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Leading Lights Awards

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