More than 160 entries were submitted for this year’s awards, which includes an extended innovation category.
The shortlist has been independently marked by a panel of 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 3 2015 at Capacity Europe’s new home in Paris, France.
All the best of luck to all nominated companies below.
REGIONAL/GLOBAL WHOLESALE
Best Eastern European wholesale carrier
A1 Telekom Austria
Telekom Romania Wholesale
Turkcell Superonline
Turk Telekom International
Best pan-European wholesale carrier
Colt
Deutsche Telekom ICSS
Interoute
NTT Communications
Viatel
Best African Wholesale Carrier
Emerging Markets Communications
Liquid Telecom
PCCW Global
WIOCC
Best Middle Eastern wholesale carrier
Eitsalat
Global Cloud Xchange
Newroz Telecom
Ooredoo Global Services
Tawasul Telecom
Best Asian wholesale carrier
China Mobile International
Global Cloud Xchange
NTT Communications
Telstra
Best Caribbean wholesale carrier
C&W Networks
PREPA Networks
Best Latin American wholesale carrier
C&W Networks
Level 3 Communications
Neutrona Networks
Sprint
Telefonica Global Solutions
Best North American wholesale carrier
Bell Canada
NTT Communications
Sprint
Zayo Group
Best global wholesale carrier – voice
IDT Telecom
Orange
PCCW Global
Tata Communications
Vodafone Carrier Services
Best global wholesale carrier – data
Deutsche Telekom ICSS
NTT Communications
TeliaSonera International Carrier
Telecom Italia Sparkle
Vodafone Carrier Services
DATA CENTRE/INTERNET EXCHANGE
Best data centre
Digital Realty
Equinix
Infomart Data Centers
Telecity
Telecom Italia Sparkle
Best internet exchange
AMS-IX
datamena
DE-CIX
Best IPX exchange
AMS-IX
Syniverse
Telefonica Global Solutions
REGIONAL/GLOBAL PROJECTS
Best European project
Colt
CSG International
Deutsche Telekom ICSS
Interxion
Telarix
Best African project
Liquid Telecom
Sudatel
WIOCC
Best Middle Eastern project
Batelco
GBI
Newroz Telecom
Turkcell Superonline
Turk Telekom International
Best Asian project
Colt
Global Transit
Infinera
HGC
Turk Telekom International
Best North American project
PCCW Global
Sprint
DE-CIX
Project of the year – terrestrial
Deutsche Telekom ICSS
Liquid Telecom
Turk Telekom International
Newroz Telecom
Project of the year - Subsea
Hibernia Networks
GBI
SEA-ME-WE 5 Consortium
Level 3 Communications
INNOVATION
Best network technology innovation
Epsilon
Global Capacity
Neutrona Networks
Syniverse
Telstra
Verizon Partner Solutions
Best voice service innovation – emerging market
iBasis
Internet Solutions
Turk Telekom International
World Telecom Labs
Best voice service innovation – developed market
VoiceYou & Colt Technology Services
Deutsche Telekom ICSS & RTX
IDT Telecom
Verscom Solutions
Best data service innovation
Global Transit
HGC
Internet Solutions
Neutrona Networks
Tawasul Telecom
Best SMS innovation
IDT Telecom
Telarix
Telefonica Global Solutions
Turk Telekom International
Best anti-fraud innovation
BICS
Orange
Telarix
Best subsea innovation
Hibernia Networks
SEA-ME-WE 5 Consortium
Best cloud innovation
Epsilon
Global Cloud Xchange
Infinera
Interoute
Orixcom
Best marketing team
datamena
Epsilon
NTT Communications
Best wholesale sales team
Bankai Group
Telekom Romania Wholesale
Turk Telekom International
Marketing campaign of the year
Interoute
Level 3 Communications
Telecom Italia Sparkle
Telefonica Global Solutions
TeliaSonera International Carrier
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Best strategic acquisition
C&W Networks
Colt
Interoute
PCCW Global
Telstra
Corporate Social Responsibility
Bell Canada
Colt
Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities
