• wifinowglobal.com
  • syndicated.wifinowglobal.com
  • Wi-Fi NOW Global
  • Wi-Fi NOW Asia
  • Wi-Fi NOW Latin America

Wi-Fi NOW Global

  • Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi HALOW
  • ULTRA-WIDEBAND
  • RESOURCES
  • OUR PARTNERS
  • BECOME A PARTNER
  • BECOME A FREE MEMBER
  • WiFi NOW AUDIENCE INTELLIGENCE 2027
  • WiFi NOW WORLD CONGRESS 2027 PROSPECTUS
  • SERVICES
  • SHOP
  • EVENTS
    • CURRENT EVENTS
    • PREVIOUS EVENTS
    • EXPO
    • EventSpace®
  • RESOURCES
  • HALL OF FAME
  • ACADEMY
    • Masterclasses
    • Wi-Fi 7 PHY/MAC
    • 6 GHz operation including AFC
  • AWARDS
    • ABOUT AWARDS
    • CATEGORIES
    • WHY ENTER?
    • HOW TO ENTER
    • JUDGES
    • SELECTION CRITERIA
  • NEWS & TV
  • HALL OF FAME
  • ABOUT US
    • ABOUT Wi-Fi NOW
    • MANIFESTO
    • OUR RATINGS
    • OUR CREDENTIALS
    • MEET THE TEAM
    • CONTACT US
    • EventSpace®

WiFi NOW Awards 2025 finalists announced – see the list here

December 8, 2025 | Wi-Fi NOW ANNOUNCEMENT | by Claus Hetting, Wi-Fi NOW CEO & Chairman

Our expert judges have completed their voting so it’s now time to announce the finalists for the 2025 WiFi NOW Awards – see the full list below. Also note this: We had a yet another record number of companies enter our awards this year so even getting to this stage is a big achievement. Here are the finalists in each of the eleven categories:

★ Award for Affordable Connectivity: SmartWave, Veea Systems, & Helium

★ Best Wi-Fi IoT Product: CEVA, Morse Micro, & Synaptics

★ Best Service Provider Wi-Fi Solution: Enea, Plume, & American Bandwidth

★ Best Enterprise Wi-Fi Solution: Cisco, Qorvo, & RUCKUS Networks

★ Best In-home Wi-Fi Product: Plume, Spectrum, & Qualcomm

★ Best Wi-Fi Service Provider: Bouygues Telecom, Touchstone 1, & Spectrum

★ Best Wi-Fi Innovation: Morse Micro, Qualcomm, & Cisco

★ Best Wi-Fi Startup: Lynx Technologies, PicoCELA, & QuantalRF

★ Best Consumer Wi-Fi Router: Qualcomm/Xiaomi, eero, & TP-Link

★ Best Wi-Fi Testing or Tools Platform: LitePoint, Wyebot, & NetAlly

★ Best Wi-Fi Deployment Solution: Extreme Networks, Helium, & Cisco

Huge congratulations to all our finalists. To all of those who did not make the list, we understand your disappointment. Organising awards is always a double-edge sword where we risk alienating a lot of folks whom we know do great work and with whom we enjoy working. But also remember that WiFi NOW Awards are exceedingly hard to win. We will of course continue to support your efforts in becoming the best in Wi-Fi. All finalists will be contacted by our staff and will receive the right to use our finalists’ badge.

Also: Make sure you help us celebrate the best in Wi-Fi by registering here to watch our WiFi NOW Awards 2025 Gala on December 18 to find out who won! 

/Claus.

  • Awards

Wi-Fi Industry News

October 25, 2026 [Weekly News Brief]

A busy week: News from NCTA, FiRA, Zyxel Networks, Extreme, TP-Link, HPE, Cisco, Synaptics, Nordic Semiconductor, & Peraso

October 24, 2026 [Featured]

TECH WATCH: Seeing Wi-Fi through your user’s eyes is the only way to drive up Wi-Fi quality – says Anil Gupta of Wyebot

October 22, 2026 [Research & Analysis]

ABI Research: Wi-Fi HaLow device shipments forecast to reach nearly 300 million units in 2031

October 18, 2026 [Weekly News Brief]

Roundup: Apple’s UWB, Realtek’s Wi-Fi 8, Extreme Networks wins award, Brazil’s 6 GHz dispute continues, & Japan’s Wi2 extends OpenRoaming

October 16, 2026 [Wi-Fi NOW TV]

Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Global Summit: Live Stream from London, UK (Oct 21 @ 8:30 am GMT)

October 16, 2026 [Wi-Fi NOW TV]

Wi-Fi HaLow: New Technology & Business Opportunities for Europe (Tue Nov 3 @ 10:30 am CET)

October 13, 2026 [Breaking News]

Network X: Plume Console sets new ‘gold standard’ for Agentic AI-powered ISP operations

October 13, 2026 [AI Operations]

Network X: Major Qualcomm announcements on Wi-Fi 8, ISP intelligence SW platform, and new silicon for FWA

October 13, 2026 [Industry leaders]

MediaTek at Network X: On-chip AI can reduce home gateway Wi-Fi energy consumption by 50%

October 10, 2026 [Weekly News Brief]

Roundup: MediaTek’s Wi-Fi 8, Sagemcom’s RDK EasyMesh, HPE’s Ryder Cup, Silicon Labs’ AI platform, Apple works with LG

Topics covered in this article

  • Awards
Resource Centre

Your hub for the latest Wi-Fi industry insights and resources

Research reports, in-depth technology guides and expert insights on Wi-Fi — new resources every week, free for members.

  • Solutions & Use Cases
  • Technology Guides
  • Expert Insights
Explore the Resource Centre →
  • Expert InsightsCelona: Why physical AI needs both Wi-Fi and private 5GOctober 25, 2026
  • Expert InsightsWi-Fi Alliance: The next revolution in home Wi-Fi isn’t about speed – it’s about intelligenceOctober 25, 2026
  • Expert InsightsWWC 2026 Report: Why the hard part of edge AI is no longer the AI, says Silicon Labs’ Vaseem KaziaOctober 23, 2026

Get involved

Upcoming events

WiFi NOW World Congress USA 2027

April 19, 2027

Register now
All events
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Read more in our privacy statement. Accept
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT
Wi-Fi NOW

Join WiFi NOW for free

Create your free account to access unique insights and industry resources.

  • Unlock articles
  • Access reports & resources
  • Download presentations
  • Watch webinars
  • Stay updated on the latest
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Already have an account? Log in

Log in

Don’t know your password? Click here to login with an e-mail link instead.

Forgot your password?
Don’t know your password?

Enter your e-mail below and we'll send you a login link.

No account yet? Join for free

Wi-Fi NOW (Hetting Global ApS), Denmark company registry no. 40955437
Hedeskovvej 9
DK-8520 Lystrup, Denmark.
Contact: Tlf: +45 25341705 / Claus Hetting

For questions or comments, please contact Chief Administrator [email protected]

Visa logo MasterCard logo JCB logo American Express logo

Terms of Purchase - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service