With over 200 independent judges and 33 awards across seven categories, the GLOMOs continue to honor the best of the best within our ecosystem and beyond, celebrating three decades of excellence in the mobile and digital industry.
The Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards are the industry’s most prestigious accolade, judged by the sector’s most prominent subject matter experts. For 30 years, being shortlisted for a GLOMO Award has signified recognition as a serious contender—a brand to watch closely in the tech sector. Winning a GLOMO Award represents the highest honor, acknowledging unparalleled achievement by your peers across the entire digital landscape.
The Foundry Innovation Award celebrates a dynamic hub for cross-industry collaboration and business development. Our mission is to connect companies with the right stakeholders, driving their projects forward. Covering sectors such as 5G, AI, Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs), and more, we foster collaboration to speed up network development. This award spotlights impactful projects, providing companies with an opportunity for industry recognition. Join the GSMA Foundry to rapidly develop real-world solutions, nurture new ideas, and scale proven solutions globally to shape our digital future and make a significant impact.
Eligibility Criteria for The Foundry Innovation Awards:
- Collaborative Excellence: Projects must demonstrate strong collaboration, showcasing the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders, partners, or teams to achieve shared objectives.
- Swift Delivery: Projects should be completed within 12 months, reflecting outstanding efficiency in execution.
- Real-Life Challenge Resolution: Submissions must address or solve a tangible real-world challenge, emphasising their practical relevance to the industry or society.
- Tangible Impact: Entries should include concrete evidence of measurable results or impacts achieved, such as data illustrating improvements, advancements, or contributions to the field.
- Projects must be a GSMA Foundry project at time of award submission, either in progress or delivered.
Projects that meet these criteria will be considered for the GSMA Foundry Award, where exceptional collaborations with meaningful, real-world impacts are celebrated and recognised.
Key dates:
- Submission Deadline: 22nd November 2024
- Shortlist Announcement: 10th February 2025
- Awards Ceremony: 5th March 2025 onsite at the MWC Barcelona 2025
Find out more about the criteria for submissions and the GLOMO Awards here.