The shortlist for the sixth annual WBA Industry Awards has been announced and can be viewed in full here.
Bringing together leading players in the Wi-Fi Industry, it includes some of the most exceptional – and best practice – networks, smart cities and remote wireless deployments from operators and technology vendors across the globe.
The entries are of an extremely high standard and the judges – a panel of independent industry experts, analysts and journalists – will have their work cut out to determine the overall winners. This year’s awards ceremony will take place on the 15th November at the Roosevelt Hotel, as part of the Wireless Global Congress in New York and will be attended by over 700 guests.
Without further ado, the shortlist is as follows:
- Best Operator Deployment
1a. Best Next Gen Wi-Fi Operator Deployment
- Boingo Wireless
- SK Telecom
- XLN and GlobalReach
1b. Best Converged Operator Deployment
- Altice Portugal
- Boingo Wireless
- Reliance Jio and Cisco Systems
- Best Wireless Network Infrastructure
- VAST Networks
- Cisco Systems
- KT
- Best Wireless Service Innovation
3a. Best Consumer-Centric Wireless Service Innovation
- JCdrawn
- KT
- SK Telecom
3b. Best Industrial Wireless Service Innovation
- Aptilo Networks
- Galgus
- Mobolize
- Best Connected City Deployment:
- AT&T
- KT
- Sterlite Technologies Limited
- Best Wireless Deployment in Rural or Remote Areas
- BrightWave Technologies
- CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TELEMATICS (C-DOT)
- KT
- Best Wireless Innovation and Excellence in Social Impact
- Cloud4Wi
- Mojo Networks
- Project Isizwe
All the very best of luck to all.
