The Operator Award

The best example of an automation deployment (for operators or joint operators & vendors)

Winner: China Mobile in collaboration with Huawei and their Digital Twin Solutions for Autonomous Networks

Finalists:

• BT Group in collaboration with Blue Planet, a Division of Ciena and their Automating Next Generation Broadband Services
• Deutsche Telekom in collaboration with Juniper & HPE and their Telco Cloud Automation
• Telefonica SA with VIVO’s TEMS, the Telefonica Event Management System 
• TELUS and their Enhanced Areas of Concern Project
• Telenor and Partners with their end-to-end automated deployment solution with 5G Standalone Core

The Network Disaggregation Award

The best example of a disaggregated networking solution

Winner: Rakuten Symphony and their cloud-native Open RAN software in collaboration with Rakuten Mobile

Finalists:

• Cohere Technologies and their Universal Spectrum Multiplier Solution
• Juniper Networks and their RIC Platform
• Netcracker Technology and their Open RAN Automation solution
• VMware and the Open RAN Framework in collaboration with WWT, Mavenir, and HPE

The Orchestration Award

The most innovative automated service orchestration solution

Winner: Inmanta and their Mobile Private Networks Orchestrator Solution

Finalists:

• Amdocs and their automated B2B service fulfilment and orchestration solution
• Comarch and their AI-driven intelligent orchestration solution
• Netcracker Technology and Netcracker Service Orchestration
• Rakuten Symphony and SymcloudTM
• Resolve Systems and the Resolve IT Automation and Orchestration Platform

The Network Sustainability Award

The best intelligent automation solution for network sustainability and energy efficiency

Winner: Ericsson and their Predictive Cell Energy Management Solution

Finalists:

• Future Connections and The Energy Saver solution
• Huawei and their IntelligentRAN iPowerStar Solution
• Nokia and its AI-driven AVA Energy Efficiency solution, in collaboration with COSMOTE
• VMware and the Telco Sustainability Framework

The Automation Solution Award

The leading solution for network automation

Winner: Netcracker Technology and their Network Domain Orchestration Solution

Finalists:

• Amdocs and their E2E Service and Network Orchestration Suite
• Blue Planet with MATRIXX Software and Dynamic 5G Edge Monetization
• HPE and their Closed-loop E2E network operations automation solution
• Huawei and their Core Network High Stability Solution Enabling Always Online Services
• Rakuten Symphony with Symworld

The most innovative application of AI & Automation

…to enhance customer experience

Winner: VMware and their Network Scorecard rApp (powered by VMware RAN Intelligent Controller)

• Huawei and the Huawei Premium Broadband solution
• Juniper Networks and the Juniper Paragon Automation solution
• Nokia and its AVA Analytics solution, in collaboration with Ooredoo Qatar
• Sonalake and their Anomoly Detection Solution
• Tata Communications Transformation Services and their Fiber Risk Assessment, Mitigation, and Eliminations System platform

The AIOps Award

The best operations solution incorporating AI functionality

Winner: Nokia and the Homeview Solution in collaboration with BT

Finalists:

• Anritsu Service Assurance and eoMind
• Celfocus and their unified E2E agile OSS/network platform
• Netcracker Technology and the Netcracker Data Analytics Platform
• P.I. Works and the AI4Green project in collaboration with Turkcell
• Sonalake with VisiMetrix

The Technology Leader Award

Outstanding contribution throughout their career (by nomination only)

Winner: Enrique Blanco, Chief Technology & Information Officer, Telefónica