PTC AWARDS 2024
The PTC Awards 2023 are intended to acknowledge the outstanding contributions being made to improve the ability of people and organizations in the Pacific region to connect, communicate, collaborate, and experience an enhanced quality of life.
Questions? Email awards@ptc.org.
Welcome to PTC’25 Awards:
Honoring Innovation and Excellence!
The PTC’25 Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in digital infrastructure, telecommunications, and ICT. These awards recognize exemplary visionaries driving innovation, technical expertise, and leadership.
Nominations for PTC’25 Awards are now open!
We invite you to be part of the celebration by nominating individuals and organizations that have exemplified excellence in our industry.
Nominations are open for the following categories.
PTC will use Awards Force as its official awards nomination platform. There is no fee or sponsorship required to enter.
- Select the [Submit a Nomination] button below
- Create an Award Force Account or sign back in (select forgot password, should you need to reset your password)
- Check your inbox for the verification email from no-reply@app.awardforce.com
- You must select the verification link from awards@ptc.org
- Select “start a new entry”
- Note, you can “save + close” your entry and return to edit
- Submit an entry
- Note, you can edit your entry until the deadline: 9 October, 2024
Nominations close on 9 October, 2024
Questions? Contact: awards@ptc.org
AWARDS CATEGORIES & CRITERIA
Eligibility Requirements: Any organization or individual that is based in the Pacific region or does business in the Pacific region may submit an entry for consideration.
For more information about the awards process see the Categories, Criteria, and FAQs below.
PTC VISION AND MISSION AWARD:
The Outstanding Support for PTC’s Vision and Mission Award acknowledges the significant role played by this individual/organization in championing PTC’s objectives and fostering a vibrant and inclusive telecommunications and ICT community. The recipient of this award has shown exceptional dedication, collaboration, and contributions to the organization as a vital partner in realizing PTC’s vision and mission and driving positive change across the industry.
LEADERSHIP AWARDS:
The Outstanding CEO Award is a prestigious accolade that recognizes and celebrates a CEO who has made exceptional contributions to the telecommunications and ICT industry. This award acknowledges this CEO’s visionary leadership and ability to navigate through changing market dynamics, identify emerging trends, and steer his/her organization toward transformative initiatives, successful business strategies, and contribute to the advancement of our industry on a global scale.
The PTC Outstanding Young Leader Award recognizes excellence and leadership by a young professional in the ICT industry. This recipient has demonstrated remarkable leadership qualities and has led initiatives that show a deep understanding of emerging technologies and market trends. This award recognizes his/her vital role in shaping the industry’s future and inspires others to drive innovation and socioeconomic development.
NETWORKING AND NETWORK-CENTRIC SOLUTIONS AWARDS:
The Outstanding Submarine Network Company Award recognizes a company that reflects the evolving landscape of subsea communications. This includes technological advancements, network resilience, scalability, global reach, sustainability, customer satisfaction, and industry leadership. The company must demonstrate innovation, robust infrastructure, seamless connectivity, and a commitment to environmental responsibility, while making an impact on global connectivity and facilitating digital transformation.
The Outstanding Satellite Company Award recognizes a company that has demonstrated excellence in the satellite industry. This award celebrates outstanding leadership, innovation, and contributions to satellite services including satellite design, operations, applications, providing reliable and efficient services for communication, broadcasting, remote sensing, and more. The company also contributes to the advancement of the satellite industry and its impact on global connectivity and technological development.
The Outstanding Data Center Company Award recognizes a company that has demonstrated excellence and leadership in the field of data center services. The recipient of this award has set new standards in data center design, infrastructure, and operations, delivering cutting-edge solutions that meet the evolving needs of businesses in the digital era. This company embraces energy efficiency and sustainability while providing robust connectivity options and excellent customer service.
