Find out who made it onto the shortlists for the 2014 Leading Lights awards.

May 7, 2014

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Leading Lights 2014: The Finalists

Light Reading is proud to announce the finalists for this year's Leading Lights Awards, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

The quality of entries was testament to the level of innovation and energy the communications services sector is experiencing, but from the hundreds of entries in 16 categories that were submitted we have identified the finalists.

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The winners, and the identities of this year's Light Reading Hall of Fame inductees, will be announced at the Leading Lights awards dinner, which will be held during the evening of Tuesday, June 17, at The Adler Planetarium in Chicago.

Not by chance, the dinner also marks the end of the first day of Light Reading's Big Telecom Event (BTE), so there will be plenty to talk about and much to celebrate!

So, who's in the running to pick up an award this year? Below are the categories for this year's awards. Click on the name of the category to see the list of finalists. In the coming days the Light Reading team will write about the finalists and provide some insight into the shortlisted submissions.

Best New Product (Cable)
Awarded to the company that has developed a potentially market-leading product that, through engineering and technical excellence, enables the deployment of profitable next-generation cable services.

Best New Product (Mobile)
Awarded to the company that has developed a potentially market-leading product that, through engineering and technical excellence, enables the deployment of profitable next-generation mobile services.

Best New Product (Telecom)
Awarded to the company that has developed a potentially market-leading product that, through engineering and technical excellence, enables the deployment of profitable next-generation telecom services.

Most Innovative SMB Service
Awarded to the communications service provider (cable, fixed, mobile) that has launched the most innovative business service for small or medium-sized corporate users during the past year.

Most Innovative Enterprise Service
Awarded to the communications service provider (cable, fixed, mobile) that has launched the most innovative business service for enterprise corporate users during the past year.

Most Innovative 4G Service
Awarded to the mobile operator that has launched the most innovative 4G LTE service for its customers during the past year.

Most Innovative Carrier WiFi Deployment
Awarded to the communications service provider (cable, fixed, mobile) that has launched the most innovative carrier-class WiFi service for its customers during the past year.

Most Innovative Carrier Cloud Service
Awarded to the communications service provider (cable, fixed, mobile) that has launched the most innovative Carrier Cloud service (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS) for its customers during the past year.

Most Innovative Ethernet/Optical Service
Awarded to the communications service provider (cable, fixed, mobile) that has launched the most innovative Carrier Ethernet or optical transport service for its customers during the past year.

Most Innovative Video Service
Awarded to the communications service provider (cable, fixed, mobile) that has launched the most innovative video/TV service for its customers during the past year.

Outstanding Components Vendor *NEW*
Awarded to the components vendor that stands out from its competitors, innovates constantly, helps set the industry trends, makes investors proud, and makes employees happy.

Outstanding Test & Measurement Vendor *NEW*
Awarded to the telecom test and measurement vendor that stands out from its competitors, innovates constantly, helps set the industry trends, makes investors proud, and makes employees happy.

Outstanding OSS/BSS Vendor *NEW*
Awarded to the OSS and/or BSS vendor that stands out from its competitors, innovates constantly, helps set the industry trends, makes investors proud, and makes employees happy.

Company of the Year (Private)
Awarded to the privately held firm that stands out from its competitors, innovates constantly, makes investors proud, and makes employees happy.

Company of the Year (Public)
Awarded to the publicly listed firm that stands out from its competitors, innovates constantly, makes investors proud, and makes employees happy.

Best Deal Maker
Awarded to the company that has consistently demonstrated good timing, judgment, and execution in high-profile acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, and other multi-company financial arrangements.

Light Reading Hall of Fame
There is no shortlist for the Light Reading Hall of Fame, which seeks to recognize several individuals -- the famous and infamous -- for their remarkable contributions to the sector. The inductees will be named (and a few shamed) at the awards dinner. But look out for the upcoming poll on some of the names under consideration.

— The Staff, Light Reading

Here are the finalists in the Best New Product (Cable) category.

  • Alticast Corp. -- HDMI Media Express

  • Cisco Systems Inc. -- Videoscape Cloud DVR

  • Qwilt Inc. -- LiveStream Cache

  • RGB Networks Inc. -- CloudXtream DVR

  • This Technology -- VEX

  • VeEX Inc. -- VePAL CX380S-D3

  • Verimatrix Inc. -- VCAS for Broadcast Hybrid

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Here are the finalists in the Best New Product (Mobile) category.

  • Amdocs Inc. -- Self-Optimizing Networks (SON) solution

  • Cambridge Communication Systems Ltd. (CCS) -- Self-Organising Small Cell Backhaul

  • Citrix Systems Inc. -- ByteMobile Insight

  • Nokia Solutions and Networks (now Nokia Networks) -- Centralized RAN

  • Openwave Mobility Inc. -- DynaMO

  • Opera Software ASA -- Opera Max

  • SpiderCloud Wireless -- Dual-Band UMTS/LTE Radio Node

  • Vasona Networks Inc. -- SmartVISION

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    Here are the finalists in the Best New Product (Telecom) category.

