Comarch Communications and Sunrise Named Leading IoT Innovators at the Inaugural The Fast Mode Awards 2025

The companies have been placed among the top IoT innovators at the first-ever edition of The Fast Mode Awards 2025. Their initiative was recognized for Performance in the Solution Provider category, which highlights the industry’s most advanced platforms, technologies, and services that enable next-generation connectivity and digital transformation.

About the IoT Innovator award

The Solution Provider category recognizes achievements across software, hardware, cloud, network, and digital enablement solutions. The awards focus on four key areas

• Performance, including technical capability, efficiency, reliability, and scalability in real deployments.
• Innovation, originality, and ideas that advance current technological standards.
• Long-term Impact, reflected in meaningful benefits for customers and operators.
• Growth, demonstrated through market expansion and active industry partnerships.

Within this framework, the IoT Innovator award highlights solutions that bring cutting-edge capabilities to telecommunications providers. The evaluation looks at factors such as edge integration, secure device onboarding, scalable connectivity, and AI-driven analytics. It also considers how well each solution supports essential IoT needs, including reliable connectivity, low latency, strong data protection, continuous asset tracking, and customization for specific industries. The review encompasses measurable business impacts, including revenue growth, lower operational costs, improved network performance, and enhanced security, as well as the provider’s plans for ongoing innovation.

Comarch Communications IoT Connect – the best-performing solution for IoT

The European-born companies received the IoT Innovator award for the deployment of Comarch Communications IoT Connect on Sunrise’s network, a comprehensive end-to-end platform that supports the whole IoT value chain, including portfolio creation, sales, service management, billing, and advanced analytics.

“Partnering with Comarch Communications has enabled us to elevate the IoT experience we can offer to our customers. This recognition reflects the tangible results of our joint efforts: improved efficiency, shorter time to introduce new services to the market, and a platform built to support our IoT ecosystem,” said Stefan Kaas, VP B2B Products and Marketing at Sunrise.

The project introduced a unified environment that brings business and technology management together. Key capabilities include support for 5G connectivity, eSIM technology, and automated service workflows. Through this collaboration, Comarch Communications was able to use Sunrise awarded 5G network and long standing expertise while Sunrise profited from personalized IoT services, and streamlined device and SIM lifecycle management through the IoT platform of Comarch Communications. The platform also provides advanced analytics for more informed decision-making.

“The deployment of our IoT Connect platform within Sunrise network enabled us to demonstrate how a unified platform can manage millions of IoT devices across a wide range of verticals, from smart mobility and logistics to industrial automation and smart buildings. It is a great honor to receive an award in the very first edition of The Fast Mode Awards alongside our partner,” commented Marcin Broniak, VP Business Growth & Strategy - DACH & CEE at Comarch Communications.

For the full list of winners, please visit the official The Fast Mode Awards website.

 

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