2026 Finalists

Congratulations to our 2026 Mobile Industry Awards shortlist! 

Accessory Manufacturer of the Year

Motorola

Belkin International

 

Best Customer Service (Business)

ege

Active Digital

Pure Communication Group

 

Best Customer Service (Consumer)

Mazuma Mobile

Saily

Tesco Mobile

The iOutlet

Envirofone

VodafoneThree

Talkmobile

Sky Mobile

Lebara Mobile

 

Best eSIM Provider

ByteSIM

Saily

GK Telecom

SureSIM

EE Instant Connect

 

Best Mobile Service & Solution Provider

ege

plan.com

Salt Communications

 

Best Mobile/Gadget Insurance Service

insurance2go

EE Gadget Cover

Asurion

Barclays Tech Pack - powered by Likewize

 

Best MVNO

SMARTY Mobile

plan.com

iD mobile

Sky Mobile

Lebara Mobile

 

Best Network for Business

Vodafone Business UK

BT + EE

 

Best Network for Consumers

VodafoneThree

Sky Mobile

 

Best Place to Work (Over 1,000 employees)

Tesco Mobile

EE Retail

 

Best Place to Work (Under 1,000 employees)

Saily

The Big Phone Store

Mova

BusinessMobiles.com

Bamboo Connect

Pure Communication Group

 

Best Recycling Service and Refurbishing Service

musicMagpie

Mazuma Mobile

The Big Phone Store

VodafoneThree

Likewize

The iOutlet

Samsung in partnership with MTR

 

Best Repair Service

The ilab

The Big Phone Store

VodafoneThree Fix&Go

Likewize We Come To You Repair

 

Best SIM Only Network

Spusu Mobile

iD mobile

Lebara Mobile

 

Best Wholesale Service & Solution Provider

VodafoneThree Wholesale

eSIM Go

 

CSR Initiative of the Year

Active Digital – Closing the Gap on the Digital Divide

Tesco Mobile’s Online Safety and Technology Grants

Safer SIMs from EE

VodafoneThree - everyone.connected: Closing the UK Digital Divide

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow

 

Distributor of the Year

ege

GK Telecom Ltd

 

Innovation of the Year Product or Service

musicMagpie - 'Take it to Timpson' Trade-in Service

Vodafone Business - the UK's first commercial 5G network slicing service

SureSIM Travel Protect

O2 Satellite

Bamboo Connect: Optima and Device Intelligence Platform

SIMPL’s Compass Platform

Freshwave 5G on Omni

Samsung – Galaxy S26 Series Privacy Display

 

Marketing Campaign of the Year

Motorola - Brilliant Collection Launch

GK Telecom Nationwide Omnichannel Customer Acquisition Campaign

Lebara Mobile - The Smarter Choice

 

Retailer of the Year (High Street and Online)

musicMagpie

The Big Phone Store

VodafoneThree

EE

The iOutlet

 

Sales Team of the Year

VodafoneThree Indirect Sales Team

Pure Communication Group

Belkin UK Sales Team

 

Smartphone Manufacturer of the Year

Apple

Google

Motorola

Samsung

TCL

 

Sustainability Initiative of the Year

The Big Phone Store

The Fairphone (Gen. 6): The one that lasts

Likewize Circular Device Lifecycle Services

Envirofone x ZSL London Zoo: Trade In, Give Back, Protect the Gorillas

 

Team of the Year

VodafoneThree Discovery Team

Tesco Mobile People team

Virgin Media O2 CTO team

Samsung Mobile Experience (MX) UK & Ireland - Marketing, Omnichannel, Sales and Product team