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
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
- 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 kate.smith@futurenet.com