This category will evaluate hybrid devices (vehicle or handheld) that consist of open standard narrow band LMR and MCX broadband open standards. Entries should be a device.

This category will evaluate new or recently introduced MCX standards based products or solutions.

Entries can be a device, infrastructure solution, component (e.g. base station) or software solution and products.

This category will evaluate new or recently introduced TETRA products or solutions.

Entries can be a TETRA device, infrastructure solution, component (e.g. base station) or software solution.

This category demonstrates the use of novel and advanced technologies that can make a difference to, and/or, use critical communications as a bearer that provides mission critical services to critical industries.

This category will evaluate use cases from industrial, manufacturing, mining, oil & gas customers that demonstrate good utilisation of critical communications solutions in real world operational systems.

The case study must demonstrate clear end user benefits.

This category will evaluate use cases from public safety customers that demonstrate good utilisation of critical communications solutions in real world operational systems. The case study must demonstrate clear end user benefits.

This category will evaluate use cases from transport customers that demonstrates good utilisation of critical communications solutions in real world operational systems. The case study must demonstrate clear end user benefits.

This category will evaluate use cases from utility customers (electric, water, gas, renewables and energy companies) that demonstrate good utilisation of critical communications solutions in real world operational systems.

The case study must demonstrate clear end user benefits.

This category recognises the social value contribution in the following areas in a critical communications context: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, STEM, mental health support and awareness.

This category is for emerging technology or solutions that are in development or developed but not yet in general use. This could include new antennae technologies, mobile, hand held or other solutions. A product or solution that is a proof of concept or used in a trial is valid.

Note: If the product is being commercially marketed and sold in the masses then this is not an emerging technology and should be entered into one of the other relevant categories.

This category will evaluate collaborations between Government Authorities, where Government Authorities have worked with one another across state borders to promote and/or apply critical communications standards and solutions.

This category will evaluate the contribution made by young engineers to critical communications.

Open to Manufacturers, End Users, Operators and Consultants.

A young professional engineer is somebody who is 30 or under at the time of nomination.

This category evaluates an individual person that can demonstrate a outstanding life time contribution to critical communications.