Open to any ISP or service provider who identifies the end consumer as their customer. We are looking for the organization that can demonstrate attributes including outstanding customer service, innovative product packages and offerings and imaginative partnerships with communities.

This is open to operators and public-sector organizations who can demonstrate a project that delivers a demonstrable improvement for a community large or small. This could include but is not limited to creating employment opportunities, a social based project, technology for good etc.

Open to all ISP’s and telecom service providers. The winner will be the organization that proves to have the best all-round experience for its customer whilst enhancing the trust bonds with its customers in an increasingly digital world. The judges will be looking for evidence of a memorable customer journey experience and customer stickiness beyond pure connectivity whilst putting them in control.

This will be awarded to the organization who has done the most to reduce the digital divide at community, municipality, or state level through a standout program or series of programs to reduce the digital divide, including but not limited to the access divide and the use divide.

This winner of this award will be determined exclusively by the panel of judges who may consider candidates that have impressed them in the past year, however the industry is invited to nominate individuals from any organization who have moved forwards the cause of connectivity in the multifamily sector.

Open to property developers, owners, managers and other housing providers who have developed, renovated or upgraded a residential or mixed use property with a focus on technology to enhance the experience of residents and users.

This is open to ISP’s, communities and municipalities who identify their main market as rural. The judges will look for innovative initiatives to improve connectivity for a rural location.

Open to any organization formed since Jan 1st, 2020 with less than 50 employees and revenue of less than $1M per annum who serves the telecom, community or multifamily sector and whose business relies on or enhances connectivity. The winner will be determined by a live pitch at BBC Summit.

Open to vendors, systems integrators, network designers and other technology partners who have demonstrated outstanding performance in partnering with a service provider or community to complete a project.

This award will recognize an initiative or series of initiatives that are addressing the shortage of people to build America’s future networks. It is open to all types or organization and initiative, including recruitment, education and training, and reskilling.

Open to suppliers and service providers who have created an innovative wireless solution to provide broadband to a location not easily served by a fixed solution. Solutions can include all types of wireless, including FA and satellite.

This will be awarded to the organization deemed to have done the most to provide modern telecommunications services to tribal lands.