2024 Leading Lights Winners and Finalists
Congratulations to the 2024 winners and finalists in The Leading Lights Awards.
Watch the video presentation and recap here.
Most Innovative Optical Networking Product
Winner
- Infinera – ICE-X 800G multi-haul intelligent coherent pluggables
Finalists
Acacia – Delphi DSP ASIC
Adtran Networks SE – Coherent 100ZR Pluggable Series
Credo Technology Group – Dove 850 Linear Receive Optics (LRO) DSP
Infinera – ICE-X 800G multi-haul intelligent coherent pluggables
Lumentum – 800G ZR+ Transceivers
Marvell – Orion 800G Coherent Digital Signal Processor (DSP)
Precision OT – Genesee Dispersion Compensation ASIC
Qualcomm – 10G Fiber Gateway Platform
Most Innovative Routing and Switching Solution
Winner
- Nokia – 7730 Service Interconnect Router (SXR)
Finalists
DZS – Saber 2200 Coherent xHaul Ethernet transport switch
Juniper Networks – AI-Native Networking Platform
Marvell – Teralynx 10
Nokia – 7730 Service Interconnect Router (SXR)
RtBrick – FullStack
Most Innovative Service Provider Transport Product or Solution
Winner
- BroadbandOne – Telco-as-a-Service (TaaS)
Finalists
BroadbandOne – Telco-as-a-Service (TaaS)
Infinera – ICE-X 400G Single Fiber
IP Infusion – OcNOS 6.4
Marvell – COLORZ 800 ZR/ZR+ Pluggable Module
Nokia – Coherent Routing Solution for IP-Optical Network Convergence
ZTE – Pluggable 800G OTN Solution
Most Innovative Telecom Software Product or Solution
Winner
- Totogi – Charging-as-a-Service
Finalists
Amdocs – amAIz
Infinera – Open Wave Manager
Jio Platforms Ltd. – JioBrain
Mavenir – Digital Enablement Platform
Optiva – Optiva BSS Platform (OBP) on Google Marketplace
Rakuten Symphony – Rakuten Site Manager
Tata Elxsi – Sky DNE (Digital Network Enabler)
Totogi – Charging-as-a-Service
Vonage – Network Registry
ZTE – uSmartNet
Most Innovative Test & Measurement Product or Solution
Winner
- VIAVI – INX 760 Probe Microscope
Finalists
Keysight – AresONE 800GE Dual Interface Model-M
Ookla – Downdetector Explorer with AI-Powered Situation Reports
RADCOM – Virtual Test Drive
RouteThis – Certify
VIAVI – INX 760 Probe Microscope
Witbe – Quality of Experience and Data Usage Benchmarking Technology
Most Innovative RAN Product or Solution
Winner
- ZTE – UBR Pioneer
Finalists
Cohere Technologies and Vodafone – Universal Spectrum Multiplier Software
Corning – Everon 5G Enterprise Radio Access Network (ERAN) 620
EdgeQ – Base Station on a Chip
Globalstar – XCOM Radio Access Network (RAN)
Radisys, Lockheed Martin and Intel – 5G Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB)
Tejas Networks – TJ1400 Ultra-Converged Baseband Product
ZTE – UBR Pioneer
Most Innovative Broadband Product or Solution
Winner
- Calix – Calix Broadband Platform Intelligent Access Solution
Finalists
Amazon – eero Max 7
ATX Networks – GigaXtend Orchestrator
Calix – Calix Broadband Platform Intelligent Access Solution
Gfiber – 20 Gig + Wi-Fi 7
Harmonic – Beacon Intelligent Speed Maximizer
Nokia – Next generation multi-PON toolkit
Tarana Wireless – Gigabit 1 (G1) in 6GHz
Vecima Networks – Entra EN9000 GAP Node
Most Innovative Cloud Product or Service
Winner
- Wind River – Wind River Studio
Finalists
Arrcus – FlexMCN Egress Cost Control (ECC)
Console Connect – Edge SIM
Extreme Networks – ExtremeCloud IQ
IBM – Hybrid Cloud Mesh
Juniper Networks – AI-Native Networking Platform
Nokia – Corteca Home Controller
Rakuten Symphony – Rakuten Cloud
Titan.ium Platform and Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier
Wind River – Wind River Studio
Company of the Year
Winner
- KT
Finalists
Amdocs
KT
Singtel
SK Telecom
Vecima Networks
Zayo Group
Executive of the Year
Winner
- Woojune Kim, President and Head of Networks Business, Samsung
Finalists
Arpit Joshipura, GM, SVP, Linux Foundation
Dinni Jain, CEO, GFiber
Elif Yenihan Kaya, Director, Network Capabilities, Turkcell
Bruce Kelley, SVP and CTO, Netscout
Woojune Kim, President and Head of Networks Business, Samsung
Igor Leprince, Group CEO, Boldyn Networks
Bill Major, CEO, FiberLight, LLC
Rajesh Vashist, Chairman and CEO, SiTime Corp.
