Elevate Awards — Past Winners
Meet the organizations we recognized in previous years for transforming the ways people connect, work, and live.
Customer Success Stories
2022 Honorees
2021 Honorees
2020 Honorees
This year's results

2022 Winners
AI INNOVATION

The University of Oxford’s AI-driven Wi-Fi meets heightened expectations for technology resources at this world-class institution.
DATA CENTER OF THE FUTURE

Airtel Africa leverages Apstra’s intent-based networking to simplify data center management, reduce potential human errors, and offer the best services to customers.
EARLY ADOPTER

XL Axiata is upgrading its nationwide network in Indonesia with the Juniper 400G solution as it rolls out 5G and fiber to the home to meet the fast-growing demand for digital services.
EMPOWERING CHANGE

The California Natural Resources Agency/Department of Water Resources takes a sustainable approach to IT with AI-driven networking, delivering a better user experience for the state’s natural resource entities and reaping $1 million in OpEx savings.
EXPERIENCE FIRST

Dalton Public Schools in Georgia ease network troubleshooting and management with an AI-driven Marvis network to help students succeed.
GAME-CHANGING WAN

Granite Telecommunications projects rapid growth of AI-driven SD-WAN to fuel the next wave of advanced service delivery to customers in its US and Canada networks.
SECURITY EXCELLENCE

AmeriTrust’s AI-driven, zero-trust network yields business agility and delivers operational simplicity and strong security to customers across the US.
Service Provider Transformation

Verizon Business Group’s Connected Healthcare Center in the UK, which accelerates connected healthcare with AI-driven networking to improve the patient experience.
2022 Finalists
AI INNOVATION

Newport News Public Schools serve 27,000 students with AI-powered Wi-Fi Juniper wireless, which supports expanded digital learning and state-mandated online assessments.
AI INNOVATION

UMass Amherst switches to Juniper for next-gen Wi-Fi. The university takes Wi-Fi beyond a utilitarian function to enhance learning and campus life.
DATA CENTER OF THE FUTURE

Network automation helps Raiffeisen Informatik accelerate digital banking with high security, fail-safe infrastructures, faster operations, and improved customer experiences.
DATA CENTER OF THE FUTURE

Vodafone Turkey prepares for growth with automated data centers. Automation also allows the service provider to break free of vendor lock-in.
EARLY ADOPTER

Oil India Limited’s digital transformation initiatives will help the nation achieve its goal for national energy self-reliance. A high-performance data center and campus fabric improve business agility and efficiency.
EARLY ADOPTER

Sentara provides quality healthcare for 850,000 members with tech innovation. This healthcare provider uses AIOps, IoT, and network automation to transform patient care and experiences.
EMPOWERING CHANGE

Algeria Telecom modernizes metro networks for 5G and high-speed Internet, bringing digital innovation from the mountains to the deserts of Algeria.
EMPOWERING CHANGE

Roselle, N.J., public schools are determined to lead with innovation and change. An AI-driven network helps meet greater student and teacher expectations for digital learning.
EXPERIENCE FIRST

AI-driven network fuels massive Australian freight rail project. A flexible workplace supports the construction of a 1,700km railway that will ease congestion between Melbourne and Brisbane.
EXPERIENCE FIRST

Dimension Data built an intelligent network connecting 11 data centers on two continents. Its network functioned as expected from the first day and helps clients unlock the power of digital in today’s hybrid IT world.
GAME-CHANGING WAN

TIM Brazil improves experiences and goes green with multicloud data centers. Next-generation SD-WAN accelerates the move to multicloud.
GAME-CHANGING WAN

VolkerWessels relies on AIOps to deliver client-to-cloud connectivity and benefit from effective security, network automation, and optimized end-user experiences.
SECURITY EXCELLENCE

Orange Spain radically simplifies cybersecurity for small and midsized businesses. End-to-end automation allows security service delivery in 15 minutes.
SECURITY EXCELLENCE

Japan’s academic information infrastructure, SINET6, scaled performance, expanded reach, and decreased network costs as it ramps up to 400G to support Japan’s research and education institutions.
Service Provider Transformation

Deutsche Telekom transforms network service delivery, starting with SD-WAN and accelerating time-to-provisioning and decreasing costs with automation.
Service Provider Transformation

Tata Play Fiber charts a 400G path to super-fast Internet in India with a sustainable, scalable network that is essential to meet exponential consumer demand.
2021 Winners
AI INNOVATION

Northeast Georgia Health System, one of Healthcare’s Most Wired Hospitals, improves health outcomes for 1 million patients with AI-driven networking.
COMMUNITY IMPACT

Sacred Wind Communications brings the digital world to homes and businesses of the Navajo Nation in New Mexico over a blazing-fast Juniper network.
CUSTOMER FIRST

A self-driving network enables University of Reading to create innovative digital services that support student engagement and academic success.
DATA CENTER OF THE FUTURE

T-Systems reimagines operations of its cloud-scale data centers with continuous network automation and assurance.
GAME-CHANGING WAN

Discovery can serve live media to audiences anywhere in the world with a single connection to its private global network.
LEAN IT MACHINE

A family-owned bank for family-owned businesses, First Bank laid the technology foundation for a reimagined client experience.
SECURITY EXCELLENCE

Service automation allows GARR to quickly meet the evolving network needs of Italy’s education and cultural institutions.
SERVICE PROVIDER TRANSFORMATION

Millicom accelerates Latin America’s digital transition with a flexible network for its telco cloud.
2020 Winners
AI INNOVATION

This American university deployed Mist AI across its campus to transform the student experience and advance its mission of learning, research, and community outreach.
BUSINESS REINVENTION

This large telco provider uses QFX switches and MX routers to automate service deployment, deliver new cloud services with built-in security, and prepare itself for future innovation and growth.
COMMUNITY IMPACT (co-winner)

Based in Australia, DUG supports global research via a high-performance compute as-a-service platform to scientists around the world.
COMMUNITY IMPACT (co-winner)

El Centro Regional Medical Center in California now delivers superior network access throughout the hospital to deliver better outcomes to patients.
COMMUNITY IMPACT (co-winner)

The fourth largest city in Israel met COVID-related challenges by quickly upgrading its network to support remote learning.
CUSTOMER FIRST

This leading Australian business telecom provider future-proofed its network and improved the customer experience with MX routers.
DATA CENTER OF THE FUTURE

Based in the U.S., this online visibility management and content marketing firm empowers its developers and controls costs while speeding innovation.
LEAN IT MACHINE

This global on-demand talent sourcing agency uses Mist AI and Juniper switches for agility and connectivity, and to keep its business running smoothly.
SECURITY EXCELLENCE

This major U.S. city secures critical applications and connections among fire, police, and other public safety departments with SRX gateways.