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Seventh Annual Telecom Council Service Provider Forum SPIFFY Award Winners Announced

From nearly 200 young telecom companies who present for the Telecom Council’s 60+ service providers every year, some have been identified as having ideas, relevance, and traction that most appeal to our carriers from around the globe.


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President of Telecom Council, Liz Kerton said proudly of the 25 SPIF carriers and the 2014 crop of presenters, “2014 was a great year for innovation in telecom; we all applaud these winners for their contributions to the future of our industry. The Telecom Council looks forward to presenting many more telecom companies to the industry in 2015 and beyond.”

The Service Provider members of the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley awarded 7 young telecom companies for their innovation, execution, management, and technologies at the association’s annual  SPIFFY Award ceremony, on day 1 of the annual TC3: Telecom Council Carrier Connections Executive Summit. SPIFFY nominees attended the ceremony, supported by Ericsson, joined by over 400 telecom professionals, including 20 senior executive carrier speakers from the summit. 
Members of the Service Provider Forum (SPIF) reviewed nearly 200 young companies at Telecom Council meetings throughout 2014. Competition for these awards is stiff because all startups are screened by Telecom Council Steering Committees before they are selected to present to the SPIF or other Telecom Council meetings. Startups who present have been identified as having ideas, relevance, and traction that most appeal to our carriers from around the globe. 
 
Over 60 carrier members voted on nearly 200 young companies and the winners of the 2014 SPIFFY Awards are:

  • The Edison Award for Most Innovative Start-Up goes to Kumu Networks.
  • The Ground Breaker Award for Engineering Excellence goes to Shared Spectrum Company.
  • The Graham Bell Award for Best Communication Solutions goes to Tarana Wireless.
  • The San Andreas Award for Most Disruptive Technology goes to Connectem.
  • The Core Award for Best Fixed Telecom Opportunity goes to TRUSTID.
  • The Zephyr Award for Best Mobile Opportunity goes to SpiderCloud Wireless.
  • The Prodigy Award for the Most Successful SPiF Alumni is MobileIron.
  • The Fred & Ginger Award for Most Supportive Carrier goes to BT
  • The Yellow Brick Award for Supportive Ventor goes to Cisco
  • The Sand Hill Award for Engaged Investor goes to Sequoia Capital.


 
President of Telecom Council, Liz Kerton said proudly of the 60 SPIF carriers and the 2014 crop of presenters, “2014 brought an incredible crop of communications startups.  We were pleased to introduce so many world-changing technologies to potential network partners, and look forward to watching their market success in 2015 and beyond.”
 
About the Telecom Council
The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley is Where Telecom Meets Innovation.  The Council connects the companies who are building communication networks, with the people and ideas that are creating it – by putting those companies, research, ideas, capital, and human expertise from across the globe together in the same room.  Last year, The Telecom Council connected over 2,000 executives from 750 telecom companies and 60 fixed and wireless carriers across 40 meeting topics.  By joining, speaking, sponsoring, or simply participating in a meeting, there are many ways telecom companies of any size can use the Telecom Council network.  For more information and to join our invitation list, visit www.telecomcouncil.com


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