The Outstanding Network Solutions Provider Award recognizes a company for its achievements in delivering innovative network solutions tailored to enterprises, including networking architecture, connectivity, SDN, multi-cloud networking, and security. This company excels in enabling digital transformation, driving business success, and empowering telecommunications carriers with carrier-grade infrastructure, advanced routing, switching capabilities, and robust service management systems to ensure seamless voice, data, and multimedia services.
The Outstanding Digital Infrastructure Investor Award recognizes an investor or investment group that has demonstrated excellence and leadership in investing in digital infrastructure projects. This award acknowledges the significant role played by investment(s) in fostering the digital economy, improving connectivity, and driving innovation. This recipient’s exceptional achievements and unwavering commitment to excellence has made a significant impact in improving global/regional infrastructure to advance businesses, communities, and individuals in the digital age.
The Outstanding Innovation Award recognizes exceptional achievements in leveraging latest technologies to transform infrastructure services. It honors a company that has demonstrated visionary leadership and innovation by implementing leading-edge networking solutions to enhance efficiency, scalability, security, and customer experiences. This award celebrates progressive contributions to shaping the future of infrastructure services and advancing the digital ecosystem.
AWARD CRITERIA: The following four criteria apply to each of the categories
Why is this nominated entity deserving of an award?
Describe key aspects of the company, innovation, organization, consortium, ecosystem, or leader; the specific contribution made by the organization or individual; the competitive or market context; the prior art, the nature of the transformation, customer value created, etc.
What quantifiable results have been achieved?
This might be measured in terms of revenues, profits, subscribers, ARPU, EBITDA, monthly average users, number of students or employees trained, cycle time reduction, patents issued, interconnection bandwidth, peak data rates, customer satisfaction metrics, employee satisfaction metrics, churn, sites deployed, market share, etc. (Note: Results must be achieved by the nomination deadline, not planned.)
What qualitative results have been achieved?
For example, ameliorating the digital divide, reaching the unconnected, increased user/subscriber, wholesale, or other end-customer benefits, customer testimonials, community contributions, workflow or journey reengineering, organization restructuring including internal, mergers or acquisitions, divestitures, etc. (Note: Results must be achieved by the nomination deadline, not planned.)
How does the nominated entity’s work conform to PTC’s vision and mission?
PTC’s vision is a better world where people and organizations are connected through the innovative use of information and communication technologies (ICT). Its mission is to advance the ethical development and use of information and communication technologies through collaboration, knowledge, and outreach. Read more here.
FAQs
The PTC’25 Awards event is intended to acknowledge the outstanding contributions being made to improve the ability of people and firms in the Pacific region to connect, communicate, collaborate, and experience an enhanced quality of life.
Any company, organization, institution, or individual (depending on the award category) that is based in the Pacific region or does business in the Pacific region is eligible.
The Pacific region includes any countries or territories on or near the Pacific Ocean, including North America, much of Central and South America, the Pacific islands, Australia and New Zealand, China and Southeast Asia, the Korean Peninsula, and Russia.
All entries must be submitted online at PTC’25 Awards (awardsplatform.com).
There are a total of 9 categories in which entries can be submitted
The PTC’25 Awards judges represent a broad cross-section of industry executive thought and leadership from a variety of network-centric industry segments.
Judges are selected based on their industry knowledge, diversity of experience, and objectivity
No. There is no compensation for judges. However, serving as a judge offers the benefit of helping further the mission and vision of PTC in using ICT to ensure progress in the industry while improving the quality of life in Pacific Rim communities.
Judges will access the official online awards portal, review each entry (unless there is a conflict of interest), and use a numerical scoring system to rate the merits of each entry based on the given criteria. JUDGING Each entry is evaluated quantitatively against multiple criteria, with a strict mathematical protocol used to combine the perspectives of each of the independent judges. An entry with the highest cumulative points will be considered as the winner of a category.