    • Alcatel-Lucent – Cloudband 2.0

    • Ciena Corp. -- WaveLogic Photonics

    • Cisco Systems Inc. -- Network Convergence System

    • Coriant -- Intelligent Optical Control

    • Cyan Inc. -- Blue Planet Carrier Ethernet Services API

    • Gigamon Inc. -- NetFlow Generation Application

    • Infinera Corp. -- Multi-Layer Automation Solution

    • Juniper Networks Inc. -- Contrail

    • Nuage Networks -- Virtualized Services Platform 2.0

    • RAD -- Distributed NFV Module for the ETX-205A Carrier Ethernet demarcation device

    • Transmode Systems AB -- Metro 100G Solution

    • VeEx Inc. -- VePAL TX300S

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      Here are the finalists in the Most Innovative SMB Service category.

      • Comcast Business -- Business VoiceEdge Mobile App

      • Deep Blue Communications - Private Cloud Wireless LAN

      • Vodafone UK -- Sure Signal Premium

      • XO Communications Inc. -- WorkTime

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        Here are the finalists in the Most Innovative Enterprise Service category.

        • Lightpath -- Hosted Voice BC/DR Enhancements

        • Masergy Communications Inc. -- Calendar-Based Bandwidth Scheduling for Intelligent Service Control (ISC)

        • NaviSite, Inc., a Time Warner Cable Company -- NaviCloud Desktop-as-a-Service

        • Pacnet -- Pacnet Enabled Network

        • tw telecom inc. -- Alerts-Driven Capacity

        • XO Communications Inc. -- XO Bandwidth on Demand

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          Here are the finalists in the Most Innovative 4G Service category.

          • Sprint Corp. -- Spark

          • EE Ltd. -- 4G Service

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            Here are the finalists in the Most Innovative Carrier WiFi Deployment category.

            • Boingo Wireless, Inc. -- Passpoint Secure Network

            • Orange Poland -- Hotspot 2.0 WiFi deployment throughout the Warsaw Royal Gardens

            • Sprint Corp. -- VoWiFi Calling and Messaging Service

            • Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd. (Telecom) -- Telecom WiFi

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              Here are the finalists in the Most Innovative Carrier Cloud Service category.

              • NaviSite Inc., a Time Warner Cable Company -- NaviCloud Director

              • tw telecom inc. -- eLynk service

              • Virtela -- NFV Services Enabled by Virtela Cloud SDN

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                Here are the finalists in the Most Innovative Ethernet/Optical Service category.

                • Colt Technology Services Group Ltd. -- Colt Modular Multi-Service Platform (Colt LANLink)

                • Telstra Corp. -- Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Services

                • Time Warner Cable Business Class -- Carrier E-Access

                • tw telecom inc. -- eLynk

                • Verizon Communications -- Ethernet Private Line 1G/10G Native Ethernet Aggregation Port (Ethernet over Sonet)

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                  Here are the finalists in the Most Innovative Video Service category.

                  • Time Warner Cable Business Class -- HD Video for Healthcare - Set Back Box

                  • TiVo Inc. -- TiVo Roamio

                  • Ziggo BV -- Cloud-Based Interactive Cable VoD with No Set-Top Box

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                  Here are the finalists in the Outstanding Components Vendor category.

                  • EZchip Semiconductor Ltd.

                  • JDSU

                  • LSI Corp.

                  • M/A-COM Technology Solutions

                  • Napatech

                  • NeoPhotonics Corp

                  • Xilinx Inc.

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                    Here are the finalists in the Outstanding Test & Measurement Vendor category.

                    • Accedian Networks Inc.

                    • Apkudo LLC

                    • JDSU

                    • NetScout Systems Inc.

                    • S3 Group

                    • Spirent Communications plc

                    • Tollgrade Communications Inc.

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                      Here are the finalists in the Outstanding OSS/BSS Vendor category.

                      • Amdocs Inc.

                      • AsiaInfo-Linkage Inc.

                      • Digital Route AB

                      • Ericsson AB

                      • MATRIXX Software Inc.

                      • Redknee Inc.

                      • Tail-f Systems AB

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                        Here are the finalists in the Company of the Year (Private) category.

                        • Affirmed Networks

                        • Aptilo Networks AB

                        • BTI Systems Inc.

                        • Casa Systems Inc.

                        • Global Capacity

                        • INOC

                        • One Source Networks Inc.

                        • Spidercloud Wireless

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                          Here are the finalists in the Company of the Year (Public) category.

                          • Ciena Corp.

                          • Infinera Corp.

                          • Mavenir Systems Inc.

                          • Redknee Inc.

                          • tw telecom inc.

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                            Here are the finalists in the Best Deal Maker category.

                            • Amdocs Ltd. -- for the acquisitions of Actix and Celcite

                            • Cisco Systems Inc. -- for the acquisition of Sourcefire

                            • Genband Inc. -- for the acquisitions of fring and uReach Technologies

                            • Sonus Networks Inc. -- for partnering with Juniper Networks and acquiring Performance Technologies

                            • Spirent Communications plc -- for the acquisition of DAX Technologies Corp.

                            • Sprint Corp. -- for its deal with the CCA and NetAmericas to bring LTE to rural America

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