Light Reading's Leading Lights 2020: The Finalists
Here are the finalists for the remaining 13 categories of the 2020 Leading Lights Awards:
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.
- Amdocs
- Ciena
- CommScope
- Fortinet
- Vonage
Most Innovative Telco Cloud Strategy (Network/Data Center Operator)
Awarded to the network or data center operator that has devised the most innovative telco cloud (virtualization, SDN/NFV) strategy during the past year.
- Colt Technology Services
- HGC Global Communications
- PCCW Global
Most Innovative Cable/Video Product or Service
Awarded to the company that has developed a potentially market-leading product, application or strategy that has enabled the launch, deployment or creation of innovative, profitable cable, video, TV or multimedia services during the past year.
- Amdocs – MarketONE
- CommScope – RD1322 2x2 Remote PHY Device
- Promptlink – Network NoiseHawk
- Synamedia – Smart Rate Control
- ZTE – 5G Live TV
Most Innovative Mobile/Wireless Product or Service
Awarded to the company that has developed a potentially market-leading product, application or strategy that has enabled the launch, deployment or creation of innovative, profitable mobile/wireless services (4G/WiFi/unlicensed) during the past year.
- Amdocs – RevenueONE
- Cohere Technologies
- Rakuten, Intel and Altiostar Networks
Most Innovative Private Wireless Networks Strategy
Awarded to the company that has devised the most innovative private wireless networks strategy during the past year.
- Boingo Wireless
- Celona
- Federated Wireless
- Mavenir
- Nokia
Most Innovative Telecoms Product (Optical/IP/Carrier Ethernet/FTTH)
Awarded to the company that has developed a potentially market-leading optical/IP/Ethernet product that, through engineering and technical excellence, enables the deployment of profitable next-generation telecom services.
- AT&T and Colt Technology Services – MEF Sonata LSO API
- Cisco – 8000 Series router
- Ericsson – Router 6673
- Infinera – XR Optics
- Microchip – META-DX1 Ethernet PHY device family
- RtBrick – RtBrick Full Stack
Most Innovative AI/Analytics Strategy
Awarded to the company that has devised the most innovative strategy built around the development or use of AI/analytics capabilities during the past year.
- A1 Telekom Austria – SARA
- Altran – NetAnticipate5G
- B-Yond – B-Yond Clarity
- Cujo AI – Cujo AI Lens
- EXFO – Nova SensAI
- Huawei Technologies – Huawei iMaster NCE
- Jio/Guavus IQ AI/Analytics Strategy
- Transaction Network Services – TNS Call Guardian
- Netcracker Technology – Netcracker 2020 Advanced Analytics Solution
Most Innovative SD-WAN Service
Awarded to the company that has launched the most innovative SD-WAN service for enterprise and/or small or midsized corporate users during the past year.
- Colt Technology Services
- Comcast Business
- Masergy
- Verizon
- CenturyLink
Most Innovative SD-WAN Product Strategy (Vendor)
Awarded to the technology vendor that has devised the most innovative software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) product/platform strategy during the past year.
- Amdocs
- Fortinet
- Sprient Communications
- Ekinops
- VMware's "Network of Clouds Services (NOCS)" Strategy
- Versa Networks, in partnership with NetCracker
Most Innovative Edge Computing Strategy
Awarded to the network operator or technology developer that has devised the most innovative edge computing strategy during the past year.
- Accedian and the MobiledgeX ecosystem
- AlefEdge – The Manhattan Project with an Open Autonomous Edge
- Altran – Edge Computing Solution (ENSCONCE) for Multi-Operator Federation
- Mutable – Public Edge Cloud
- Red Hat – Edge Computing Strategy with Red Hat OpenStack Platform
- SK Telecom – Edge "hyper-collaboration" strategy for multi-cloud edge deployment and edge service innovation
- Vapor IO – Kinetic Edge Exchange
- Volterra – VoltStack and VoltMesh
- ZTE – One-Stop Common Edge Solution
Most Innovative 5G Technology
Awarded to the company that, during the past year, has developed a potentially market-leading product that will enable the launch, deployment or creation of 5G services.
- Altiostar Networks
- Arrcus
- Enea
- Etiya
- Kaloom
- Mavenir
- Wind River
- ZTE
Most Innovative 5G Strategy
Awarded to the company that has outlined and clearly communicated an innovative, market-leading 5G networking technology or service development strategy during the past year.
- AT&T
- Cradlepoint
- Linux Foundation Networking
- Parallel Wireless and Comba Telecom
- Radisys
- SK Telecom
- ZTE
Outstanding Test & Measurement Vendor
Awarded to the communications networking test and measurement, monitoring or assurance systems vendor that stands out from its competitors, innovates constantly, helps set the industry trends, makes investors proud and makes employees happy.
- EXFO
- Infovista
- Keysight Technologies
- Netrounds
- Sandvine
- Spirent Communications
- Tutela Technologies
- VIAVI Solutions
Light Reading Hall of Fame
The shortlist for this year's Light Reading Hall of Fame, which seeks to recognize several individuals – the famous and infamous – for their remarkable contributions to the sector, will be published soon.
— Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading
