Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) celebrated outstanding achievements in the information and communication technologies (ICT) industry at last night’s PTC Awards 2020, which was held during PTC’20: Vision 2020 and Beyond.
“The PTC awards are exploding in terms of industry participation and it’s a pleasure to be able to recognize the brilliant work going on in the ICT industry, and particularly that which supports the non-profit mission of PTC, to advance the ethical development and use of ICT for collaboration, knowledge, and outreach,” commented Joe Weinman, founder and principal, XFORMA LLC and Chair of the PTC Awards 2020 Committee.
The PTC Awards 2020 acknowledged the outstanding contributions being made to improve the ability of people and firms in the Pacific region, as well as those aligned with PTC’s mission, to connect people and organizations for a better world.
The PTC Awards 2020 recipients are:
Category I: Core Network Products and Services
Outstanding Satellite Company: Mission Microwave
Outstanding Submarine Company: Telstra
Outstanding Wireless Company: SK Telecom
Outstanding Wireline Company: MTA Fiber Holdings, LLC (MTAFH)
Category II: Network-Centric Products, Services, and Innovation
Outstanding Applications Company: PLDT Global Corporation
Outstanding Cloud, Data Center, or Interconnection Company: NJFX
Outstanding Customer-Facing Innovation: PLDT Global Corporation
Outstanding Internal Transformation: Telstra
Outstanding Network Intelligence and Management Company: Connected2Fiber
Category III: PTC Vision and Mission
Outstanding Ecosystem Corporation: Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP
Outstanding ICT Education or Research Provider: Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP
Outstanding Quality of Life Improvement: TELUS
Category IV: Members’ Choice Awards
Outstanding CEO: Robin Khuda, Founder & CEO, AirTrunk
Outstanding Female Executive: Nadya Melic, Global Head of Connectivity & Platforms, Telstra
Outstanding Pacific Islands Achievement: The University of the South Pacific
In addition, Mark Hukill, principal consultant of Asia-Pacific Electronic Media Communications, LLC, received the Richard J. Barber PTC Distinguished Service Award for his exceptional service to PTC for the past 37 years.
