EVENT STARTS IN:
- 00Days
- 00Hrs
- 00Mins
- 00Secs
Headliner Stage, Network X, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles
Tuesday 14th October 2025
3:00pm – 5:30pm CET
Broadband Excellence Awards
The WBBA Broadband Excellence Awards celebrate innovation across global broadband ecosystem, recognizing organizations and technologies shaping the future of connectivity and empowering communities through broadband.
WBBA welcomes operators, vendors, policymakers, and ecosystem partners to participate in this global recognition program—celebrating the transformative power of broadband to fuel economic development, sustainability, and digital equity worldwide.
2025 Categories
Network Infrastructure Innovation Excellence
Honors breakthrough broadband technologies that transform connectivity through creative architectures and deployment strategies for smarter digital societies.
Target Applicants:
- Operators
- Vendors
Smart Gigacity Excellence
Recognizes operator-government partnerships deploying broadband and AI to create smarter, more sustainable urban environments.
- Applicants: Operators, Vendors
Broadband for Digital Inclusion Excellence
Recognizes initiatives that bridge the digital divide by providing affordable connectivity to underserved communities.
- Applicants: Operators, Vendors, Public Sectors, Cross-sectors
Intelligent Home Innovation Excellence
Recognizes advancements in technologies and services that transform connected homes through smart Customer Premises Equipment and Networks to deliver seamless digital experiences.
- Applicant: Operators, CEP and CPN Vendors, Vendors, System Integrators / Solution Providers, Startups / Innovation
Broadband Innovation Excellence for Future Applications
Recognizes innovations that expand broadband capabilities to power next-generation digital experiences through future-proofed networks delivering ultra-low latency and intelligent optimization.
- Operators and vendors collaboration
AI in Network Excellence
Recognizes initiatives that leverage artificial intelligence to transform network capabilities, enabling advanced applications through intelligent automation and optimization that create more efficient, responsive digital ecosystems.
- Applicants: Operators and vendors collaboration