Best Network-Enabled Application/Service Innovation

Recognizing the most outstanding innovation in network-enabled applications or services.  This category might include video sharing sites or social media or cybersecurity anomaly detection based on network data analysis.

Best Networking Innovation

Recognizing the most outstanding innovation in overall networking, including any innovation that doesn’t fall cleanly into any of the other categories, such as solar-powered Internet drones.

Best Network-Enabled Emerging Technologies Innovation

Recognizing the most outstanding innovation in emerging technologies, e.g., IoT, blockchain, cybersecurity, components, AI/big data/analytics, or quantum Internet.

Best Quality of Life Improvment

Recognizing the company or entity that has successfully launched a telecommunications product or network-centric ICT application that has had the most outstanding impact on improving the quality of life for people in the Pacific Rim.

Best Satellite Innovation

Recognizing the most outstanding innovation in satellite-based communications, e.g., new business models, LEO, MEO, GEO, optical satellites, or launch vehicles and maintenance strategies.

Best Cloud/Data Center/
Interconnection Innovation

Recognizing the most outstanding innovation in cloud or enterprise data centers and interconnection.  Examples might include data centers powered by ocean currents or software-defined interconnection fabrics.

Best Mobile Innovation

Recognizing the most outstanding innovation in mobility, e.g., new business or pricing models, 5G, distributed antenna systems, or smart cities.

Best Network Intelligence Innovation

Recognizing the most outstanding innovation in network intelligence, e.g., SD-WAN, “smart data” performance analysis and fault detection, or bandwidth autoscaling driven by cloud orchestration.

Best Subsea Innovation

 Recognizing the most outstanding innovation in subsea networking, including new business models, new routes, optoelectronics, or landing station design.