Judges will evaluate an entry based on the responses to the questions that are presented in each category (see Categories and Criteria tab)
Yes, we intend to announce a shortlist of finalists a couple of months before the PTC’25 Awards event. Check https://www.ptc.org/ptc25/awards periodically for the latest updates and information about the awards.
Winners will be announced at PTC’25 in Honolulu at the Awards Breakfast events which will be held on 22 January 2025. Additional details about this event can also be found on https://www.ptc.org/ptc25/awards.
Winners will receive a one-of-a-kind PTC’25 Awards trophy and the unique value, prestige, and recognition associated with the award and the contributions being acknowledged.
Information about the PTC’25 Awards winners – such as the entity, which award, and a description of the award – will be announced and maintained on various PTC information, communications, and social media channels. Moreover, winners will have permission to communicate their award in their own print and online materials
EVENT INFO
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
9:00-11:00
Hilton Hawaiian Village® Waikiki Beach Resort
Tapa Tower, Tapa 2 & 3
This event is complimentary with your PTC’25 registration
Dress Code: Aloha Business Casual*
*No shorts or slippers/flip-flops
TERMS & CONDITIONS
PTC’25 Awards may be filmed and photographed. PTC and the photographers and videographers under its hire may photograph or make audio or video recordings of PTC events and attendees. By participating in this event, you irrevocably grant permission to PTC to use your name, photographs, images, recordings, or likenesses for promoting and advertising PTC and its events, at any time, in any and all media whether now known or in the future developed.
PTC shall not be held responsible for any delay or failure in performance of its obligations to the extent caused by fire, flood, strike, civil, governmental or military authority, acts of God, acts of terrorism, acts of war, epidemics, the availability of the conference or course venue, or other similar causes beyond its reasonable control. In such event, PTC in its sole discretion may postpone, reschedule, or cancel the event without liability to any attendee for damages, costs, or expenses, including costs of transportation or accommodation. PTC’s sole responsibility if the event is canceled or rescheduled for any reason would be a refund of the event tickets (if applicable).
PTC’25 Awards Patron Opportunities
Support PTC’25 Awards and PTC’s Community Outreach Initiatives by becoming a PTC’25 Awards Patron. To participate as a Patron or for inquiries, email sponsors@ptc.org.
USD 5,000
AWARD PATRON
PRE- & DURING EVENT MARKETING/BENEFITS
- Company logo and 75-word description with hyperlink on PTC’25 Sponsors page
- Company logo on PTC’25 homepage
- Company logo in PTC’25 email campaigns, when sponsors are promoted
- Company logo featured in sponsor section of event Mobile App
- Promotion on social media outlets when PTC’25 sponsors are promoted
ON SITE
- Company logo, included with other sponsors, projected at the beginning of all sessions when sponsors are promoted
- Company logo, included with other sponsors, on the dedicated digital monitor in Coral Lounge
- Sponsor recognition with PTC’25 sponsors on sponsor wall in Coral Lounge
- VIP table at PTC’25 Awards event on Wednesday January 22, 2025 from 9:00-11:00
- Company logo included in PTC’25 Awards Signage
MOBILE APP
- Company logo with hyperlink in sponsor section of the platform
POST-EVENT
- Company logo in sponsors “Thank You” email to attendees
- Promotion on social media outlets when PTC’25 sponsors are promote
Contact Daniel Wright, Industry Partnership Manager, at daniel@ptc.org to inquire.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PTC AWARDS 2024 RECIPIENTS
Outstanding Submarine Network Company Award
Telstra International
Outstanding Satellite Company Award
Kacific
Outstanding Data Center Company Award
Scala Data Centers
Outstanding Enterprise Solutions Provider Award
Zenlayer
Outstanding Carrier Solutions Provider Award
Spark New Zealand
Outstanding Innovation Award
Kacific
Outstanding Support for PTC’s Vision and Mission Award
Digicel Pacific
Outstanding Young Leader Award
Noah Drake, President & MD, Americas, Telstra International
(Judges Choice) Outstanding Industry Champion Award
Marc Halbfinger, CEO, Console Connect
PTC AWARDS 2024 SHORTLIST
Congratulations to this year’s finalists!
