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Deadlines

Submissions/nominations will be open October 1-31, 2024.

Company Awards

People/Individual Awards

Company Awards

 Company Leadership of the Year


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Product Awards

People/Individual Awards

Company Awards

Product of the Year

Innovation of the Year

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People/Individual Awards

People/Individual Awards

People/Individual Awards

Content Contribution of the Year

New Award coming for 2024 Award Year

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Lifetime Achievement, Keith R. Parsons Award

The Keith R. Parsons Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual for exhibiting exceptional leadership, knowledge, service and a passion for excellence in the Wireless Community. Through his/her actions and contributions, the recipient improves the community as a whole.


The Keith R. Parsons Lifetime Achievement Award is selected by Keith and nominations or submissions are not accepted for this award. 

Company Awards

Company Leadership of the Year Award

The Company Leadership of the Year Award recognizes a Company with an eye for innovation and the vision to execute on it. They demonstrate strong ethical standards and exhibit leadership with employees and customers within industry. They are forward thinking, execute a clear Company Vision, and excellence through on-going development of Company culture. 

Company Award Criteria

Company Leadership of the Year Award

1. Innovation 

Does the Company demonstrate passion and introduce high quality innovative products that provide significant improvements to standard capabilities to the degree that it stands out within its product category? 


2. Leadership

Does the Company provide thought leadership, or other leadership roles within the community? 


3. Business Practices

Does the company exhibit high ethical standards? Do they continually seek new ways to enhance and promote the Wireless Community?


4. Strong Communication and Collaboration

Does the Company express its vision clearly and make itself accessible to the community? Do they build trust through collaboration? 

If your Company demonstrates passion and leadership while enhancing the Community as a whole, we want to recognize you!  Click the link below to submit your application today! 

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Product Awards

Innovation of the Year

The Innovation of the Year Award recognizes innovation in a product, manufacturing, or a service, by an organization or an individual. This award is designed to reflect capstone achievements, and the spirit of innovation and experimentation that provide value to the community.


Product of the Year 

The Product of the Year Award recognizes a high-quality product or service with an overall impact on the community by an organization or an individual. This product addresses a challenge/solution in the market, integrates with other products to improve functionality and provides value to the community.

Product Award Criteria

Innovation of the Year Award

1. Innovation Does the product introduce new features/specifications or provide such significant improvements to standard capabilities to the degree that it stands out within its product category?


2. Challenges/Solutions  Does the Product address a challenge/process,  detail objectives/constraints; and site and/or design challenges.


3. Ease of integration into environment 

How easily does the product integrate with other products - both from the same vendor and others? Can the product operate effectively in heterogeneous environments? Has the product been certified/tested by a significant number of WLAN Professionals?


4. Ease of use and manageability 

Is the product easy to install? Are the product's interfaces intuitive? Are the product's functions clear, easy to learn and to run? Is the product likely to require the help of professional services on an ongoing basis? Will the product scale smoothly to accommodate growth in an environment?


5. Value 

Does the product represent a cost-effective solution? Can the ROI be easily justified? If the product is expensive or represents an additional cost, is the added functionality worth the price? Will the product be cost effective to maintain?


6. Functionality 

Does the product deliver as promised? Is the product's feature set complete and more than adequate to handle its job? Does the product provide greater or more useful functionality than others in its category? Are there any serious functional omissions?

If your Product demonstrates innovation, helps solve an industry challenge, and provides significant value to the community, we want to recognize you!  Click the link below to submit your application today!

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Product of the Year Award

1. Challenges/Solutions  Does the Product address a challenge/process, detail objectives/constraints; and site and/or design challenges.


2. Ease of integration into environment 

How easily does the product integrate with other products - both from the same vendor and others? Can the product operate effectively in heterogeneous environments? Has the product been certified/tested by a significant number of WLAN Professionals?


3. Ease of use and manageability 

Is the product easy to install? Are the product's interfaces intuitive? Are the product's functions clear, easy to learn and to run? Is the product likely to require the help of professional services on an ongoing basis? Will the product scale smoothly to accommodate growth in an environment?


4. Value 

Does the product represent a cost-effective solution? Can the ROI be easily justified? If the product is expensive or represents an additional cost, is the added functionality worth the price? Will the product be cost effective to maintain?


5. Functionality 

Does the product deliver as promised? Is the product's feature set complete and more than adequate to handle its job? Does the product provide greater or more useful functionality than others in its category? Are there any serious functional omissions?

If your Product demonstrates innovation, helps solve an industry challenge, and provides significant value to the community, we want to recognize you!  Click the link below to submit your application today!

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Person/Individual Contribution Awards

Content Contribution of the Year (Blog/Video/Podcast)

The Content Contribution of the Year Award honors the outstanding contributor who authors peer-reviewed research, highlights industry trends and significant impacts to technology and innovation, while providing their own perspective navigating the Wireless Community.

Content Contribution of the Year Award

The Content Contribution of the Year Award honors the outstanding contributors who author peer-reviewed research, highlight industry trends and significant impacts to technology and innovation, or their own perspective navigating the Wireless Community.  Does the submitted/nominated content demonstrate the following:


1. Unique Perspective

2. Highlight relevant topics to the WLAN Community

3. Well-constructed and developed discussion points

Do you know someone who has a unique perspective, or outstanding content?  Does it sound like you? Click the link below to submit the application.

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