2026 WINNERS
CATEGORY: TELECOM & WIRELESS
2026 Telecom & WIRELESS
Congratulations to the Merit Awards Winners
Merit Awards, an independent awards program recognizing global industries and the markets they serve, announces the 2026 Merit Awards: Telecom & Wireless winners—honoring the companies, products, platforms, and teams advancing next-generation telecom, wireless, and mobile innovation.
5G
5G Innovation of the Year
🥇 Gold: OneLayer
5G Networks
🥇 Gold: Red Hat and One New Zealand
AI
AI: Advancing AI
🥇 Gold: Netcracker Technology
AI: Customer Experience Optimization
🥇 Gold: Wildix
AI: Overall
🥇 Gold: monogoto
AI: Security Intelligence
🥇 Gold: Aviz Networks
AI: Technology
🥇 Gold: Airia
🥈 Silver: Transaction Network Services (TNS)
Apps
Consumer
🥇 Gold: JORDAN MOBILE TELEPHONE SERVICES - ZAIN JO
🥈 Silver: GVTC Communications
BSS/OSS
🥇 Gold: LotusFlare DNO Cloud
🥈 Silver: IDI Billing Solutions
🥉 Bronze: Netcracker Technology
Cloud Services
Overall
🥇 Gold: Ooma AirDial
Connecting the Unconnected
Innovations
🥇 Gold: MTA Solutions
Overall
🥇 Gold: stc pay Bahrain
Customer Engagement
Digital Experience Platforms
🥇 Gold: Transaction Network Services (TNS)
Digital Divide
Innovations
🥇 Gold: Smartphone For All
IoT
Industrial IoT
🥇 Gold: deviceWISE
Innovations
🥇 Gold: floLIVE
Overall
🥇 Gold: Globalstar, RM200M
Mobile Tech
Networks
🥇 Gold: Freshwave and Tower Hamlets Council
Innovations
🥇 Gold: weBoost
Next Gen Deployment Fiber/Wireline
🥇 Gold: Netcracker Technology
Private Wireless Network
Project of the Year
🥇 Gold: Freshwave and The National Robotarium
RAN Innovation
Intelligent RAN (AI-driven RAN)
🥇 Gold: Red Hat and Softbank
Satellite
Software
🥇 Gold: Netcracker Technology
Security
Overall
🥇 Gold: Ooma AirDial
Fraud Prevention
🥇 Gold: Transaction Network Services (TNS)
Innovations
🥇 Gold: Verimatrix ReAccess