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We are thrilled to reveal the finalists for this year’s Connected Britain Awards, celebrating excllence across the UK’s digital ecosystem!
After careful review and deliberation, our judging panel has selected the standout entries in each category, showcasing the very best across the UK connectivity ecosystem.
Winners will be revealed live on stage during our Connected Britain Awards Ceremony: Day 1, Wednesday 24 September at 6.30pm , on the keynote stage. The awards ceremony is open to all attendees of Connected Britain 2025. Please join us to find out the winners, celebrate success in the industry and network during our welcome drinks reception.
The Industrial Innovation Award
Ayrshire 5GIR Project with Anderson Stewart Castings
AWTG – England’s Connected Heartland (ECH) Project
Brady – BradyVoice
INNO Instrument – M9+ Fusion Splicer with View Pro Manager
Mills Ltd – Mills PSP Pole Tensioner
SkillsBase and Openreach – Cable Location Tool
B2B Service Provider of the Year
Elevate
F&W Networks
NETS International Group
Digital Council of the Year
Coventry City Council
Fylde Council
Glasgow City Council
North Ayrshire Council
Worcestershire County Council (NetworkonWheels)
The Barrier Removal Award
Ayrshire 5GIR Project
Glasgow City Council
Mova – On behalf of EE, Three, VMO2 & Vodafone (Shared Rural Network programme)
Openreach PIA Product
SCONDA Consortium (AWTG, Accenture, Freshwave, Mavenir, PI Works, Scotland 5G Centre, Three, University of Glasgow, University of Surrey)
WM5G – Simplifi: Unlocking Barriers to Accelerated Connectivity Deployment
Digital Skills Award
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority – Digital Inclusion Initiative
marXact: UNI-Complete
NetoAI Solutions Ltd – TSLAM, T-VEC, NetBench
Norfolk County Council – Tech Skills for Life
Three UK – Three Discovery – Empowering in Education
TMT First – Digital Device Repair Technician Apprenticeship
The Smart Places Award
Cambridgeshire CORE HDD Consortium (Cambridgeshire County Council, AWTG, Benetel, Ontix, Gooi, Wolfram, University of Surrey & University of Cambridge)
Coventry City Council
North Ayrshire Council
The Access Innovation Award
Openreach – Baltasound, Isle of Unst, Shetland
Dorset Council: Connected Steam Train
Tarana Wireless – Gigabit 1 (G1) Platform
The Borderlands 5GIR Programme
Calix Intelligent Access
The Sustainability Award
BT Group – Networks Data Centre Optimisation Programme
Comex 2000 (UK) Ltd
F&W Networks
SCONDA Consortium (AWTG, Accenture, Freshwave, Mavenir, PI Works, Scotland 5G Centre, Three, University of Glasgow, University of Surrey)
STL – Eco-labelled Optical Fibre Cables
TXO – i-TRAC Network Asset Management Platform
Project Rollout Award
CityFibre
Fibrus
NETS International Group
Openreach
The Wireless Innovation Award
Airband Community Internet
Alpha Wireless – Fusion Streetworks Platform AW4032
Elevate – Point-to-point Rooftop Wireless Dedicated Business Internet
VMO2 + Mavenir – Mobile oRAN for High Demand Density
Weblib – Ucopia
Wireless Coverage – WISDM SaaS Product
Community Improvement Award
Coventry City Council – #CovConnects Programme
Digital Poverty Alliance & Currys – Tech4Families
Liverpool City Region – Digital Inclusion Initiative
Quickline – Cones & Rural Broadband Book
Space East
Three UK – Free Skills Training
Wigan Council – Tech Time: On Tour
WM5G + Wolverhampton, Coventry, Birmingham Councils
Broadband Provider of the Year
Fibrus Broadband
Highland Broadband
Lightning Fibre
Enterprise Solution of the Year
Freshwave – Omni Network on the ANDREW RP5000
Deepomatic
Lifemote – SelfCare
TRANSATEL – Ubigi for Business
Sonalake – SwitchedOn Fibre
IQGeo – Network Manager Telecom
The Rising Star Award
Shortlist to be announced.
Startup Award
Shortlist to be announced.
Click here to find out more about getting involved in our Startup Village.
Join these amazing companies and many more at Connected Britain 2025, the UK’s largest digital economy event
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