World Communication Awards shortlist announced! Posted by Harry Baldock | Sep 14, 2026 | 5G, FTTX, AI, COMPANY NEWS, Digital Divide, People, Products & Services, Cloud, Customer, Smart Places, IoT, Networks, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Security, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, North America, News, Viewpoint World Communication Awards shortlist For almost 30 years, the World Communication Awards (WCAs) has celebrated excellence throughout the global telecoms industry. From innovative technological breakthroughs to passionate community support, the WCAs shines a light on the organisations and individuals building our digital future.
The WCAs 2026 shortlist below represents a selection of some of the telecoms sector’s most exciting developments this year. Congratulations to all shortlisted companies. The winners of the WCAs will be revealed at the World Communication Awards Ceremony on the 25 November at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London.
Book your place to attend the black-tie gala dinner and join the finalists here 5G Award Airtel and Ericsson, Cloud-Native 5G SA Charging & Policy Platform Deutsche Telekom and Mavenir, Energy efficient 5G Core Jio Platforms Ltd., JPLs TelOS AI Suite and JioAirFiber KT, Evolution of public safety communications through 5G SA Spark and Ericsson, 5G+ in New Zealand AI Innovation Award AIS Thailand and Huawei, AIdriven-intelligent operations solution Amdocs AsiaInfo Technologies, AISWare Ontology Platform China Mobile & Huawei, ICNMaster Jio Platforms Ltd., JioBrain Mobileum VoiceShield Netcracker Technology Rakuten Symphony, Rakuten AI for Telecom Telenor AI Factory powered by Red Hat OpenShift AI VOX Solutions, CLARA AI Best Digital Transformation Programme Airtel and Ericsson, Cloud-Native 5G SA Charging & Policy Platform China Mobile (Shandong) & Huawei, Agentic BSS KT, KT W-SDN Netcracker Technology Rakuten Symphony, Rakuten Site Management 2.0 Singtel, Nestlé partnership Vodafone Portugal and Celfocus, OneX Best Network Evolution Initiative Airtel and Ericsson, Fastest Nationwide Multi-Technology RAN Software Upgrade Program China Mobile and Huawei, Intelligence OTDR and FME mate Deutsche Telekom, Horizontal TelCo Netcracker Technology, Reinventing Network Operations for the Fiber Era TURKCELL, Next-Generation Super C+L Backbone vHive, vHive’s TowerAI for MNOs ZTE and China Mobile, GigaMIMO Best Operator in a Growth Market Cellfie Mobile PLDT and Smart Turknet Viettel Burundi (Lumitel), Powering Burundi’s Digital Rise in a Growth Market Best Wholesale Operator Sponsored by MDS Global Colt e& RETN Telin Virgin Media Business Wholesale Beyond Connectivity Award China Mobile (Henan) and Huawei, The network productization solution Moldcell, Moldcell Money and Moldcell VISA Card O2 Telefónica Germany & Whalebone PT. Telkomsel, Sight Sense by Telkomsel Enterprise Singtel, Multi-domestic connectivity Skylo Cloud Award China Mobile & Huawei, TICC (Telco Intelligent Converged Cloud) Orange Business and Red Hat Rakuten Symphony, Rakuten Cloud Virgin Media O2, Telco Cloud Innovation Wind River, Wind River Cloud Platform Connected Communities Award DigitalC, Canopy HFCL, Solar-Powered Public Wi-Fi Solution for Nigeria TAIWAN MOBILE CO., LTD., 5G Smart Firefighting Rescue Assistance System Telkomsel and Ericsson, Long-haul Microwave and Far Edge Core Solution – Nias Viettel Solutions, Viettel Intelligent Transportation System Customer Experience Award Airties and Turknet Moldcell Sparkle Telefónica, Telefónica Customer Portal (EYE) TM Research & Development and Group Network Technology, AI-Powered Intelligent Fulfilment Platform True and Ericsson, AI Based Customer Experience Analysis and Insights Cyber Security Award Aeris IoT Watchtower™ Jio Platforms Ltd., JPL’s Cybersecurity Suite SK Telecom Co., Ltd., Q-HSM: Quantum Hardware Security Module Whalebone Aura Enterprise Service of the Year Aquablue Comviva, NGAGE for enterprises Freshwave and Ericsson, 5G on Omni Singtel 5G+ Mobile Workspace Future Award Cohere Technologies, Pulsone Multi-G for Mission Critical ISAC KT, Building the Foundation for AI-Native 6G Networks with AI-RAN Singtel, Singtel Hybrid Quantum-safe Network SK Telecom, AI Routing Infrastructure Award Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., International All-Photonics Network (APN) Infrastructure Intellian Technologies Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Wi Fi@Higher Education Institutions (Wi Fi@HEIs) National Initiative MOX Networks Orange Wholesale Singtel Digital InfraCo stc Bahrain, 2Africa Pearls Submarine Cable Sterlite Technologies Ltd., STL Neuralis People, Culture & Digital Skills 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 Intelligent Operations Singtel Digital InfraCo, Paragon Vox Solutions Satellite Telecoms Award Mavenir, Full-Stack NTN Platform Orange Wholesale Space42, Thuraya StarEdge, StarEdge Horizon Telefónica Satellite Global Services Social Contribution Award DigitalC Ericsson and Vodafone Idea, Robotsav Project Moldcell, Moldcell Foundation Palestine Telecommunications Company – Jawwal PLDT and Smart, #KONEKTEDFORLIVELIHOODS Smart Communications and Ericsson, Connect to Learn Viettel Burundi (Lumitel), Lumitel Digital for Life Viettel Group, School Internet Programme VodafoneThree, Discovery: Setting a New Standard for Digital Inclusion Zong 5G Submarine Networks Award Indigo Telecom Group Singtel, Powering the Singapore-Johor-Batam AI and Data Centre Corridor Sparkle Telin Sustainability Award Airtel and Ericsson, Automated Software-Driven Carbon Reduction Program Cohere Technologies, ECHO Deutsche Telekom, Full Stack Energy Efficiency on Telco Cloud SK Telecom and Intel Corporation, AI-Driven VRAN Resource Pooling stc & Huawei, Intelligent Green Cloud Energy Saving Solution The Data Award AsiaInfo and China Telecom, Cloud Network Ontology Platform Blue Planet, Blue Planet Intelligent Automation Portfolio MTN, Data & AI transformation in CVM PT.
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