The Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA UK) is excited to announce the finalists for the 2019 ISPA Awards!
This is the 21st year of the awards - the longest running and most prestigious awards for the UK’s internet industry.
In one of the most competitive years yet, judges have considered hundreds of entries to shortlist 66 nominees for the twelve different categories. The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on the 11th July at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel in London.
ISPs continue to provide vital services and technological advances to keep the UK’s digital economy pumping, driving innovation and the rollout and delivery of key infrastructure and services. The ISPA Awards are proud to recognise their contribution, whatever their size, as shown by the breadth and variety of those shortlisted for an award.
This year we have introduced a new category, The Best Customer Solution, which proved to be one of the most popular for entries. We also updated our broadband categories to ISP status and changed the name for the Best Superfast Broadband to Best Consumer ISP to stay relevant to the changes in the industry.
It is great to see four women competing in the Executive of the Year category, whilst Hyperoptic once again leads the board with four nominations, followed by KCOM, Glide, RM Education and Storm Internet with three nominations each.
The Customer Service Award and Cyber Security Award have also attracted a growing number of entries, with ISPs seeking to provide ever better services and protections for consumers.
We are also excited to announce that Internet Villain will be back this year by popular demand! The public will be asked to nominate their Internet Hero and Villain for 2019, recognising the transformative way in which they have shaped the internet for the benefit or detriment of all.
ISPA’s Secretary General, Nick Lansman, commented: “This year’s shortlisted ISPA Awards finalists demonstrate the high calibre and diversity of ISPs across the UK, who continue to drive growth and innovation across the internet industry. We are all looking forward towards an exciting evening which celebrates the best that the UK industry has to offer.”
Event details
Presentation of the 2019 Awards will be made at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel in London on the 11th July. Tickets for the black-tie ceremony, which includes entertainment, dinner and dancing, can be booked here.
The awards would not be made possible without the support of the 2019 ISPA Awards sponsors, Magrathea, Openreach, Glide, netgem.tv, Salumanus and DrayTek.
2019 ISPAs Shortlist
Best Consumer ISP
sponsored by
Community Fibre
Glide
Hyperoptic
KCOM
Vodafone UK
Wessex Internet
Best Business ISP
sponsored by
Cerberus Networks
Exa Networks
Glide
Hyperoptic
M247
RM Education
Best Rural ISP
Airband
Beeline Broadband
Gigaclear
TrueSpeed
Wessex Internet
Best Customer Service
Catalyst2
EE
Hyperoptic
PCCW Global
Soho66
Zen Internet
Best Customer Solution
sponsored by
BT
KCOM
PCCW Global
Storm Internet
Talk Straight
Wifinity
Best Infrastructure Provider
sponsored by
City Fibre
Gamma
Glide
Openreach
Ruckus
Zen Internet
Best Hosted Service
Catalyst2
CWCS Managed Hosting
Krystal Hosting
Memset
Storm Internet
Executive of the year
Elsa Chen - Entanet
Dana Tobak - Hyperoptic
Jenny Davies - M247
Claire Brown - Spectrum Internet
Gary Hall - WebMate
Best Cyber Security
sponsored by
Memset
NETSCOUT
RM Education
Storm Internet
Talk Straight
Best VoIP
sponsored by
Gamma
Gradwell Communications
Network Telecom
Soho66
Voipfone
Ziron
Best PR Campaign
sponsored by
Internet Watch Foundation - #SoSockingSimple
KCOM - Lightstream full fibre broadband
Vodafone UK - Family Squad
Best Partnership
CityFibre
Elite
Exa Networks
RM Education
Wifinity
Internet Hero will be revealed at ISPA Awards on 11th July.
Internet Hero
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