Our Finalists

Honorable Mentions

SES MBH (Managed Mobile Backhaul)

SES MBH (Managed Mobile Backhaul)

A publicly listed company, world’s leading satellite connectivity

SES MBH (Managed Mobile Backhaul)

A publicly listed company, world’s leading satellite connectivity
RuralStar

RuralStar

RuralStar provides a 3G/4G coverage solution for operators adapted to rural area
Zenzeleni Community Networks

Zenzeleni Community Networks

Zenzeleni (which means "Do it yourself" in isiXhosa) is a community-owned wireless internet service provider based in rural South Africa.
The i-Kabin Kiosk

The i-Kabin Kiosk

The i-Kabin is a renewable energy kiosk that provides last-mile energy distribution to 500 families
Plexus Wi-Fi

Plexus Wi-Fi

Plexus Wi-Fi is a solar powered, city wide Wi-Fi network solution. It boasts high capacity, high availability
Payforce

Payforce

We are reducing poverty by empowering merchants and creating thousands of jobs

Payforce

We are reducing poverty by empowering merchants and creating thousands of jobs
KaiOS

KaiOS

KaiOS delivers features using few system resources. This enables the affordability of the devices.
AirZoon Wifi

AirZoon Wifi

AirZoon offers free, stable, unlimited and secure Internet access for users through its network of WIFI hotspots.
The BundleBox

The BundleBox

A robust internet connectivity solution that has 3 LTE links, a micro server, high spec router and a high capacity
Wicrypt

Wicrypt

This solution enables customers share and resell data per Gigabytes at their own billing rates.
Gold Access

Gold Access

Provides low cost broadband connectivity to underserved areas (at 10 ZAR/day, i.e. $0.6/day),

Gold Access

Provides low cost broadband connectivity to underserved areas (at 10 ZAR/day, i.e. $0.6/day),
EduAir

EduAir

EduAir (Formerly Kwiizi ) is the concept name to offer a better education via digital with or without the internet.

Our Finalists

Bluetown

Bluetown

Base station powered 100% by solar energy, that establishes a Wi-Fi hotspot with a range of up to one kilometer in diameter.
Mesh++ Low-Loss Networking

Mesh++ Low-Loss Networking

Self-powered (solar powered) hardware and Mesh networks bringing broadband internet to rural areas. It can cover hundreds of acres.
Lifi-led

Lifi-led

LIFI or VLC is a wireless communication technology based on the use of visible light between the blue color and the Red Color generated by LEDS.
Abundance-Villages  by DMM.HeHe

Abundance-Villages by DMM.HeHe

Abundance Village is an agrotechnology solution that uses a Geo-Location technology to create a logistics backbone to enhance trade and commerce

Honorable Mentions

SES MBH (Managed Mobile Backhaul)

SES MBH (Managed Mobile Backhaul)

A publicly listed company, world’s leading satellite connectivity provider, covering 99% of the world’s population, with EBITDA of €1.2bn in 2019.
RuralStar

RuralStar

A publicly listed company, world’s leading satellite connectivity provider, covering 99% of the world’s population, with EBITDA of €1.2bn in 2019.
Vivada C3 by World Telecom Labs

Vivada C3 by World Telecom Labs

Vivada rural solution contains many technical components including low power consumption, physically small equipment for Wi-Fi hotspot, 2G 3G or 4G Base Stations allowing use of solar power that spares the users cost & logistics of generators and diesel.
Air Last Mile Solution

Air Last Mile Solution

AIR® last mile solution uses patented wireless technology to deliver ultra-fast broadband data over high frequencies
The i-Kabin Kiosk

The i-Kabin Kiosk

The i-Kabin is a renewable energy kiosk that provides last-mile energy distribution to 500 families and includes satellite community Wi-Fi Hotspot.
Plexus Wi-Fi

Plexus Wi-Fi

Plexus Wi-Fi is a solar powered, citywide Wi-Fi network solution. It boasts high capacity, high availability and world class resilience with self-healing technology that is power cut proof.
Payforce

Payforce

The solution is targeted to the unbanked. It provides internet connectivity via a proxy, the PayForce field agent. The field agent provides services that allow people to retrieve cash.
KaiOS

KaiOS

KaiOS delivers features using few system resources This enables the affordability of the devices. The primary features of KaiOS bring support for 4G LTE E, VoLTE, GPS and Wi-Fi.
Parallel Wireless CWS Radio

Parallel Wireless CWS Radio

Parallel Wireless’s innovative cloud-native OpenRAN coverage solution enables coverage by lowering cost and simplifying installation.
AirZoon Wifi

AirZoon Wifi

AirZoon offers free, stable, unlimited and secure Internet access for users through its network of WIFI hotspots.
The BundleBox

The BundleBox

A robust internet connectivity solution that has 3 LTE links, a micro server, high spec router and a high capacity access point, all managed through a clean, easy to use GUI.
Wicrypt

Wicrypt

Exploit our Wicrypt switches and instruments that empower you to make a productive business from exchanging your web information.
Gold Access

Gold Access

Gold Access provides low cost broadband connectivity to underserved areas, utilizing small containers and small antennas.
EduAir

EduAir

EduAirBox (Formerly KwiiziBox ) is the concept name to offer a better education via digital with or without internet.