Network X Awards
Industry leaders will gather at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) on for an extraordinary celebration, recognizing the innovations and achievements shaping the future of telecoms.
2026 Awards Info
Winners Announced :
Winners will be announced during the ceremony at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna on Wednesday, 14th October 2026
For more information, please reach out to Lewis.Powers@informa.com.
Network X Awards at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK)
The MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna is one of the most important museums of its kind worldwide. Founded as the Imperial Royal Austrian Museum of Art and Industry in 1863, today’s museum—with its unique collection of applied arts and as a first-class address for contemporary art—can boast an incomparable identity. Originally established as an exemplary source collection, today’s MAK Collection continues to stand for an extraordinary union of applied art, design, contemporary art and architecture.
Solution Provider Categories
Solution Provider categories focus on the leading solutions from technology providers and vendors in the industry.
1. Best All-Round Optical Transport Vendor
2. Leading Data Centre Networks Solution
3. Most Innovative Optical Transport Use Case
4. Most Innovative IP Transport Solution
5. Best RAN Performance Optimisation Solution
6. Cloud‑Native Network Solution of the Year
7. Best FWA Solution of the Year
8. Best Indoor Connectivity Solution
9. Best Innovation in Network as a Service & APIs
10. Outstanding Use of AI for Broadband Network Diagnostics
11. Most Innovative Enterprise or Smart City PON Use Case
12. Outstanding FTTH Service
13. Outstanding Multi-Gigabit Fibre Access Innovation
14. Leading In-Home Wi-Fi Service
15. Most Innovative Smart Home Experience
16. Best AI Security on Home Router
17. Leading Core Network Solution
Operator Categories
Operator categories focus on service innovation and monetisation from operators in the industry.
1. Outstanding Optical Transport Telco
2. Autonomous Network Leadership Award
3. Best Smart Home Customer Experience
4. Most Innovative 5G Communication Service
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