED

Aaron Boasman-Patel

Vice President of AI, Customer Experience and Data

TM Forum

Adaora Okeleke

Senior Analyst, Telecoms Operations & IT

Omdia

Andy Jones

Managing Director

Jonesthefone Consulting

Camille Mendler

Chief Analyst, Enterprise Services

Omdia

Chris Silberberg

Research Analyst

Omdia

Daryl Schoolar

Practice Leader: Fixed and Mobile Infrastructure

Omdia

Dimitris Mavrakis

Research Director

ABI Research

Don Alusha

Senior Analyst: Telco Digitzation

ABI Research

Gabriel Brown

Principal Analyst

Heavy Reading

James Crawshaw

Principal Analyst, Service Provider Operations and IT

Omdia

Jamie Lenderman

Senior Analyst

Omdia

Jennifer Pigg Clark

Principal Analyst – Cloud Infrastructure & Edge Computing

Heavy Reading

Leo Gergs

Senior Research Analyst

ABI Research

Michela Menting

Research Director

ABI Research

Neil Shah

Vice President, Research & Partner, Counterpoint Technology Market Research

Counterpoint Research

Pablo Tomasi

Principal Analyst, Private Networks

Omdia

Remy Pascal

Principal Analyst, Mobile Infrastructure

Omdia

Shiv Putcha

Founder and Principal Analyst

Mandala Insights

Stephanie Gibbons

Principal Analyst, Carrier Network Software

Omdia

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2020 WINNERS

Best 5G International Commercial Launch

SK Telecom

SK Telecom’s World-First 5G Hyper-Connectivity

Telecom Service Innovation

KT Corp.

GEPP: Global Epidemic Prevention Platform

Best 5G Core Network Technology

Mavenir

Mavenir 5G Core (5GC)

Best Network Slicing Trial or Demonstration

Telenor ASA

Commercializing network slicing based on 5G-Standalone

Best Edge Computing Technology

HUAWEI

5G Deterministic Networking Oriented MEC Solution

Best 5G Network Security Technology

Palo Alto Networks

5G Subscriber ID Security and 5G Equipment ID Security

Best Network Automation Technology

Affirmed Networks

Affirmed Networks

Most innovative 5G enterprise partnership/trial

HUAWEI

Wuhan 5G Smart Anti-Epidemic Project

Most Successful 5G Consumer Service

ZTE

5G+ Live TV Service

Greatest 5G Innovation

KT Corp.

5G Cloud Autonomous Driving

Best RAN Technology

HUAWEI

5G Massive MIMO large-scale deployment, Enabling Superior 5G Experience

Best OpenRAN Technology

Mavenir

Mavenir OpenRAN Virtualized RAN

Best Network Virtualisation Initiative

HUAWEI

Telco Cloud for 5G

Best Test & Measurement Technology

ZTE

Flow-based Precise Network Insight Solution - iFlow(Insight Flow)

5G World Awards Ceremony Winners on Stage

A CELEBRATION OF 5G INNOVATION

The 5G World Awards celebrate innovation and excellence in the telco industry - acknowledging the entire ecosystem both within London and beyond.

With 15 dedicated awards categories, the 5G World Awards are designed to showcase innovation in 5G trials, developments, automation technology, core network technologies and more.

Last year's awards took place at Draper's Hall, located in the very heart of the City of London.

Take a look at all the big wins from the past editions of the Awards.

Interested in sponsoring the awards?

Elevate your brand among leading organisations in telecoms and emerging technologies. To discuss sponsorship opportunities, contact our Head of Sales, Owen Lochner