World Communication Awards shortlist
For nearly 30 years, the World Communication Awards (WCAs) has celebrated excellence all through the worldwide telecoms business. From revolutionary technological breakthroughs to passionate neighborhood assist, the WCAs shines a lightweight on the organisations and people constructing our digital future.
The WCAs 2026 shortlist under represents a choice of a few of the telecoms sector’s most enjoyable developments this 12 months. Congratulations to all shortlisted corporations.
The winners of the WCAs might be revealed on the World Communication Awards Ceremony on the 25 November on the Grand Connaught Rooms, London.
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5G Award
Airtel and Ericsson, Cloud-Native 5G SA Charging & Coverage Platform
Deutsche Telekom and Mavenir, Power environment friendly 5G Core
Jio Platforms Ltd., JPLs TelOS AI Suite and JioAirFiber
KT, Evolution of public security communications by way of 5G SA
Spark and Ericsson, 5G+ in New Zealand
AI Innovation Award
AIS Thailand and Huawei, AIdriven-intelligent operations resolution
Amdocs
AsiaInfo Applied sciences, AISWare Ontology Platform
China Cell & Huawei, ICNMaster
Jio Platforms Ltd., JioBrain
Mobileum VoiceShield
Netcracker Expertise
Rakuten Symphony, Rakuten AI for Telecom
Telenor AI Manufacturing facility powered by Pink Hat OpenShift AI
VOX Options, CLARA AI
Finest Digital Transformation Programme
Airtel and Ericsson, Cloud-Native 5G SA Charging & Coverage Platform
China Cell (Shandong) & Huawei, Agentic BSS
KT, KT W-SDN
Netcracker Expertise
Rakuten Symphony, Rakuten Website Administration 2.0
Singtel, Nestlé partnership
Vodafone Portugal and Celfocus, OneX
Finest Community Evolution Initiative
Airtel and Ericsson, Quickest Nationwide Multi-Expertise RAN Software program Improve Program
China Cell and Huawei, Intelligence OTDR and FME mate
Deutsche Telekom, Horizontal TelCo
Netcracker Expertise, Reinventing Community Operations for the Fiber Period
TURKCELL, Subsequent-Technology Tremendous C+L Spine
vHive, vHive’s TowerAI for MNOs
ZTE and China Cell, GigaMIMO
Finest Operator in a Progress Market
Cellfie Cell
PLDT and Sensible
Turknet
Viettel Burundi (Lumitel), Powering Burundi’s Digital Rise in a Progress Market
Finest Wholesale Operator
Sponsored by MDS International
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RETN
Telin
Virgin Media Enterprise Wholesale
Past Connectivity Award
China Cell (Henan) and Huawei, The community productization resolution
Moldcell, Moldcell Cash and Moldcell VISA Card
O2 Telefónica Germany & Whalebone
PT. Telkomsel, Sight Sense by Telkomsel Enterprise
Singtel, Multi-domestic connectivity
Skylo
Cloud Award
China Cell & Huawei, TICC (Telco Clever Converged Cloud)
Orange Enterprise and Pink Hat
Rakuten Symphony, Rakuten Cloud
Virgin Media O2, Telco Cloud Innovation
Wind River, Wind River Cloud Platform
Related Communities Award
DigitalC, Cover
HFCL, Photo voltaic-Powered Public Wi-Fi Answer for Nigeria
TAIWAN MOBILE CO., LTD., 5G Sensible Firefighting Rescue Help System
Telkomsel and Ericsson, Lengthy-haul Microwave and Far Edge Core Answer – Nias
Viettel Options, Viettel Clever Transportation System
Buyer Expertise Award
Airties and Turknet
Moldcell
Sparkle
Telefónica, Telefónica Buyer Portal (EYE)
TM Analysis & Growth and Group Community Expertise, AI-Powered Clever Fulfilment Platform
True and Ericsson, AI Based mostly Buyer Expertise Evaluation and Insights
Cyber Safety Award
Aeris IoT Watchtower™
Jio Platforms Ltd., JPL’s Cybersecurity Suite
SK Telecom Co., Ltd., Q-HSM: Quantum {Hardware} Safety Module
Whalebone Aura
Enterprise Service of the Yr
Aquablue
Comviva, NGAGE for enterprises
Freshwave and Ericsson, 5G on Omni
Singtel 5G+ Cell Workspace
Future Award
Cohere Applied sciences, Pulsone Multi-G for Mission Crucial ISAC
KT, Constructing the Basis for AI-Native 6G Networks with AI-RAN
Singtel, Singtel Hybrid Quantum-safe Community
SK Telecom, AI Routing
Infrastructure Award
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., Worldwide All-Photonics Community (APN) Infrastructure
Intellian Applied sciences
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Fee (MCMC), Wi Fi@Larger Schooling Establishments (Wi Fi@HEIs) Nationwide Initiative
MOX Networks
Orange Wholesale
Singtel Digital InfraCo
stc Bahrain, 2Africa Pearls Submarine Cable
Sterlite Applied sciences Ltd., STL Neuralis
Folks, Tradition & Digital Abilities Award
Freemove Alliance
Moldcell
PT. Telkomsel, Polaris
TurkNet, Transformation programme
Platform Award
Amdocs, Amdocs BRAND/ON
Circles.co, Circles
Jio Platforms Ltd., TelOS AI Suite Platform
Rakuten Symphony, Rakuten Clever Operations
Singtel Digital InfraCo, Paragon
Vox Options
Satellite tv for pc Telecoms Award
Mavenir, Full-Stack NTN Platform
Orange Wholesale
Space42, Thuraya
StarEdge, StarEdge Horizon
Telefónica Satellite tv for pc International Companies
Social Contribution Award
DigitalC
Ericsson and Vodafone Thought, Robotsav Undertaking
Moldcell, Moldcell Basis
Palestine Telecommunications Firm – Jawwal
PLDT and Sensible, #KONEKTEDFORLIVELIHOODS
Sensible Communications and Ericsson, Hook up with Study
Viettel Burundi (Lumitel), Lumitel Digital for Life
Viettel Group, College Web Programme
VodafoneThree, Discovery: Setting a New Commonplace for Digital Inclusion
Zong 5G
Submarine Networks Award
Indigo Telecom Group
Singtel, Powering the Singapore-Johor-Batam AI and Knowledge Centre Hall
Sparkle
Telin
Sustainability Award
Airtel and Ericsson, Automated Software program-Pushed Carbon Discount Program
Cohere Applied sciences, ECHO
Deutsche Telekom, Full Stack Power Effectivity on Telco Cloud
SK Telecom and Intel Company, AI-Pushed VRAN Useful resource Pooling
stc & Huawei, Clever Inexperienced Cloud Power Saving Answer
The Knowledge Award
AsiaInfo and China Telecom, Cloud Community Ontology Platform
Blue Planet, Blue Planet Clever Automation Portfolio
MTN, Knowledge & AI transformation in CVM
PT. Telkomsel, Clever Knowledge High quality & Operations Excellence (DQE) Framework
RADCOM, Neura AI Agent Suite
