The World Communication Awards 2022 has seen its fiercest competition to date, with entries from across the world battling it out to be recognised as the best of the best.
Below you will find the shortlist of companies selected by the WCA’s expert judging panel.
Congratulations to all of the entrants that have made it this far. We look foward to seeing you on November 1st when this year’s winners will be announced.
B2B SERVICE OF THE YEAR
China Unicom Global, CloudBond
KT AICC
Orange Business Services, Flexible SD-WAN with Fortinet
Singtel Software Defined Network Services
Telia Global IoT Connectivity
Telstra Enhanced Enterprise Wireless service – powered by Ericsson and Cradlepoint
Verizon On Site 5G with Celona 5G LAN
BEST DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME
GoldConnect
Netcracker Technology and Virgin Media O2
Orange International Carriers – Digital transformation programme
Ooredoo Group
stc WBU Transformation Journey
BEST NETWORK TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE
Collaborative Blockchain Industry Solution for Data Services Inventory Matching & Automated Settlement: Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier, Vodafone, Colt Technology Services, PCCW Global
Colt Technology Services & Ciena
EE’s 5G rollout
Ericsson & Telstra, Composite Orchestration of hybrid services
TDC NET-Ericsson
BEST OPERATOR IN AN EMERGING MARKET
Converge ICT Solutions Inc.
inwi (Wana Corporate)
Ooredoo Palestine
Telecom International Myanmar Co., Ltd (Mytel)
BEST WHOLESALE OPERATOR
China Mobile International Limited
Colt Technology Services
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier
iBASIS
MTN GlobalConnect
Orange Wholesale France
Sparkle
CRISIS RESPONSE AWARD
BAI Communications Australia
Globe Telecom and Amdocs
Inseego and Verizon
Kyivstar
PLDT and Smart’s Crisis Leadership in Super Typhoon Rai
Turkcell
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AWARD
AsiaInfo Technologies (China), INC
Colt Technology Services
China Mobile Beijing & Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
CITIC Telecom CPC, AI AR Remote Hand
Digicel Group
Ncell Axiata Limited
Orange 5G Lab
Subtonomy, SubSearch
Swisscom, Plato
OPERATOR OF THE YEAR
Colt Technology Services
KT, DIGICO
Orange
PLDT and Smart
PEOPLE & CULTURE AWARD
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin)
Sofrecom Tunisie
TalkTalk Wholesale Services
WCA 2021 winners celebrate on stage
THE 5G IMPLEMENTATION AWARD
China Unicom Global
China Mobile International Limited
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier – Ready for 5G Roaming
Ericsson’s 5G Implementation for Australian Mobile Network Operators
KT’s Ubiquitous 5G
Singtel 5G standalone – powered by Ericsson
THE ACCESS INNOVATION AWARD
Cohere Technologies, First MU-MIMO Software Solution
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., FTTR
InCoax Networks and PCs for People
SK Telecom & Samsung Eletronics
stc OpenAccess
THE BEYOND CONNECTIVITY AWARD
China Mobile & Huawei, 5G Barrier-free Calling
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier
KT AI Service Robot
Ooredoo Tunisia, EZ
Singtel’s 5G enterprise initiatives in Singapore – powered by Ericsson
THE CLOUD NATIVE AWARD
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier, The Magenta Hub Cloud
Ericsson and TPG
Jio Platforms Ltd. (JPL)
Netcracker Technology and T-Mobile Netherlands
Robin.io with Rakuten Mobile
stc Cloud Native platform deployment by Huawei
THE CYBER SECURITY AWARD
Enea AdaptiveMobile Security
KT SafeNet
Macquarie Telecom Group
Nokia, NetGuard Cybersecurity Dome
SecurityGen, ACE
ZARIOT
THE IOT INNOVATION AWARD
Bridge Alliance, Singtel, Ericsson, APAC Multi-Domestic Connectivity Solution for Automotives
China Unicom Global
Console Connect IoT
iBASIS Global eSIM
IBM and Boston Dynamics, Mobile Edge Analytics
Telia Global IoT Connectivity
THE PLATFORM AWARD
Colt Technology Services, Colt On Demand
Console Connect
Comviva & Zain Jordan
Liberty Global’s ONEConnect, featuring Plume’s SaaS Experience Platform
Rakuten Symphony, Symworld
Singtel Paragon
Telefónica Colombia & Red Hat
THE SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Catel, imowi
Digicel Haiti Foundation: Educating a nation so no one gets left behind
Ericsson, Air Quality Project
Ncell Axiata Limited
Ooredoo Myanmar, SEAD Project
PLDT and Smart: Championing Safety and Wellness in the Digital World
Polycab Telecom
Robi Axiata Ltd., bdapps
THE SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
AsiaInfo Technologies (China), INC
China Unicom Global
Colt Technology Services
KT
Orange Polska S.A.
Turkcell
Vertical Bridge
WOMAN IN TELECOMS AWARD
Colt Technology Services, Keri Gilder
Converge ICT Solutions Inc., Maria Grace Y. Uy
CSG, Liz Bauer
DZS, Jennifer Yohe
Hyperoptic, Dana Tobak
Verizon Business Group, Tommi Marsans
STARTUP OF THE YEAR
CEO OF THE YEAR
Who will win?
Find out live at the World Communication Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner
1 November 2022 – Grand Connaught Rooms, London
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