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The PTC Awards recognize outstanding achievements in digital infrastructure, telecommunications, and information and communication technology (ICT), honoring companies and individuals whose vision, innovation, technical expertise, and leadership are propelling the industry forward. Award winners will be recognized at the PTC’26 Awards Ceremony, taking place on Wednesday, 21 January 2026, in Honolulu.

Congratulations to all the outstanding winners at PTC’25

Get ready for PTC’26 Awards

The PTC’26 Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in digital infrastructure, telecommunications, and ICT, recognizing visionary innovation, technical expertise, and leadership.

Coming soon

Meheroo Jussawalla Research Award

Named after the esteemed global telecommunications scholar, this award celebrates the best research paper presented at the PTC Annual Conference.

Richard J. Barber PTC Distinguished Service Award

This award honors an exceptional individual who has provided outstanding service and support to PTC over many years.

Chris Stott

Founder & Chairman of River Advisers

"I'm still shocked, stunned (...) We began at PTC, and to be back here in the great islands of Hawaii, with everyone at PTC, it's like coming home to family."

Hear from some of our winners.

Marc Halbfinger

Frm. CEO of Console Connect

"PTC is the only conference that truly works to deliver values from academia, from government, from service providers, vendors, in an integrated fashion."

Congratulations to the PTC’25 Awards recipients for their outstanding contributions and commitment to excellence in digital infrastructure, telecommunications, and ICT.

Outstanding Submarine Network Company
SUBCO
Outstanding Data Center Company
NEXTDC
Outstanding Satellite Company
River Advisers
Outstanding Network Solutions Provider
AT&T Business
Outstanding Digital Infrastructure Investor
DigitalBridge
Outstanding Innovation
Tillered
Outstanding Support for PTC’s Vision & Mission
Spark New Zealand
Outstanding CEO
Sridhar Pinnapureddy, CEO, CtrlS
Richard J. Barber PTC Distinguished Service Award
Paul McCann
Outstanding Young Leader
Matt Renner, Founder & CEO, Northshore
PTC’25 Next Gen Award
Felix Seda, NJFX
Distinguished Reseacher
Rob Frieden, Penn State University
Meheroo Jussawalla Research Award
Yuntsai Chou, Yuan Ze University and Li-dar Wang, National Chengchi University
Find PTC’24 winners here. For previous winners, contact info@ptc.org.