Thursday 7 November, 2019
The Montcalm Marble Arch,
London

Celebrating innovation & excellence in global telecoms

The shortlist has been announced, congratulations to our finalists!

Shining a spotlight on the industry’s most innovative companies

The 7th annual Global Telecoms Awards (GLOTEL Awards), organised by Telecoms.com, have fast become the premier event recognising innovation and excellence from any company involved in advancing and transforming today's telecoms industry.

The GLOTEL Awards themselves have an impeccable reputation thanks to the independence and impartiality of our judging panel, who boast many decades of expertise between them, as well as the strict objectivity of our editorial team.

Every year the categories are updated to reflect the latest market trends and to ensure they do justice to our increasingly diverse industry. This year features 21 categories, of which 10 are new, allowing us to recognize contributions from all parts of the value chain, including communication service providers, vendors, solutions providers, and consultancies.

This year's GLOTEL Awards celebrations will take place on 7 November in Central London where we will shine a spotlight on the wide-ranging achievements of the key players within this most vibrant of industries.

Statistics

80+

Companies Shortlisted

250+

Attendees

20+

Award Winners

Why take part in the awards?

Considering whether to enter? Besides having a good chance at winning this prestigious award, entering also allows you to:

Global Headlines

Make global headlines in the industry if your entry makes the shortlist

Critical Acclaim

Stand out from the competition and receive critical acclaim from the industry’s finest minds

Brand recognition

Enhance your brand recognition by featuring in all our print and digital awards material

Reward Project Participants

Demonstrate to project participants how much you value their contribution, the collaboration, and the achievements

Network

Celebrate and network with the industry’s most influential people

Receive a trophy

Winners are announced at the awards ceremony and gala dinner and will receive a trophy

Meet our judges!

Scott Bicheno

Editorial Director

Telecoms.com

James Crawshaw

Senior Analyst – OSS/BSS Transformation

Heavy Reading

Alan Hadden

Director

Hadden Telecoms Limited

Erik Meijer

@Board Area Technology & Innovation

Deutsche Telekom AG

Kester Mann

Director, Consumer and Connectivity

CCS Insight

Susan Welsh de Grimaldo

Director, Service Provider Strategies

Strategy Analytics

Joonas Merenheimo

Director and Partner

Northstream AB

Paolo Pescatore

Tech, Media & Telco Analyst

Independent Analyst

William Webb

Independent Consultant and CEO of Weightless SIG

Paul Lambert

Senior Analyst, Editor

Ovum

Kelsey Ziser

Senior Editor

Light Reading

Ari Banerjee

Vice President of Strategy

Netcracker

The Glotel Awards demonstrate our managed services capabilities and our ability to help businesses transform in the digital economy. We are excited to receive this award and we look forward to working with operators that need support in their critical digital transformation programs.

Pradeep De Almeida

Group Chief Technology Officer

Dialog Axiata PLC

Dialog has always been at the forefront of introducing new technology and value to empower Sri Lankan enterprises and consumers. Winning a Glotel Awards recognises our innovation efforts on a global sphere and the use cases provide great reference for other regions to follow South Asia’s lead. We can look forward to unleashing the IoT business potential in partnership with Ericsson.

Vinod Samarawickrama

Head of Sri Lanka and Maldives

Ericsson

It is a great honor to receive the ‘IoT Initiative of the Year’ Award at the Global Telecom Awards for South Asia’s first Commercial Massive IoT Network. This award is a testament to the strategic collaboration between Dialog and Ericsson and their vision to empower Sri Lankan enterprises as well as consumers via a leading technology.