Celebrating three decades of excellence, the 30th Annual Global Mobile Awards recognises the industry leaders, individuals, and governments setting the standard for mobile and digital innovation
The GSMA has announced the winners of the 30th annual Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards during a ceremony hosted on the Turing Stage, at MWC25 Barcelona.
The GLOMO Awards stand out as the connectivity industry’s most prestigious accolade, recognising both the established and emerging brands leading us into a hyper-connected, hyper-real, and hyper-intelligent future.
With 33 awards across seven categories, the winners are chosen by a panel of over 200 independent judges representing the industry’s most prominent subject matter experts.
The GSMA’s Chief Marketing Officer, Lara Dewar said, “Winning a GLOMO award is the highest mark of recognition from your peers across the connectivity industry, acknowledging unparalleled achievement across the entire digital landscape. As we celebrate GLOMOs’ 30th edition, this year’s winners embody the industry’s relentless drive for excellence, from groundbreaking technologies to transformative solutions that improve connectivity worldwide.”
New to the awards this year is the category for Marketing Excellence, awarding outstanding activity in event activation and marketing campaigns, reflecting the growing importance of innovative marketing strategies in shaping the future of the digital landscape.
Introducing the winners of the 2025 GLOMO Awards
Mobile Tech
CTO Choice: Outstanding Mobile Technology Award: China Mobile and Huawei for Telecom Foundation Model
Best Mobile Network Infrastructure: Huawei for GigaGreen Radio
Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough: Huawei for GigaGear for 5G SA Solution
Best Network Software Breakthrough: China Mobile and Huawei for Telecom Foundation Model
Best Digital Tech Breakthrough for Companies with Under $10million Annual Global Revenue: BroadForward – World first Cloud-Native Signalling Transfer Point
Best Mobile Security Solution: Singtel Enterprise Mobile Protect & 5G Priority
GSMA Foundry Innovation Award: ZTE for Minimalist Private 5G for Entertainment
Best Cloud Solution: SK Telecom for Petasus Cloud
Best Non-Terrestrial Network Solution: Skylo for Direct-to-Device Messaging and SOS Connectivity on Android
Best Private Network Solution: China Unicom Guangdong, Gree and Huawei for World’s Largest Next-Generation “Lights-out” Factory
Digital Everything
Best Mobile Operator Service for Connected Consumers: SK Telecom for APS
Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Economy: China Unicom Guangdong, Gree and Huawei for World’s Largest Next-Generation “Lights-out” Factory
Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Health and Wellbeing: China Telecom for The World’s First 5G UAV Medical Delivery Network in Hangzhou City
Best Mobile Innovation for Digital Life: Rakuten NEO
Best Mobile Innovation for Cities: China Unicom, Yunhuan Connected Drone Technology and ZTE for 5G-A smart blood delivery in urban blood stations
Best AI Innovation: Qualcomm for the Qualcomm AI Engine in Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform
Best Fintech Innovation: bKash and Huawei for Bridging the Gap: Digital Loan Solution for All
Open Gateway Challenge: China Mobile, Alibaba Cloud Computing, ByteDance and ZTE for the AaaS Open Gateway Platform with Alipay and TikTok
Device
Best Smartphone: Google Pixel 9 Pro
Breakthrough Device Innovation: Google Gemini
Best Connected Consumer Device: TECNO for MEGA MINI Gaming G1
Best in Show: Xiaomi 15 Ultra
Tech4Good
Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets: China Mobile Qinghai & Huawei Wireless RuralStar Plus
Best Mobile Innovation Supporting Emergency or Humanitarian Situations: Kyiv Digital Shield
Best Use of Mobile for Accessibility & Inclusion: RAZ Memory Cell Phone
Best Mobile Innovation for Climate Action: Silvanet – Ultra-Early Wildfire Detection
Outstanding Mobile Contribution to the UN SDGs: SK Telecom for Happy Habit
Best Mobile Innovation for Enhancing the Lives of Children and Young People: SK Telecom and YATAV for Meta Forest
Government Leadership Award
Government Leadership Award: The Federative Republic of Brazil
Outstanding Achievement
Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry / Chairman’s Award: Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA
Diversity in Tech Award: Ayumi Moore Aoki, Founder and CEO, Women in Tech
Marketing Excellence Award
Best Event Activation: Orange for Ambient Mobile Technology at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
CMO Marketing Campaign Award: VEON for Mobilink Bank
