2026 Categories and Awards

Submissions closed

Shortlisted will be announced soon for the GLOMO Awards 2026

  • All
  • Mobile Tech
  • Digital Everything
  • Device
  • Tech4Good
  • Government Leadership Award
  • Marketing Excellence
  • Outstanding Achievement

Mobile Tech

Networks and technology are at the epicentre of mobile innovation and this category recognises the companies that are revolutionising the capabilities and reach of mobile and digital technology.

  • 1.a CTO Choice: Outstanding Mobile Technology Award

    1.a CTO Choice: Outstanding Mobile Technology Award

  • 1.b Best Mobile Network Infrastructure

    1.b Best Mobile Network Infrastructure

  • 1.c Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough

    1.c Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough

  • 1.d Best Digital Tech Breakthrough for companies with under $100 million Annual Global Revenue

    1.d Best Digital Tech Breakthrough for companies with under $100 million Annual Global Revenue

  • 1.e Best Network Security & Fraud Prevention

    1.e Best Network Security & Fraud Prevention

  • 1.f Best AI‑Powered Network Solution

    1.f Best AI‑Powered Network Solution

  • 1.g Best Cloud Solution

    1.g Best Cloud Solution

  • 1.h Best Non-Terrestrial Network Solution

    1.h Best Non-Terrestrial Network Solution

Digital Everything

As technology continues to fuse the boundaries between physical and digital, this category recognises the brands that are winning in creating services that are at the forefront of this digital shift.

  • 2.a Best Mobile Operator Service for Connected Consumers

    2.a Best Mobile Operator Service for Connected Consumers

  • 2.b Best Private Network Solution

    2.b Best Private Network Solution

  • 2.c Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Health and Wellbeing

    2.c Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Health and Wellbeing

  • 2.d Best AI‑Enabled Customer Experience

    2.d Best AI‑Enabled Customer Experience

  • 2.e Best FinTech & Digital Commerce Innovation

    2.e Best FinTech & Digital Commerce Innovation

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  • 2.f Open Gateway Challenge

    2.f Open Gateway Challenge

Device

Today mobile hardware acts as the remote control to our lives. Devices are the gateway to the online world and with that, define the boundaries of connectivity. This category will celebrate the achievements in hardware developments that are stimulating advancements in the mobile sector. The Device category at the GLOMOs are a high point of the GSMA’s MWC Barcelona, and as such represent the pinnacle of consumer focused technology innovation, design excellence, outstanding performance and market leadership.

  • 3.a Best Smartphone

    3.a Best Smartphone

  • 3.b Breakthrough Device Innovation

    3.b Breakthrough Device Innovation

  • 3.c Best Connected Consumer Device

    3.c Best Connected Consumer Device

  • 3.d Best Device <$150 (Entry Level)

    3.d Best Device <$150 (Entry Level)

  • 3.e Best in Show

    3.e Best in Show

Tech4Good

The GSMA is committed to connecting everyone and everything to a #BetterFuture. This category applauds the companies who work tirelessly to ensure that no one gets left behind in the journey to true connectivity.

  • 4.a Digital Inclusion & Usage‑Gap Impact

    4.a Digital Inclusion & Usage‑Gap Impact

  • 4.b Best Mobile Innovation supporting Emergency or Humanitarian Situations

    4.b Best Mobile Innovation supporting Emergency or Humanitarian Situations

  • 4.c Best Use of Mobile for Accessibility & Inclusion

    4.c Best Use of Mobile for Accessibility & Inclusion

  • 4.d Best Mobile Innovation for Climate Action

    4.d Best Mobile Innovation for Climate Action

  • 4.e Best Mobile Innovation for Enhancing The Lives of Children and Young People

    4.e Best Mobile Innovation for Enhancing The Lives of Children and Young People

  • 4.f The #ChangeTheFace Award

    4.f The #ChangeTheFace Award

Marketing Excellence

  • 5.a Best Event Activation

    5.a Best Event Activation

  • 5.b CMO Marketing Campaign Award

    5.b CMO Marketing Campaign Award

  • 5.c Marketing for Good

    5.c Marketing for Good

Outstanding Achievement

In this category we celebrate the individuals and companies from across the tech sector who commit their passion and resources to doing the right thing, and building a better future for all of us.

  • 6.a Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry / Chairman's Award

    6.a Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry / Chairman's Award

  • 6.b Government Leadership Award

    6.b Government Leadership Award