Mobile Industry Awards 2026: Our shortlist revealed!

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

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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

Sales Team of the Year (new for 2026)

Belkin UK Sales Team

Pure Communication Group

VodafoneThree Indirect Sales Team Excellence

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)

Bamboo Connect: Optima and Device Intelligence Platform

Freshwave 5G on Omni

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

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 [email protected]