Event Awards
Recognising outstanding automation & AI innovation that changes the way future networks function and operate
Entries closed – Winners announced at FutureNet World
2023 Categories
The Operator Award
The best example of an automation deployment (for operators or joint operators & vendors)
The Network Disaggregation Award
The best example of a disaggregated networking solution (vendors only)
The Orchestration Award
The most innovative automated service orchestration solution (vendors only)
The Network Sustainability Award
The best intelligent automation solution for network sustainability and energy efficiency (vendors only)
The Automation Solution Award
The leading solution for network automation (vendors only)
The most innovative application of AI & Automation
…to enhance customer experience (vendors only)
The AIOps Award
The best operations solution incorporating AI functionality (vendors only)
The Technology Leader Award
Outstanding contribution throughout their career (by nomination only)
2023 Judges
Amy Cameron, Principal Analyst, STL Partners
James Crawshaw, Principal Analyst, Omdia
Dimitris Mavrakis, Senior Research Director, ABI Research
Adaora Okeleke, Principal Analyst, Analysys Mason
Roy Chua, Founder & Principal, AvidThink
Francis Haysom, Partner & Principal Analyst, Appledore Research
Mark Newman, Chief Analyst, TM Forum
Christopher Silverberg, Research Manager, European Telecommunications Insights, IDC
2022 Awards Video
“Industry validation from FutureNet World reinforces our goal of enabling more open, automated networks so end users can have stellar customer experiences”
Rick Hamilton, Senior Vice President, Blue Planet
Partha Seetala, Founder and CEO, Robin.io
Anis Chemli ,VP of Marketing and Sales, Guavus
Bill Stanley, Marketing, Nokia
Read the “Hear from the Winners” Article here
Why Enter?
Shortlisted entries become part of a press campaign reaching 20,000+ Telecoms professionals
Winning entries featured and companies interviewed for a ‘Winners Special’ editorial feature
We want to attract the best innovation from large and small companies alike – It’s free to enter for all!
Have your entry judged by leading analyst judges
Entry Criteria
Successful entries will demonstrate (one or more of):
- Substantial reductions to the life cycle costs of operating a network
- Driving revenue/commercial growth
- Outstanding technical innovation
- Adding new dimensions to customer experience
Entries should be text only and not include supporting documentation or hyperlinks.
You may submit different entries to different categories, but not the same entry unto multiple categories.
Timeline
31st January Entries open
17th March Entries Deadline
14th April Shortlist announced
3rd May Winners announced at FutureNet World