The winners will be announced at the Capacity Global Carrier Awards ceremony and gala dinner on Wednesday 24 October at the Troxy Theatre in London. The deadline to buy tickets and tables has been extended, so the last chance to guarantee your spot will be Friday 12 October.
"If you're a shortlisted company, we would love to see representatives attend on the night should you be successful," said Jason McGee-Abe, Editor-in-Chief at Capacity Media. "Whether you're shortlisted or not, celebrate the industry's achievements and innovations with your colleagues, partners and peers at the GCAs, which offers an unparalleled opportunity for networking with the industry's most senior executives
The shortlist for the GCAs 2018 is below. It has been compiled by a panel of analysts, industry experts and the senior editorial team of Capacity Media.
We have different options available for attending and you can do so you can click to book your space
• Branded tables including 2 bottles of champagne, branding on the seating plan and tables and personalised invites for guests
• Table of 10
• Individual seats
If you would like to find out more about attending or sponsorship opportunities, contact Charles Newman or Federico Mancini
| Best Global Wholesale Carrier - Data: Airtel Business AT&T Colt Technology Services Deutsche Telekom GTT Communications NTT Communications Orange International Carriers PCCW Global UFINET Verizon Partner Solutions | Best Global Wholesale Carrier - Voice Airtel Business C3ntro Colt Technology Services Deutsche Telekom Orange International Carriers Tata Communications Vodafone Carrier Services | ||
| Best African Wholesale Carrier: Airtel Business C3ntro Liquid Telecom | Best Asian Wholesale Carrier: Airtel Business China Telecom Global GCX HGC Global Communications NTT Communications Optus Telstra | Best Caribbean Wholesale Carrier: C&W Networks C3ntro Gold Data | Best Eastern European/CIS Wholesale Carrier: OTEGLOBE Türk Telekom International Veon Wholesale Service (VWS) |
| Best Latin American Wholesale Carrier: C&W Networks C3ntro CenturyLink GlobeNet Neutrona Networks Telefónica UFINET | Best Middle Eastern Wholesale Carrier: Airtel Business C3ntro Etisalat GCX Omantel | Best North American Wholesale Carrier: AT&T Bell Canada C3ntro NTT Communications Sprint Verizon Partner Solutions Zayo Group | Best Pan-European Wholesale Carrier: A1 Telekom Austria Colt Technology Services Deutsche Telekom NTT Communications Retelit |
| Best Data Centre Colt DCS Infomart Data Centers Interxion Iron Mountain Rack Centre Telin Turkcell | Best Data Centre Innovation GlobeNet NJFX IXcellerate Rack Centre | Best Internet Exchange DE-CIX France-IX NetIX Communications | Best Internet Exchange Innovation DE-CIX Digital Realty GlobeNet MMIX |
| Best African Project: Airtel Business Camtel icolo.io World Telecom Labs | Best Asian Project: Airtel Business China Mobile International Colt Technology Services Epsilon Tele2 Kazakhstan | Best European Project: Deutsche Telekom The Sphere Veon Wholesale Service (VWS) | Best North American Project: NJFX Telecom Italia Sparkle |
| Best Latin American Project: C3ntro GlobeNet Gold Data Neutrona Networks | Best Middle Eastern Project: Newroz Telecom Omantel | ||
| Project of the Year - Subsea: Camtel GlobeNet Hawaiki Submarine Cable Marea by Telxius, Microsoft and Facebook | Project of the Year - Terrestrial: C3ntro China Telecom Global Gold Data Newroz Telecom Retelit | ||
| Best Wholesale Sales Team * Due to the limited number of entries in regional sales team categories, we have merged this category into one award: Best Wholesale Sales Team * Airtel Business C3ntro GCX Gold Data OTEGLOBE Retelit Talk Talk Business Telecom Italia Sparkle Verizon Partner Solutions Verizon Partner Solutions (2) | |||
| Best Marketing Team: A1 Telekom Austria Colt Technology Services DigiPlex Epsilon GlobeNet Gold Data NTT Communications | Best Marketing Campaign: C&W Networks DigiPlex GlobeNet Gold Data HGC Global Communications Telin | Best Social Media Campaign: C&W Networks GlobeNet HGC Global Communications | Best Marketing Campaign - Industry Events: GlobeNet IXcellerate |
| Wholesale Innovation Disruptor of the Year: Airtel Business Bankai Group C3ntro Deutsche Telekom enet Neutrona Networks Virtual1 | Best Anti-Fraud Innovation: C3ntro Infobip Orange International Carriers The Sphere | Best Cloud Innovation: C3ntro Cataleya GCX Kentik Natterbox Neutrona Networks PCCW Global The Sphere Telecom Italia Sparkle Voxility XConnect | Best Data Service Innovation - Mature Markets: A1 Telekom Austria Virtual1 Telecom Italia Sparkle |
| Best Data Service Innovation - Emerging Markets: Airtel Business C3ntro GlobeNet Gold Data Kentik Neutrona Networks | Best Network Technology Innovation: Ciena Infinera Linxa Neutrona Networks Telefónica The Sphere Thousand Eyes | Best SMS Innovation: Airtel Business C3ntro Infobip M-STAT Voxbone XConnect | Best Subsea Innovation: Angola Cables GlobeNet PCCW Global |
| Best Voice Service Innovation - Mature Markets: A1 Telekom Austria Colt Technology Services Voxbone XConnect | Best Voice Service Innovation - Emerging Markets: Airtel Business PCCW Global The Sphere | Best Unified Communications Innovation: C3ntro Dialogic HGC Global Communications Natterbox | |
| Best OTT Partnership: A1 Telekom Austria Airtel Business China Mobile International Neutrona Networks | Best Enterprise Partnership: Airtel Business C3ntro GCX Neutrona Networks | ||
| Best OSS/BSS Deployment: Blue Planet Networks Neutrona Networks Sigma Systems Telefónica Turkcell | Best SDN/NFV Deployment: Colt Technology Services Epsilon Neutrona Networks Virtual1 | ||
| Best Strategic Acquisition: GTT Communications HGC Global Communications Iron Mountain PCCW Global Tofane Global UFINET | Best Customer Testimony: Airtel Business Deutsche Telekom Epsilon GlobeNet Tata Communications Türk Telekom International | Best CSR Initiative: Airtel Nigeria Flightcase IT Services HGC Global Communications Iron Mountain | * We have removed the Best 4G Deployment and Best Workplace Initiative categories due to no entries. We have also unfortunately removed the Best IPX Services category due to there only being one entry * |
The shortlist has been compiled by a panel of analysts, industry experts and the senior editorial team of Capacity Media. Good luck to all nominated companies below.
If you're a shortlisted company, we would love to see representatives attend on the night should you be successful.
We have different options available for attending and you can do so you can click to book your space
• Branded tables including 2 bottles of champagne, branding on the seating plan and tables and personalised invites for guests
• Table of 10
• Individual seats
If you would like to find out more about attending or sponsorship opportunities, contact Charles Newman or Federico Mancini
