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Get recognized for your innovations! Submit your organization’s innovative use of technology to drive best-in-class initiatives.
A panel of Gartner experts will determine the finalists for each region (APAC, Americas, Europe and Middle East/Africa), and the winners will be selected by a panel of senior industry executives from across the globe.
Submissions Open: (through May 30)
Submissions Reviewed & Judged: (June – July)
Finalists Reviewed: (September – October) 
Innovator Insights Available: (November)
This year’s winners will be chosen by a panel of judges comprised of senior industry executives from across the globe. Additional judges will be added soon.
Submissions are allowed from communications service provider (CSP) end-user organizations only, i.e., licensed or regulated institutions that provide communications services to individuals and businesses. Submissions are NOT permitted from technology vendors or technology services companies. Any such submissions will be disqualified. Eligible organizations can enter up to three submissions per year for the Gartner Eye on Innovation Awards for Communications Service Providers.
To be eligible, an initiative must have been launched during the period of January 1, 2024, through May 30, 2025. Only submissions written in English will be accepted. The project or initiative could be in any stage of development, from a pilot to commercially launched as a product/service. However, note that Gartner’s assessment framework weighs more favorably those projects that are already delivering tangible benefits and results (both qualitative and quantitative).
No. Any CSP organization meeting the inclusion criteria can submit an innovation.
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How are leading-edge communications service providers across the globe applying transformative strategies and technologies to improve their business outcomes? Watch this webinar to learn more about the finalists and winners of the Gartner 2025 Eye on Innovation Awards for Communications Service Providers.
These winners were selected by a global panel of senior communications service provider executives. Learn more about these inspiring organizations and their innovations in this analyst-led webinar.
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