Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Disruptive Technology Trendsetters in the Indian ICT Industry

Mumbai, India –June 24, 2020- The 18th edition of Frost & Sullivan’s India ICT Best Practices Awards honored the digital and disruptive technology trendsetters in the industry. The awards had leading companies in the technology ecosystem compete for the most coveted titles in the ICT sector.

40 awards were presented this year that were segmented into three categories:

• Enterprise Infrastructure
• Enterprise Telecom Services
• Emerging Services

Congratulating the 2020 award recipients, Benoy CS, Vice President, Digital Transformation Practice, Frost & Sullivan, said, “The 18th edition of these awards established a steep increase in the intensity of competition. A common trend observed amongst all award winners were the intense efforts they put in towards growth and their commitment to positive customer experiences. Moreover, this year witnessed brilliant innovations in products, services, and effective implementation of go-to-market strategies amongst various competitors. Frost & Sullivan was proud to recognize these companies for their incredible performance, which has fuelled the growth of the Indian ICT industry. We hope this will further motivate ICT firms to continue pushing the boundaries of excellence.”

Frost & Sullivan follows its proprietary, measurement-based methodology combined with extensive research, in-depth interviews, analysis, and benchmarking to shortlist deserving companies in each category. This assessment is presented to an independent jury comprising of ICT stalwarts and industry experts, who select the final winners. With real-time performance indicators like market share, revenue growth, customer acquisitions, product/service value, and technology innovation forming the backbone of the selection process, the winners represent the best-in-class in the Indian ICT industry.

The esteemed jury members for this year’s awards included:

• Achal Kataria, Vice President & Global Head of Technology, EXL
• Annie Mathew, CIO, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt Ltd
• Atul Govil, Chief Transformation Officer& Head (SAP & IT), India Glycols Limited
• Avinash Velhal, Group CIO –India, Middle East& South Africa, Vice President – IT & Process, Atos India Pvt Ltd
• Jignesh Gandhi, CTO, Essel Finance Management LLP
• Kapil Mahajan, Group CIO, Safe Express
• Keyur Desai, CIO, Essar Ports & Shipping &Head Info Security – Network & Communications, Essar Group
• Mayank Bhargava, CIO, DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance Company Ltd
• Mohan Shetty, Head – Technology Services, Aditya Birla Sunlife Insurance Ltd
• Puneesh Lamba, Group CIO, CK Birla Group
• Rajeev Pradhan, CIO, Wadia Group
• Suresh Iyer, CIO, Blue Star Limited
• Tarun Pandey, Executive VP-IT, Aditya Birla Capital
• Thomas K Thomas, Senior Associate Editor & Chief of Mumbai Bureau, The Hindu Business Line
• Tushar S. Vagal, CIO, L&T Realty (Larsen & Toubro)
• Vijay Sethi, CIO & Head- Corporate Social Responsibility & Human Resources, Hero MotoCorp Limited

The 2020 India ICT Best Practices Awards are supported by our Media Partners – Channel Times, CIO Review India, Communications Today, CXO Today, CXO Voice.com, Electronics for You, Silicon India, Telecom Watch, and YourStory.

Recipients of the 2020 India ICT Best Practices Awards

Award Titles & Category	Award Recipients
Enterprise Infrastructure
2020 Indian Network Security Vendor Company of the Year Award	Palo Alto Networks
2020 Indian Managed Security Service Provider – Telecom Company of the Year Award	Tata Communications
2020 Indian WAF and Anti DDoSProvider Company of the Year Award	Radware Ltd
2020 Indian Endpoint Protection Platform Provider Company of the Year Award	McAfee
2020 Indian Managed IAM Service Provider Company of the Year Award	Happiest Minds
2020 Indian Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Provider Company of the Year Award	Forcepoint
2020 Indian Secure Web Gateway (SWG) Provider Company of the Year Award	Cisco
2020 Indian Backup and Disaster Recovery Provider Company of the Year Award	Veritas
2020 Indian Cyber Range Provider Company of the Year Award	Cyberbit
2020 Indian Threat Intelligence Provider Company of the Year Award	IBM India Private Limited
2020 Indian Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) Security Provider Company of the Year Award	VMware Software India Private Limited
2020 Indian Unified Communications Provider Company of the Year Award	Cisco
2020 Indian Unified Communications Service Provider Company of the Year Award	Tata Communications
2020 Indian Video Conferencing Endpoint Provider Company of the Year Award	Cisco
2020 Indian Web Conferencing Provider Company of the Year Award	Cisco
2020 Indian Enterprise Team Collaboration Company of the Year Award	Microsoft
Enterprise Telecom Services
2020 Indian Managed Enterprise Wi-Fi Provider Company of the Year Award	Vodafone Idea Business Services
2020 Indian M2M Connectivity Service Provider Company of the Year Award	Vodafone Idea Business Services
2020 Indian Enterprise Telecom Service Provider – SMB Segment Company of the Year Award	Airtel Business
2020 Indian Enterprise Mobile Service Provider Company of the Year Award	Airtel Business
2020 Indian SDWAN Service Provider Company of the Year Award	Tata Communications
2020 Indian Enterprise Telecom Service Provider – Large Enterprise SegmentCompany of the Year Award	Tata Communications
2020 Indian Enterprise Data Service Provider Company of the Year Award	Tata Communications
2020 Indian Managed Multi Cloud Service Provider Company of the Year Award	Tata Communications
2020 Indian Cloud Interconnect Service Provider Company of the Year Award	Tata Communications
2020 Indian Colocation Service Provider Company of the Year Award	STT GDC India
2020 Indian Public IaaS Provider Company of the Year Award	Amazon Web Services
2020 Indian Enterprise Mobility Management Provider Company of the Year Award	VMware Software India Private Limited
2020 Indian SDWANPlatform Provider Company of the Year Award	Versa Networks
2020 Indian Hybrid Cloud Technology Provider Company of the Year Award	Dell Technologies
Emerging Services
2020 Indian Enterprise Content Management Provider Company of the Year Award	Newgen Software Technologies Limited
2020 Indian Mobile Network Equipment Provider (5G) Company of the Year Award	Huawei India
2020 Indian Customer Service ChatbotProvider Company of the Year Award	Avaamo
2020 Indian Robotic Process Automation Company of the Year Award	UiPath
2020 Indian Automotive Digital Transformation Solution Provider Company of the Year Award	Tech Mahindra
2020 Indian Aerospace & Defence Digital Transformation Solution Provider Company of the Year Award	Tech Mahindra
2020 Indian Hyperconverged Infrastructure Company of the Year Award	VMware Software India Private Limited
2020 Indian AI based Farming Management Solution Technology Innovation Leadership Award	Cropin
2020 Indian Video Managed Services Provider Company of the Year Award	Tata Communications
2020 Indian IT Service Management (ITSM) Tool Provider Company of the Year Award	ServiceNow

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