Category 1: Mobile Tech
1a. CTO Choice: Outstanding Mobile Technology Award
Samsung Networks for fully virtualized 5G RAN solution
1b. Best Mobile Network Infrastructure
Huawei for New FDD Giga Band MIMO Modules
1c. Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough
Samsung Networks for fully virtualized 5G RAN solution
1d. Best Network Software Breakthrough
Rakuten Mobile for 5G Open RAN
1e. Best Digital Tech Breakthrough for companies with under $10 million Annual Global Revenue
AccelerComm for 5G physical layer IP for Open RAN that Maximises Spectral Efficiency
1f. Best Mobile Authentication & Security Solution
AdaptiveMobile Security, an Enea Company for the World’s First Unified 5G Network Security Solution
1g. 5G Industry Partnership Award
China Unicom Beijing and Huawei for 5G Capital's Meta Life on Giga Society
Category 2: Industry X
2a. Best Mobile Operator Service for the Connected Customer
Veon Group for MobileID
2b. Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Economy
Tianjin Port, Huawei and China Mobile for Port Renaissance, Intelligent Twin empowers a Smart, Green Tianjin Port
2c. Best Mobile Innovation for the Connected Human
Huawei for 5G Smart Healthcare Lights up Hainan Healthy Island
2d. Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Living
Safaricom for M-PESA App
Category 3: Device
3a. Best Smartphone
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
3b. Disruptive Device Innovation Award
Oppo for its Hinge & Display Integration on the FIND N
3c. Best Connected Consumer Device
ZTE for Next-Gen Cloud AI Home Security Camera Pro
Category 4: Tech4Good
4a. Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets
Starlogik IP LLC for StarZRO
4b. Best Mobile Innovation supporting Emergency or Humanitarian Situations
Hormuud Telecoms for The WAAFI APP
4c. Best Mobile Innovation for Accessibility & Inclusion
SK Telecom and Tuat for AI-based Visual Assistant Service ‘Sullivan Plus X NUGU’
4d. Best Mobile Innovation for Climate Action
China Mobile and Huawei for Green 5G Project
4e. Outstanding Mobile Contribution to the UN SDGs
Safaricom, Close the Gap and Huawei for DigiTruck Project
Category 5: Government Leadership Award 5a. Government Leadership Award
Government of Spain
Category 6: Outstanding Achievement
6a. Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry
Mr Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General, ITU
6b. Diversity in Tech Award
Vodafone for #ChangeTheFace Leadership Alliance
6c. Best Innovation for COVID-19 Pandemic Response & Recovery
Telit and Controlant for Cellular IoT rollout for COVID-19 vaccine distribution