UK Mobile Providers Take Gold at MVNOs World Awards 2026
The MVNOs World Awards 2026 were held this month, which among other things saw a few UK based mobile and telecoms operators walking away with wins. For example, SIM-only mobile provider spusu was named the “Leading Consumer MVNO/Sub-Brand“, while BT took home the “Host Operator Excellence Award“.
The MVNOs World Awards page doesn’t reveal much information, but we understand that winners are judged through a two-step evaluation combining a judging panel and public community voting. The process relies on scoring qualitative nominations against specific category criteria like innovation, sustainability, and customer experience.
“Being selected for this award highlights our commitment to challenging industry norms,” said Christian Banhans, MD of spusu UK. “The company was founded on being able to provide customers with simple, transparent and value-driven mobile services, instead of complicated, expensive plans.”
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MVNOs World Awards 2026 Winners
eSIM Provider of the Year
firstyBest MVNO & Industry Collaboration
MavenirCustomer Impact Award
uCloudLink GroupBest Full-Stack MVNO Collaboration
QvantelRising Star Award
SailyHost Operator Excellence Award
BToT/Enterprise MVNO of the Year
TransatelSustainability Champion
Coop MobileLeading Consumer MVNO/Sub-Brand
spusuMVNE/A of the Year
PlintroneSIM Trailblazer of the Year
MDS GlobalBest MVNO Tech Enabler
AmdocsOutstanding IoT Connectivity Solution Provider
SkywaveAI & Analytics Excellence Award
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I wonder if they considered the whole MVNO market, or if it was a case of if you pay to attend you get considered for a prize. I know in the forums there are other EE MVNOs with a bigger fanbase
You pay 5k for a table and they make sure you win one of the categories. Same as all award events. Just a big p up and back slapping all round. All pointless.
I find Talk mobile have been brilliant. £6.95 for 50gb with an actual call centre which is a rarity with MVNO. Customer service have been helpful too when I’ve used them.
I have literally no idea how spusu won an award?!? I tried one of their sims as backup for a trip to the Netherlands. But they bill monthly and when you buy a sim part way through the month they pro rata your allowances so I only got 1.5gb of roaming data. Oh and the stinger – they charge the full amount and then reduce your next monthly payment. So basically I paid 100% for 25% of the service!
I also could not get a response from any of their support channels and the only way I could cancel the plan was to get a STAC code and use it with a £5 1p esim.