Recognition Awards 2025

2025 Recognition Awards Overview:

The WBA Recognition Awards celebrate individuals who have made outstanding contributions to WBA initiatives and activities. The awards are presented across three categories:

Outstanding Leadership – Celebrating exemplary service by Work Group Chairs and Co-Chairs
Project Leadership – Honoring individuals who have successfully led significant WBA projects
Key Contributor – Recognizing members for their deep engagement and sustained contributions to WBA efforts

Award recipients represent a global and diverse mix of organizations, ranging from operators and vendors to ecosystem enablers. Their dedication, leadership, and collaborative spirit have played a vital role in driving progress across all areas of WBA’s work. These awards reflect WBA’s ongoing mission to unite and accelerate the growth of the global wireless ecosystem.

WBA Programs Overview

Outstanding Leadership Awards

WBA Work Groups

Outstanding Leadership
Award 2025

Mark Hamilton

Leadership Awards

Mehmet Şükrü Kuran

Sarper Gokturk

Blair Bullock

Josh Redmore

Luther Smith

Loay Kreishan

Mark Grayson

Sri Gundavelli

Gino Corleto

Joey Padden

Peter Thornycroft

Necati Canpolat

Phil Morgan

Justin Hopper

Wael Guibene

Ryan Blossom

Michael Sym

Ellie de Villiers

Contributors Awards

Diogo Almeida

AIDA

Bahadir Ozgun

Airties

Mark Van Winsen

Albert Heijn

Shawn Bausman

AT&T

Erinn Hall

AT&T

Jinhong No

AT&T

Bill Marino

Boingo Wireless

Brian Shields

Boingo Wireless

Burhan Masood

Broadcom

Tooba Faisal

BT

Megan Collins

CableLabs

Neeharika Jesukumar

CableLabs

Omkar Dharmadhikari

CableLabs

Greg White

CableLabs

Lili Hervieu

CableLabs

Efren Torres

CableLabs

Tim Dalton

CableLabs

Ben Gardner

CableLabs

Channareddy Ireddy

Cambium Networks

Jerome Henry

Cisco

Andy Gowans

Cisco

Hideaki Goto

CityRoam

Ruchi Kothari

Comcast

Teddy El-Rashidy

Comcast

Charlie Allgrove

GlobalReach

George Hechtman

Hechtman Venture Development

Gaetan Feige

Hechtman Venture Development

Telmo Velez

Heights Telecom

Ashutosh Datta

HFCL

Sarah Heck

HPE

Ravi Saxena

HPE

Matthew George

HPE

Rajesh Sivasubramanian

HPE

Hassan Omar

Huawei

Jana Sedivy

InkBridge Networks

Cosmin Cazan

Intel

Dibakar Das

Intel

Stefan Paetow

JISC

Jeongmin Noh

LG U+

Hyuntae Lee

LG U+

Junsu Her

LG U+

Jaehoo Choi

LG U+

Sundeep Singatwaria

METEOR Networks

David Halasz

Morse Micro

Yoshikazu Oishi

Morse Micro

Hiro Iemura

Morse Micro

Rie Morgan

NC-Expert

Koen De Schepper

Nokia

Tom Van Driessche

Nokia

Kevin Hasley

Ookla

Kevin Franzen

RUCKUS Networks

Doug Woleben

RUCKUS Networks

Sidharth Garde

RUCKUS Networks

Cemil Soylu

Türk Telekom

Birgül Kılıç

Türk Telekom

Melih Taşaner

Turkcell

Seemab Kadri

WBA Special BoD Advisor for AI

Manu Geetha

Zebra Technologies

2022 Recognition Awards Overview:

The WBA Recognition Awards have been designed to recognize and honour those who have made significant contributions to WBA projects and activities. The three categories are:

Outstanding Leadership (for Work Group Chairs or co-Chair)
Project Leadership (for Project Leaders)
Key Contributor (for Members deeply engaged with the activities)

The winners consisted of individuals from a broad range of organizations (operators, vendors, ecosystem brokers) from around the world, reinforcing WBA’s mantra of uniting the global wireless ecosystem. Through their significant efforts and ability to motivate peers, the WBA has been able to observe unprecedent progress across all work areas.

WBA Programs Overview

Outstanding Leadership Awards

WBA Work Groups