Liquid Telecom has won three awards at the 2019 Global Carrier Awards, the World Communications awards.
The company was awarded the Best African Wholesale Carrier award for the eighth consecutive year. They were also recognised as the best Regional Wholesale Operator of the Year for a second year in a row.
Liquid Telecom was also applauded for helping thousands of fish farmers in Kenya to monitor ponds and increase production with the Most Innovative IoT Solution.
The judges were impressed by Liquid Telecom’s real world application delivering tangible benefits to a wide array of users and an excellent IoT solution with clear benefits for farmers as well as for the healthiness of the fish industry in Kenya.
Nic Rudnick, Group CEO of Liquid Telecom, said “We are delighted to have picked up three awards in one night. Being recognised for ‘Best African Wholesale Carrier’ for eight consecutive years is unprecedented in the industry. Further recognition for best ‘Regional Wholesale Carrier’ and ‘Most Innovative IoT Solution’ reflects the continuing investment which we have been making in our network and the new innovations and solutions which we have been developing to enhance the value that we deliver to our customers”.
Liquid Telecom has also been shortlisted twice at the upcoming AfricaCom awards in the Connecting The Continent and Changing Lives categories.
The full list of winners in the 2019 Global Carrier Awards is below;
BEST PROJECT | |||
Best European Project
Sparkle
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Best Middle Eastern Project
Omantel |
Best Asian Project
PCCW Global |
Best Americas Project
GlobeNet |
Project Of The Year – Terrestrial
RETN |
Project Of The Year – Subsea
EllaLink |
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BEST DATA CENTRE & INTERNET EXCHANGE | |||
Best Internet Exchange Innovation
datamena |
Best Data Centre Innovation
Iron Mountain Data Centers |
Best Internet Exchange
DE-CIX |
Best Data Centre
Equinix |
BEST MARKETING/SALES TEAM | |||
Best Marketing Campaign
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier |
Best Social Media Campaign
Sparkle |
Best Marketing Team
iBASIS
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Best Wholesale Sales Team
Turk Telekom International |
SPECIAL RECOGNITION | |||
Best CSR Initiative
PCCW Global |
Best CEO Of The Year
Ufinet |
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BEST TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT | |||
Best SDN/NFV Deployment
AT&T / Colt Technology Services |
Best OSS/BSS Deployment
Neutrona Networks |
Best 5G deployment
China Unicom Global |
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INNOVATION | |||
Best Anti-Fraud Innovation
Orange International Carriers |
Best Blockchain Innovation
TOMIA |
Best Cloud Innovation
Colt Technology Services
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Best Data Service Innovation – Emerging Market
Reliance Jio |
Best Data Service Innovation – Mature Market
EdgeConneX |
Best Enterprise Partnership
Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) |
Best IoT Initiative
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier |
Best IPX Service
Etisalat |
Best Network Technology Innovation
PCCW Global |
Best OTT Partnership
Neutrona Networks
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Best Security Solution
Airtel Business
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Best SMS Innovation
iBASIS |
Best Strategic Subsea Route
TELIN
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Best Subsea Innovation
China Unicom Global
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Best Unified Communications Innovation
Epsilon / Dialogic Corporation
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Best Voice Service Innovation – Emerging Market
Airtel Business
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Best Voice Service Innovation – Mature Market
Voxbone |
Wholesale Innovation Disruptor Of The Year
GOLD DATA |
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BEST REGIONAL WHOLESALE CARRIER | |||
Best Eastern European/CIS Wholesale Carrier
OTEGLOBE |
Best Pan-European Wholesale Carrier
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier |
Best African Wholesale Carrier
Liquid Telecom
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Best Middle Eastern Wholesale Carrier
Saudi Telecom Company |
Best Asian Wholesale Carrier
China Unicom Global |
Best Caribbean Wholesale Carrier
C&W Networks |
Best Latin American Wholesale Carrier
Telefónica |
Best North American Wholesale Carrier
NTT |
BEST GLOBAL WHOLESALE CARRIER | |||
Best Global Wholesale Carrier – Voice
Airtel Business
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Best Global Wholesale Carrier – Data
Orange International Carriers |