A
total of 65 global companies have been
shortlisted to battle for over 21 categories in the 2017 annual World CommunicationAwards (WCA) slated for London, reports ITRealms.
Chair of Judges, Tony Lavender, informed ITRealms
that the 19th annual World Communication Awards at
Supernova in London later this month, is organized by Total Telecom and has
been scheduled for 28th of November, thus set to be the largest
ever, with 65 companies and organisations shortlisted across over 20
categories, including new awards around Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV)
Innovation, 5G and Digital Lifestyle.
According to him, the awards are so competitive that the organizer,
Total Telecom, has extended the independent judging panel to 30 highly
qualified experts across the world. Assessing the hundreds of applications
has taken several weeks, with a shortlist ranging from the very largest
operators and vendors to small and innovative start-ups.
“Since the very beginning, a cornerstone of the success of the
WCAs has been a strict and rigid policy that judging must at all times be
totally independent and impartial,” said Tony Lavender who doubles as the CEO, Plum Consulting.
“That has always been my brief, and as the industry has moved
forward and widened its scope to new developments like NFV, IoT and 5G, we
have also widened the expertise of our judging group so that companies entering
for these awards can know and respect the calibre of the people assessing their
submissions.
“We know how much effort, toil and sweat goes into every single
entry, and when the category winners are announced on the 28th those
companies and individuals can feel very proud of their achievements.”
Launched in
1999, the World Communication Awards have shown themselves to be
the undisputed blue chip mark of success in the telecom industry and once again
guests are expected to attend the dinner on the 28th from all
over the world. Attendance is expected to exceed last year, when people
from countries as diverse as Mozambique, the Philippines, Chile, and
Bahrain, as well as the mainstream countries of Europe, Asia and
North America all came to London.
As well as the
new categories, the prestigious CEO of the Year title has been re-structured
for 2017. Instead of being decided by industry vote, it is now being left to
the judging panel to make the decision.
Ayo Midele/GEE
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