Outstanding Use Case: AI/Machine Learning
Winner
- SK Telecom – On-Device AI for Smartphone Power Saving
Finalists
6D Technologies – AI-driven Customer Value Management Platform
Ciena – Blue Planet Network Health Predictor
Huawei and China Mobile – ADN Net Master
Jio Platforms Ltd. – Forecasting Network Capacity with JioBrain
Mavenir – Network Intelligence as a Service (NIaaS)
SK Telecom, Nokia, NTT and NTT Docomo – AI-native Air Interface (AI-AI)
SK Telecom – On-Device AI for Smartphone Power Saving
ZTE and DITO – 3D Radio Composer Solution
Outstanding Use Case: Bridging the Digital Divide
Winner
- Conexon, Washington EMC, Tri-County Electric Cooperative – Conexon Connect Fiber Broadband Impact
Finalists
Baicells – Connecting the Tohono O'odham Tribe in Arizona
Calix – Broadband Academy & The Broadband Success Playbook for Tribes
Conexon, Washington EMC, Tri-County Electric Cooperative – Conexon Connect Fiber Broadband Impact
DZS, Connect2First, Irby Utilities – City of Cabot Fiber Network
Fibertime Networks, Nokia and VulaCoin – South African Internet Access
HFCL – Baidabettu and Baslambi Villages
Hughes and Mexico's SICT – Isla Santa Margarita Smart Village Project
Hughes, Microsoft and Colombia's MICT – Juntas de Internet: Connectivity Communities
Tarana Wireless and Choice Broadband – Navajo Nation project
Veea – Veea Digital Divide Solution for Argamukti, Indonesia
Outstanding Use Case: Customer Experience
Winner
- Spectrum Enterprise – Texas State Aquarium
Finalists
Arelion – OSTTRA's Ethernet Services
Comba Telecom and Highline – Viracopos International Airport's 5G Indoor Network
DZS and UScellular – Self-Install 5G CPE
Frontier Communications – Marcus Communications' Business Fiber
HFCL – Customer Loyalty
PearlComm and Conexon – Pearl River Valley EPA Fiber Network
Spectrum Enterprise – Texas State Aquarium
Outstanding Use Case: Network Energy Efficiency
Winner
- Mavenir – Energy-Efficient 5G UPF
Finalists
Amdocs and Claro Argentina – Mobile Network Energy Efficiency
Mavenir – Energy-Efficient 5G UPF
Nokia Mobile Networks – Virtual Power Plant Solution
SK Telecom, Intel and Nokia – AI-Assisted Network Energy Efficiency Solutions
Outstanding Use Case: Networked Edge
Winner
- Qwilt, Cirion – Media Delivery for Content Publishers in Latin America
Finalists
Graphiant and Rampart CIO – New Network Edge
Qwilt, Cirion – Media Delivery for Content Publishers in Latin America
Rakuten Symphony – Stateful Edge with Rakuten Cloud
Singtel – Paragon for Telcos
Outstanding Use Case: Private Networks
Winner
- Nokia, Solis Tower de Brasil – Vera Cruz do Xingu Farm
Finalists
Anterix – 900 MHz Private Wireless Ecosystem for Utilities
Nokia, Solis Tower de Brasil – Vera Cruz do Xingu Farm
Trilogy NextGen, Microsoft and Ericsson – TBN Studio
Outstanding Use Case: RAN Deployment
Winner
- Skylo – DDS Satellite Service
Finalists
Freshwave – Princess Alexandra Hospital
Mavenir – Paradise Mobile
P.I. Works – Telus
Skylo – DDS Satellite Service
Outstanding Use Case: Network and Service Automation
Winner
- Radisys, Dense Air and EdgeQ, Inc. – Millennium Lakeside Garage Network Pilot
Finalists
Airties – Airties Orbit
Ciena – Spectrum Defragmentation App
Huawei and China Mobile Zhejiang – ICN Master Solution
Nokia – Multi-Access Network Slicing
Radisys, Dense Air and EdgeQ, Inc. – Millennium Lakeside Garage Network Pilot
ZTE and China Mobile Fujian – Network Optimization
Outstanding Use Case: IoT
Winner
- Cradlepoint – City of Las Vegas Smart Park
Finalists
Cradlepoint – City of Las Vegas Smart Park
Infovista and Italgas – Automated Smart Meter Monitoring and Assurance
Skylo, Murata and Sony – 5G-Ready Narrowband IoT Over Satellite
ZTE, China Mobile and Guangdong Limited – China Southern Power Grid (Shenzhen)
Outstanding Use Case: Driving Digital Transformation
Winner
- Boingo Wireless – MTA, LIRR Cellular Expansion
Finalists
Boingo Wireless – MTA, LIRR Cellular Expansion
Comba Telecom – Smart Transport Service
LotusFlare and Globe Telecom – GFiber Prepaid
Matrixx Software – One New Zealand LaunchPad MVNE
Spectrum Enterprise – Paul Miller Ford