2026 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Awards

22nd Annual...
 
INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Awards - Honoring IP Communications Deployments that Make a Difference for Your Clients
 

The INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Awards recognize communications solutions that deliver measurable business results for customers.

Unlike awards that focus primarily on features and functionality, the Excellence Awards honor proven success in the field. Winners are selected based on documented customer outcomes, demonstrating how your solutions have helped organizations improve communications, increase efficiency, reduce costs, enhance customer experiences, and achieve meaningful business objectives.

Winning an INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award provides powerful third-party validation that your solution doesn't simply promise results—it delivers them. In a competitive marketplace, this recognition helps technology buyers identify proven solutions and gives winners a valuable tool to strengthen credibility, support sales efforts, and differentiate themselves from competitors.

To be considered for a 2026 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award, applicants must submit a customer case study or success story documenting a real-world deployment of their solution or service.

Submissions should include:

• Background information on the customer organization
• The business challenges they faced
• Why they selected your solution
• Details of the implementation process
• Measurable results and business outcomes achieved after deployment
• Quantifiable improvements whenever possible

The strongest submissions clearly demonstrate how the solution created value for the customer and produced meaningful business impact.

Only one product or service may be submitted per application. Multiple entries are permitted; however, each solution must be submitted on a separate application form and supported by its own customer success story.

If your customers are achieving exceptional results with your communications solution, this is your opportunity to earn industry recognition for the impact you are making.

Exclusive Benefits for Award-Winning Companies:

  • Improve Your AI Search Visibility
    • Appear more prominently on ChatGPT and other Generative AI platforms
    • AI tools value awards and other 3rd party endorsements in their results
  • Validation from Highly-Respected 3rd Party Source
    • Highlighted as an award winner in TMCnet and INTERNET TELEPHONY online feature story
    • Announced as an award winner via press release
  • Positive Publicity Boost for Your Solution and Brand
    • Featured in extensive social media campaign across all TMC and TMCnet platforms
    • Provided award press kit to inform clients, prospects and media of your achievement
  • Year-Round Marketing Support for Your Winning Solution
    • You get unlimited license to award logos
    • Add Award logo to your website, social media profiles, marketing brochures, sales presentations, emails, promotional items, client newsletters, trade show booth, annual report, business cards, etc.
  • Increased Inbound Inquiries for Your Sales Team
    • Your presence on the list of winners could be just what you need to land on more high value RFPs
  • Positive Recognition for Your Hard-Working Product Teams
    • Earning a Product of the Year Award shows appreciation and increases company morale

Give Your Brand An Instant Credibility Boost – Backed by TMC’s 50 Years of Excellence

  • If selected for an INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award, your brand is front and center before TMC’s extensive and educated audience of technology professionals, decision-makers, and executives. TMCnet alone reaches in excess of 1,000,000 monthly unique visitors. And you’ll be featured prominently in articles, press releases, and announcements. 

  • TMCnet and INTERNET TELEPHONY have a long-standing presence in the technology media space – and are respected for our unbiased coverage of IP communications, cybersecurity, telecom, IoT, cloud, CX, and AI. Earning a TMCnet award brings a high level of industry recognition.

  • Parent company TMC has been around since 1972, and our editorial team and judges are all known industry veterans. Winning an award from a recognized, expert organization boosts your credibility in the eyes of customers, partners, and competitors.

Your case study can be uploaded in the "Marketing Collateral" section of the nomination form.

Early Bird Savings Deadline: July 14 - $699 processing fee
Final Deadline: August 11 - $799 processing fee 

Questions? Please contact The TMC Awards Team

*Specific client information must be included, but can be omitted from final published announcement upon request.