This shortlist is in alphabetical order and includes company, project, and individual awards.
The shortlist of companies/projects for the PTC Awards 2024 include:
Bankai Group
Baylink Networks, Inc.
BridgeVoice Pluto
China Telecom Canada
Console Connect
CtrlS Datacenters Ltd
DCConnect Global’s DC Gateway
Digicel Pacific
DigitalBridge
EdgeConneX
Ezee Fiber
Kacific
MACH Networks
MTA
PCCW Global
Princeton Digital Group
Project Semata
Scala Data Centers
Singtel
Spark NZ (New Zealand)
Speedcast
STTelemedia Global Data Centres
SUNeVision
Telin
Telstra International
TM Technology Services Sdn. Bhd.
Yotta Data Services
Zenlayer
PTC AWARDS JURY
LEONARDO ANTOPIA
Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer
Neutral Networks
RANA BOSE
CEO
Vodafone Samoa, South Pacific
RICKY CHAU
Chief Strategy Officer
CBC Tech
PETER COFFEE
Vice President for Strategic Research
Salesforce
NEIL CRESSWELL
CEO
Virtus Data Centres
ADAM GIBSON
Global DC Partner Manager
PCCW Global
ERIC HANDA
Co-Founder & CEO
APTelecom
RYO KURITA
Vice President, Business Development
Princeton Digital Group
STACIE LOIDOLT
Senior Manager of Global Partnerships
Zayo
HENG LU
Chief Executive Officer
LARUS Limited
VINAY NAGPAL
President
InterGlobix LLC
ISABELLE PARADIS
President & Founder
HOT TELECOM
JULIAN RAWLE
Principal
Julian Rawle Consulting LLC
MAXIE REYNOLDS
Chief Executive Officer
Subsea Cloud
GIL SANTALIZ
CEO
NJFX
DAN STONE
Regional Manager Defence Engagement
Tesltra
NDIVHONISWANI AARON TSHIDZUMBA PH.D.
Associate Professor, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Community Engagement, Business Development and Stakeholder Relations
Northwest University
ANURADHA UDUNUWARA
Senior Enterprise Solutions Architect
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC
JOE WEINMAN
Author
Cloudonomics and Digital Disciplines
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CALL FOR JUDGES
PTC members and non-members that represent the breadth and depth of the ICT industry, including private, public, institutional, and academic practices, are eligible to apply.
Review the PTC Awards 2023 Judging FAQ and email a statement of interest along with your bio and headshot to awards@ptc.org.
Deadline: 9 August 2022
AWARD CRITERIA: THE FOLLOWING FOUR CRITERIA APPLY TO EACH OF THE CATEGORIES
Why is this nominated entity deserving of an award?
Describe key aspects of the company, innovation, organization, consortium, ecosystem, or leader; the specific contribution made by the organization or individual; the competitive or market context; the prior art, the nature of the transformation, customer value created, etc.
What quantifiable results have been achieved?
This might be measured in terms of revenues, profits, subscribers, ARPU, EBITDA, monthly average users, number of students or employees trained, cycle time reduction, patents issued, interconnection bandwidth, peak data rates, customer satisfaction metrics, employee satisfaction metrics, churn, sites deployed, market share, etc.
What has the qualitative impact been?
For example, ameliorating the digital divide, reaching the unconnected, increased user / subscriber, wholesale, or other end-customer benefits, customer testimonials, community contributions, workflow or journey reengineering, organization restructuring including internal, mergers or acquisitions, divestitures, etc.
How does the nominated entity’s work conform to PTC’s vision and mission?
PTC’s vision is a better world where people and organizations are connected through the innovative use of information and communication technologies. PTC’s mission is to advance the ethical development and use of information and communication technologies through collaboration, knowledge, and outreach.