For the 2024 edition, the Conecta Latam Awards celebrated the achievements of service providers, operators, regulators, and telecommunications professionals. The winners were announced during a prestigious ceremony on November 19, 2024, at the Conecta Latam Digital Transformation & Innovation event in Panama.
AWARD CATEGORIES AND WINNERS:
1- Telecommunications Professional of the Year – Female Category, determined by public vote
This individual award, determined by public voting, honors an executive with at least 13 years in the telecommunications industry, showcasing exceptional commercial success, leadership, innovative initiatives, and community service.
Winner: Bárbara Gurjão, VP LATAM, MOBILEUM
Telecommunications Professional of the Year – Male Category, determined by public vote
This individual award, determined by public voting, honors an executive with at least 13 years in the telecommunications industry, showcasing exceptional commercial success, leadership, innovative initiatives, and community service.
Winner: Albervan Luz, Head/Director e-Care, CLARO BRASIL
2 - Best Digital Transformation Project
Judged by a panel, this award is given to the project making the most significant strides in digital transformation within an organization, clearly demonstrating the resulting benefits.
Winners: Algar Telecom, Billy and Tigo Colombia, Telco IA - Transformación Digital de Servicios y Operaciones
3- Best Innovation Operator of the Year
This jury-awarded accolade goes to the operator with the most notable achievements in innovation over the past two years, judged on business growth, technological milestones, or product innovation.
Winner: TA Telecom Brasil: Integração de Redes Públicas e Privativas: A Nova Geração de Conectividade
4- Telecommunications Regulator of the Year
This award acknowledges a regulator's outstanding contributions through innovative policies and approaches that enhance telecommunications efficacy and efficiency.
Winner: ANATEL - Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações do Brasil
5- Best 5G Innovation of the Year
Presented to the provider whose product or initiative significantly furthers the 5G business case, this award recognizes substantial contributions to the 5G ecosystem.
Winners: AT&T México, Fondo 5G, and Claro Perú, Proyecto de Red Privada 5G para el nuevo puerto multipropósito de Chancay en el Perú
6- Best Sustainability Initiative in Telecom of the Year
This category honors operators implementing sustainability initiatives that reduce waste and energy use, and promote social impact, highlighting positive practices within the industry.
Winners: Telefónica Hispanoamérica, Mujeres en Red and Entel Chile, Recambio tecnológico por apagado de red 2G
7 - Best Security Project of the Year
This award recognizes the project that excels in cybersecurity threat mitigation for telecom operators, showcasing excellence in security, fraud prevention, data protection, and more.
Winner: Liberty Latin America, Human Firewall: The Digital Defense
A heartfelt thank you to our esteemed judging committee for their invaluable insights and dedication:
Ari Lopes, Practice Leader, Service Provider Americas Markets, OMDIA
Carolina Limbatto, Head of Service, Americas, Cullen International
Cesar Jimenez, Chief Analyst, Earnings Hub
Ignacio Perrone, Research Director, Information and Communications Technology, FROST & SULLIVAN
Marcelo Ruiz, Senior Director of Consulting Latin America, Frost & Sullivan
Marina Severino, Socio Gerente, TITICOM SRL
Renato Pasquini, Growth Expert, Research Vice President & Global Program Leader, IoT & Edge, Frost & Sullivan
Sonia Agnese, Senior Principal Analyst Latin America, OMDIA
Tomás Sarmiento, Standard & Poor's, S&P Global Market Intelligence
Víctor Pavón Villamayor, OXFORD ECONOMICS
Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to making this event a remarkable success!
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