A record number of more than 160 entries were submitted for this year’s awards. The shortlist has been compiled by a panel of over 20 judges, which includes leading analysts, industry experts and Capacity’s senior editorial team.
The winners will be announced at the Global Carrier Awards ceremony and gala dinner on November 4 2014 at the Okura Hotel in Amsterdam, during Capacity Europe.
All the best of luck to all nominated companies below.
BEST WHOLESALE CARRIER
Best Global wholesale carrier
AT&T
Deutsche Telekom ICSS
NTT Communications
Orange
TeliaSonera International Carrier
Best pan-European wholesale carrier
Colt Technology Services
Deutsche Telekom ICSS
Interoute
Orange
Telekom Austria Group
Best Eastern European wholesale carrier
Brilliant Telecom
Telekom Romania Wholesale
Turk Telekom International
Best African wholesale carrier
Bharti Airtel
Internet Solutions
Liquid Telecom
WIOCC
Best Middle Eastern wholesale carrier
Etisalat
Global Cloud Xchange
Omantel
Ooredoo Global Services
Saudi Telecom Company (STC)
Best Asian wholesale carrier
NTT Communications
Pacnet
PCCW Global
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel)
Tata Communications
Best North American wholesale carrier
AT&T
Global Cloud Xchange
NTT Communications
Sprint
Best Caribbean wholesale carrier
Columbus Networks
CWC/LIME
Best Latin American wholesale carrier
Columbus Networks
Internexa
Level 3 Communications
Neutrona Networks
Telefónica Global Solutions
BEST PROJECT
Project of the year
Deutsche Telekom ICSS
Omantel
Pacnet
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel)
Turk Telekom International
Best European project
BICS
MegaFon
NTT Communications
Romtelecom Wholesale
Viatel
Best African project
AMS-IX
Infinera
Liquid Telecom
Ooredoo
World Telecom Labs
Best Middle Eastern project
DE-CIX
Deutsche Telekom
Gulf Bridge International (GBI)
Ooredoo
Turk Telekom International
Best Asian project
Global Cloud Xchange
Infinera/Telstra
MegaFon
Ooredoo (Indosat)
Pacnet
Best North American project
AMS-IX
AT&T
DE-CIX
Global Cloud Xchange
Lightower Fiber Networks
Best Latin American Project
GlobeNet
Level 3 Communications
Neutrona Networks
TI Sparkle
INNOVATION
Best technology innovation
Deutsche Telekom
Infinera
PCCW Global
Sprint
Telarix
Best service innovation
Ascom
IDT Carrier Services
RTX
Telarix
Telefónica Global Solutions
Best product innovation
EdgeCast
IDT Carrier Services
Nuage Networks
Orange
Verizon Global Wholesale
Best cloud innovation
HGC
Megaport
Orixcom
Telecom Italia Sparkle
DATA CENTRE & CDN
Best data centre
Equinix
GTS Central Europe
Interxion
East Africa Data Centre
Telecity Group
Best data centre innovation
ATM
datamena
Equinix
Internet Solutions
Best CDN provider
EdgeCast
Tata Communications
PARTNERSHIP
Best vendor partnership
Comptel
Orange/Ooredoo/Bharti Airtel
Best OTT partnership
Hutchison Global Communications (HGC)
Telecom Italia Sparkle
MARKETING
Best marketing team
Ascom
Epsilon
Level 3 Communications
Telefónica
Viatel
Best brand campaign
Global Cloud Xchange
IDT Carrier Services
Level 3 Communications
Telecom Italia Sparkle
TeliaSonera International Carrier
Special recognition for CSR
Colt Technology Services
Internet Solutions
Ooredoo
PCCW Global
WireIE
Nominations for Executive of the Year Award for Industry Contribution and Executive of the Year Award for Leadership will be announced closer to the awards ceremony. Entries for these awards are still open.
