Mobile Industry Awards 2026: Our shortlist revealed!  | amznusa.com

We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Mobile Industry Awards 2026!

The MIAs represent the gold standard of excellence in the industry – from the boardroom to the grassroots, the entrants represent the best and brightest the UK mobile industry has to offer.

The Mobile Industry Awards 2026 will take place on 17th September 2026 at the stunning Royal Lancaster London – the perfect setting for a night of fine dining, networking and industry celebration.

The MIA 2026 nominees are….

Best Mobile Service & Solution Provider

• ege
• Plan.com
• Salt Communications

Best Mobile/Gadget Insurance Service

• Asurion
• Barclays Tech Pack – powered by Likewize
• EE Gadget Cover
• insurance2go

Best Wholesale Service & Solution Provider

• eSIM Go
• VodafoneThree Wholesale

Best Customer Service (Business)

• Active Digital
• ege
• Pure Communication Group

Best Customer Service (Consumer)

• Envirofone
• Lebara Mobile
• Mazuma Mobile
• Saily
• Sky Mobile
• Talkmobile
• Tesco Mobile
• The iOutlet
• VodafoneThree

Best Place to Work (under 1,000 employees) NEW FOR 2026

• Bamboo Connect
• BusinessMobile.com
• Mova
• Pure Communication Group
• Saily
• The Big Phone Store

Best Place to Work (over 1,000 employees)

• EE Retail
• Tesco Mobile

CSR Initiative of the Year

• Active Digital – Closing the Gap on the Digital Divide
• Safer SIMs from EE
• Samsung Solve for Tomorrow
• Tesco Mobile’s Online Safety and Technology Grants
• VodafoneThree – everyone.connected: Closing the UK Digital Divide

Marketing Campaign of the Year

• GK Telecom Nationwide Omnichannel Customer Acquisition Campaign
• Lebara Mobile – The Smarter Choice
• Motorola – Brilliant Collection Launch

Sustainability Initiative of the Year

• Envirofone x ZSL London Zoo: Trade In, Give Back, Protect the Gorillas
• Likewize Circular Device Lifecycle Services
• The Big Phone Store
• The Fairphone (Gen. 6): The one that lasts

Team of the Year

• Samsung Mobile Experience (MX) UK & Ireland – Marketing, Omnichannel, Sales and Product team
• Tesco Mobile People team
• Virgin Media O2 CTO team
• VodafoneThree Discovery Team

Accessory Manufacturer of the Year

• Belkin International
• Motorola

Smartphone Manufacturer of the Year

• Apple
• Google
• Motorola
• Samsung
• TCL

Best eSIM Provider

• ByteSIM
• EE Instant Connect
• GK Telecom
• Saily
• SureSIM

Best MVNO

• iD Mobile
• Lebara Mobile
• plan.com
• Sky Mobile
• SMARTY Mobile

Best Network for Business

• BT + EE Business
• Vodafone Business UK

Best Network for Consumers

• Sky Mobile
• VodafoneThree

Best SIM Only Network

• iD Mobile
• Lebara Mobile
• Spusu Mobile

Innovation of the Year (Product or Service)

• Freshwave 5G on Omni
• musicMagpie – ‘Take it to Timpson’ Trade-in Service
• Optima and the Device Intelligence Platform
• Samsung – Galaxy S26 Series Privacy Display
• SIMPL’s Compass Platform
• SureSIM Travel ProtectO2 Satellite
• Vodafone Business – the UK’s first commercial 5G network slicing service

Best Recycling and Refurbishing Service

• Likewize
• Mazuma Mobile
• musicMagpie
• Samsung in partnership with MTR
• The Big Phone Store
• The iOutlet
• VodafoneThree

Best Repair Service

• Likewize We Come To You Repair
• The Big Phone Store
• The iLab
• VodafoneThree Fix&Go

Distributor of the Year

• ege
• GK Telecom

Retailer of the Year (High Street and Online)

• EE
• musicMagpie
• The Big Phone Store
• The iOutlet
• VodafoneThree

For all awards updates visit our site www.mobileindustryawards.com – we look forward to seeing you on September 17 2026!

If you have any questions or queries about how to attend or enter, get in touch at kate.smith@futurenet.com