AWARD CATEGORIES EXPLANATION

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1- Telecommunications Professional of the Year – female category / male category (Individual Award) - By public voting

This award recognizes the executive in the telecommunications industry with a minimum of 20 consecutive years in the role and has demonstrated outstanding commercial success, leadership qualities, disruptive initiatives, and community service throughout their career.

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2- Best Digital Transformation Project (Applicable for operators) - By jury

This award will go to the project that has done the most to achieve digital transformation in an organization and can best demonstrate the resulting benefits.

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3- Best Innovation Operator of the Year (Applicable for operators) - By jury

The winner will be the operator that can best demonstrate significant achievements in innovation over the last two years based on the KPIs they wish to be judged. These could include business growth, technological achievements, or product innovation.

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4- Telecommunications Regulator of the Year - By jury

This award recognizes new or innovative regulatory policy and approaches. It acknowledges an outstanding contribution and achievement of a regulator that promotes an efficient and effective telecommunications policy.

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5- Best 5G Innovation Provider of the Year (Applicable for providers) - By jury

The winner will be the provider with the product or initiative considered to have done the most to develop the business case for 5G. This could take the form of a technological or business innovation, as long as the entry clearly demonstrates a significant contribution to the 5G ecosystem.

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6- Best Sustainability Initiative (ESG) in Telecom of the Year (Applicable for operators) - By jury

The winner will be the operator that best exemplifies sustainability/ESG through the initiative that reduces waste and energy consumption. This category will reward the initiative that highlights sustainable practices and a positive social impact within the telecommunications industry.

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7- Best Security Project of the Year (Applicable for providers and operators) - By jury

This category will reward the project that excels in mitigating cybersecurity threats for telecommunications operators. Entries will demonstrate excellence in areas such as security, protection against fraudulent activities, mitigation, data protection, cloud security, and everything else. Judges will look to understand the prevented threats, the impact on businesses, and the technologies used to defend networks.

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RULES OF APPLICATION AND DEADLINES: 

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​Last date for registration: October 1, 2024

The list of finalists will be announced on the Conecta Latam page on October 14, 2024.

The winners will be announced during a ceremony in November 2024 at Conecta Latam Digital Transformation & Innovation in Panama City

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Who can participate: The Conecta Latam Awards are open to any company operating in the telecommunications industry in Latin America, Central America, and the Caribbean. This may include service providers, operators, regulators, any supplier or solution provider, consultancies, and everything else considering each category.

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 OVERVIEW:

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- Last date for registration: October 1, 2024.
- Announcement of finalists: October 14, 2024 Public voting / for individual categories: From October 14 to November 8, 2024
- Jury meeting: Until November 1, 2024
- Award ceremony: November at Conecta Latam Digital Transformation & Innovation in Panama City.
- Multiple entries: More than one category can be entered for the same project/service/team.