Final year I had the great fortune to serve as a judge for T-Mobile’s inaugural Unconventional Awards at the GSMA Mobile Planet Congress (MWC) Las Vegas. The former CTIA occasion has lengthy suffered an identity crisis, but its move from Los Angeles has ultimately breathed new life into the occasion. T-Mobile, in an work to raise visibility for its small business solutions, rolled the dice (pun intended!) in Las Vegas in 2022 to generate an award ceremony to commemorate the revolutionary use of connectivity options across industries and educational institutions.

I liken the occasion to American Idol meets Shark Tank—but devoid of the snark. This year, I’ll be joining the similar panel of judges to celebrate unconventional pondering with a category twist. I would like to share the information, so let’s dive in.

Joining me once again this year for the Unconventional Awards are a Who’s Who of believed leaders. Apart from me—a globally recognized business analyst who manages the networking and safety practices for Moor Insights &amp Strategy—the panel contains:

For 2023, the Unconventional Awards encompasses 4 innovation categories, with winners awarded an quantity of funds for charitable donation. The nomination course of action kicked off on May well 1st and will extend to the finish of July. You can study additional by going to the official nomination internet site.

The 1st category is Buyer Practical experience, which aims to recognize organizations that strive to far better serve buyers and provide on a brand practical experience or guarantee. The second is Employee Enablement, which spotlights trailblazers for acquiring new and unconventional techniques to bring out the finest in their internal teams. The third is Sector, which lauds pioneers that facilitate innovation inside industries by difficult the status quo. The fourth category, new for this year, is Neighborhood, which heralds disruptors in government, education and public security that allow innovation inside their respective organizations.

I actually like the addition of the fourth category this year to round out our coverage and, additional importantly, recognize the teachers and 1st responders who are so essential to the fabric of our communities.

I am searching forward to attending MWC Las Vegas in the fall, and particularly to the chance to participate once again in the T-Mobile for Company Unconventional Awards. The plan is an revolutionary way to recognize leaders across public and private institutions and highlight their revolutionary use of connectivity.

By my estimation, we are about midway via the 5G era, with a lot of mobile network operators however to deploy 5G Standalone that promises to unlock the technology’s correct possible. T-Mobile has been the 1st to attain that 5G milestone, and it will be exciting to see what unfolds each at its upcoming award ceremony and for the telecommunications business at big.

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