TelecomLead.com, a leading news media for telecom professionals, announced the winners of the TelecomLead.com Innovation Leaders 2019 award.
This year the award recognizes operators who have adopted innovative service models and exceptional business strategies to excel in business.
An independent jury led by Baburajan K, TelecomLead.com editor and co-founder of Kizhakedath Media Services Pvt. Ltd., has selected 10 operators who have adopted innovative strategies to improve their business by connecting millions.
TelecomLead.com Innovation Leaders 2019 award winners
India — ONEOTT iNTERTAINMENT
Germany – Deutsche Telecom
Middle East — Zain
Africa – Vodacom
Japan – SoftBank
Korea – KT
UK — Vodafone
France — Orange
Spain – Telefonica
Bangladesh – Grameenphone
ONEOTT iNTERTAINMENT has received the TelecomLead.com Innovation Leaders 2019 award for adopting innovative steps for expanding broadband connectivity to unconnected Indians in urban locations.
Vodafone Group has received the TelecomLead.com Innovation Leaders 2019 award for starting the innovative OpenRAN technology in Europe.
Deutsche Telekom has received the TelecomLead.com Innovation Leaders 2019 award for showing its business innovation for tapping enterprises with the latest 5G technologies.
Orange has received the TelecomLead.com Innovation Leaders 2019 award for opening its Orange Digital Centres, an innovative business concept, to support technology start-ups in Africa and the Middle East.
Zain Group has received the TelecomLead.com Innovation Leaders 2019 award for starting the innovative EyePay Cash platform in Iraq enabling refugees to cash-out their financial assistance via iris identification.
Telefonica has received the TelecomLead.com Innovation Leaders 2019 award for innovations in its IoT business.
Softbank Group has received the TelecomLead.com Innovation Leaders 2019 award for launching a new $5 billion innovation fund to invest in technology companies in Latin America.
KT Corporation has received the TelecomLead.com Innovation Leaders 2019 award for bringing the world’s first 5G mobile services in April.
Grameenphone has received the TelecomLead.com Innovation Leaders 2019 award for its focus on operational excellence in 2018.
Vodacom, a mobile operator in South Africa, has received the TelecomLead.com Innovation Leaders 2019 award for offering free internet essentials to more than 25 million mobile phone users who do not have enough credit in their plans.