WiFi NOW Awards: The recognition you deserve!
Has your company produced outstanding results in the Wi-Fi industry or are you simply the most innovative Wi-Fi startup or operator in the world? Then here’s your chance to get recognised. The Eleventh WiFi NOW Awards are happening this December – and we will be celebrating the world’s best Wi-Fi products and companies at our traditional Christmas time WiFi NOW Awards Show (online) in December.
You can enter into 12 categories this year and the deadline for submitting this year’s award entries is FRIDAY OCTOBER 23, 2026. You can find the instructions on how to enter on this page. Our new category this year is ‘Best Ultra-Wideband Solution’ which is open to anyone working with ultra-wideband as a technology vendor, enterprise, or service provider.
A list of finalists – three for each category – will be released on Tuesday December 1, 2026 and our award winners will be announced at our virtual WiFi NOW Awards Show on Tuesday December 22, 2026. Don’t miss this chance to celebrate this great industry together with us. For more information on how to enter, payment, deadlines, and submissions please contact our Awards Manager.
Our 2025 winners:
- Award for Affordable Connectivity: Helium for Helium Plus
- Best Wi-Fi IoT Product: Morse Micro for MM8108 Wi-Fi HaLow SoC
- Best Service Provider Wi-Fi Solution: Plume for Plume Haystack
- Best Enterprise Wi-Fi Solution: Cisco for Cisco Campus Gateway
- Best In-home Wi-Fi Product: Spectrum (Charter) for ‘Invincible WiFi’ [name updated January 24, 2026]
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider: Bouygues Telecom for the Bbox Wi-Fi 7 line-up & service
- Best Wi-Fi Innovation: Cisco for Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul
- Best Wi-Fi Startup: QuantalRF for CMOS-based FEMs
- Best Consumer Wi-Fi Router: Qualcomm/Xiaomi for Xiaomi BE10000 powered by Qualcomm
- Best Wi-Fi Testing or Tools Platform: Wyebot
- Best Wi-Fi Deployment Solution: Cisco for the CW9179F hyper-directional AP for large venues
Our 2024 winners:
- Best Wi-Fi Startup: Helium Mobile
- Best Wi-Fi Innovation: Helium Mobile
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider: Spectrum/Charter
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider Solution: American Bandwidth
- Best Enterprise Wi-Fi solution: Cisco
- Best in-home Wi-Fi product: Plume
- Best Wi-Fi IoT product: Morse Micro
- Affordable Connectivity Award: Publicroam
- Best Consumer Wi-Fi Router: eero
- Best Wi-Fi Testing or Tools Platform: Ekahau
Our 2023 winners:
- Best Wi-Fi Startup: Tanaza
- Best Wi-Fi Innovation: Cognitive Systems
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider: Slice WiFi
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider Solution: American Bandwidth
- Best Enterprise Wi-Fi solution: Akoustis & HPE Aruba
- Best in-home Wi-Fi product: Plume
- Best Wi-Fi IoT product: Morse Micro
- Affordable Connectivity Award: Indio Networks
- Best Consumer Wi-Fi Router: Linksys
- Best Wi-Fi Testing or Tools Platform: NetAlly
Our 2022 winners:
- Best Wi-Fi Startup: Morse Micro
- Best Wi-Fi Innovation: Cisco/OpenAFC
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider:ZenFi Networks
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider Solution:Plume
- Best Enterprise Wi-Fi solution:HPE/Aruba
- Best in-home Wi-Fi product: Plume
- Best Wi-Fi IoT product: Morse Micro
- Affordable Connectivity Award: ZenFi Networks
- Best Consumer Wi-Fi Device: Intel
- Best Consumer Wi-Fi Router: Google
- Best Wi-Fi Testing or Tools Platform: 7 Signal
Our 2021 winners:
- Best Wi-Fi Startup: Morse Micro and Newracom
- Best Wi-Fi Innovation:Liberty Global & Plume for ONEConnect
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider: Glide
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider Solution: Airties
- Best Enterprise Wi-Fi solution: Cisco
- Best in-home Wi-Fi product: Qualcomm
- Best Wi-Fi IoT product: Morse Micro
- Affordable Connectivity Award: Mambo WiFi
- Best Consumer Wi-Fi Device: Owlet
- Best Consumer Wi-Fi Router: Netgear
Our 2020 winners:
- Best Wi-Fi Startup: Morse Micro
- Best Wi-Fi Innovation: Broadcom and Qualcomm
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider: Habari Node
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider Solution: Plume
- Best Enterprise Wi-Fi solution: Airvine
- Best in-home Wi-Fi product: Plume
- Best Wi-Fi IoT product: Morse Micro
- Affordable Connectivity Award: Tikona
Our 2019 winners:
- Best Wi-Fi Startup: Everest Networks
- Best Wi-Fi Innovation: Celeno
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider: PT Telekom Indonesia
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider Solution: Qubercomm
- Best Enterprise Wi-Fi solution: Broadcom
- Best in-home Wi-Fi product: Assia and TalkTalk
- Best Wi-Fi IoT product: Newracom
- Affordable Connectivity Award: SPC NAE
Our 2018 winners:
- Best Wi-Fi Startup: Tanaza
- Best Wi-Fi Innovation: Cognitive Systems
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider: Swisscom & Aptilo Networks
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider Solution: Aptilo Networks
- Best Enterprise Wi-Fi solution: Tanaza
- Best in-home Wi-Fi product: Cognitive Systems
- Best Wi-Fi IoT product: Aptilo Networks
- Affordable Connectivity Award: Google – for Google Station
Our 2017 winners:
- Best Wi-Fi Startup: Cape Networks
- Best Wi-Fi Innovation: Qualcomm
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider: VAST Networks
- Best in-home Wi-Fi product: Qualcomm
- Best Wi-Fi IoT product: New Tinxs
- Affordable Connectivity Award: VAST Networks
Our 2016 winners:
- Best Wi-Fi Startup: XCellAir
- Best Wi-Fi Innovation: Qualcomm
- Best Wi-Fi Service Provider: iPass
- Best in-home Wi-Fi product: Waoo! & Airties
- Affordable Connectivity Award: Project Isizwe
Read more about how to enter the Wi-Fi NOW Awards here.