Awards

The Broadband Forum recognizes those who have shaped the growth of Broadband.

Distinguished Fellow Award

The Distinguished Fellow title is bestowed by the Broadband Forum to exceptional individuals who have over time provided a major influence on the direction and success of broadband development. Individuals who attain this honor and are recognized as BBF Distinguished Fellows are the key individuals who help the Forum break into new areas of technology, and whose vision continues to inspire our industry’s growth.

 

YearRecipient
2023William Lupton, The Broadband Forum
Joey Boyd, Adtran
2022John Blackford, CommScope
2021Aleksandra Kozarev, MaxLinear

Robin Mersh, The Broadband Forum

2020Kevin Foster, BT

Jason Walls, QA Cafe

2019Tim Carey, Nokia
2018Lincoln Lavoie, UNH-IOL
2017Barbara Stark, AT&T

Michael Shaffer, Nokia

2015Les Brown, Huawei Technologies
2014George Dobrowski, Huawei Technologies
2013David Thorne, BT

David Sinicrope, Ericsson

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Circle of Excellence

The Broadband Forum recognizes the exceptional contributions achieved through the “Circle of Excellence” award, which is awarded at our annual meetings. Individuals are inducted into the Circle of Excellence as a one-time achievement, determined by nomination and awarded to a select few who have consistently exhibited leadership, diligence, and provided contributions that are foremost in advancing the Forum’s mission.

YearRecipient
2023Elia Battiston, Radisys

David Cluytens, Orange

Al Morton, AT&T

Mauro Tilocca, TIM

Nagaraj Turaiyur, Juniper Networks

2022Greg Mirsky, Ericsson

Rosaria Persico, TIM

Richard Holme, CommScope

Peter Thompson, PNSol

2021Jonathan Newton, Vodafone

Daniel Egger, Axiros

2020Kenneth Wan, Nokia
2019Marco Spini, Huawei Technologies

Ning Zong, Huawei Technologies

2018Bruno Cornaglia, Vodafone

Marcos Martinez, Maxlinear

 

2017Joey Boyd, ADTRAN

David Minodier, Orange

2015Martin Casey, Calix Networks

Diane Patton, Cisco Systems

Hongyu Li, Huawei Technologies

Scott Mansfield, Ericsson

2014Jaume Rius I Riu, Ericsson

Timothy Carey, Alcatel-Lucent

Roberto Carnero Ros, Ericsson

Ken Kerpez, ASSIA Inc.

Balazs Varga, Ericsson

2013Michael Langhammer, Deutsche Telekom

Tim Sheehan, UNH IOL

Vincent Buchoux, LAN

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Outstanding Contributor Award

Once a year, at the annual meeting, the Outstanding Contributor awards are given to individuals who, during the previous year, went above and beyond the call of duty within the Forum work areas by making many contributions throughout the year as well as effectively moving the consensus process forward. Both the quantity and quality of the contributions are taken into consideration.

YearRecipient
2023Mengmeng Li, China Mobile

Bjørn Ivar Teigen, Domos

Killian De Smedt, Nokia

Ben Greear, Candela Technologies

Chris Gray, Orange

Hugues Le Bras, Orange

Samuel Chen, Broadcom

Antonio Marsico, Reply

Jeff Hartley, CommScope

Roland Schott, Deutsche Telekom

2022Al Morton, AT&T

Antonio Marchetta, Net Reply

Fabio Giudici, Outsys

Ludwig Pauwels, Nokia

Thales Fragoso, Axiro

Venkatesh Padebettu, Juniper

2021Al Morton, AT&T

Peter Thompson, PNSol

David Woolley, Telstra

Mateusz Lech, Orange

Marcos Martinez Vazquez, MaxLinear

Ruobin Zheng, Huawei Technologies

Nick Hancock, ADTRAN

Rosaria Persico, TIM

2020Daniel Egger, Axiros

Robert Peschi, Nokia

Jonathan Newton, Vodafone

Tim Carey, Nokia

Hugh Singleton, BT

2019Ken Ko, ADTRAN

Tim Spets, Greenwave Systems

Vincent Buchoux, LAN

Stephane Bryant, MT2

Kota Asaka, NTT

Herman Verbueken, Nokia

Dean Cheng, Huawei Technologies

Mauro Tilocca, TIM

Kenneth Wan, Nokia

2018Nick Hancock, ADTRAN

Yuanlong Jiang, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Georgs Karagiannis, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd

Ludwig Pauwels, Nokia

Marco Spini, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

2017Marta Seda, Calix

Marcos Martinez, Marvell

Guiu Fabregas, Nokia

Ron Insler, RAD

Denis Khotimsky, Verizon

2016Klaus Wich, Axiros

Les Humphrey, BT

Rao Cherukuri, Juniper

Ken Schneider, Telebyte

Bruno Cornagli, Vodafone

2015Ken Ko, ADTRAN

Ken Kerpez, ASSIA

David Thorne, BT

Martin Casey, Calix Networks

Diane Patton, Cisco Systems

Jinwei Xia, Huawei Technologies

2014Stefano Galli, ASSIA

William Lupton, Cisco

Diane Patton, Cisco

Yves Hertoghs, Cisco

Dean Cheng, Huawei Technologies

Frederic Klamm, Orange

 

2013Timothy Carey, Alcatel-Lucent

Konstantin Livanos, Alcatel-Lucent

Christoper Croot, BT

Roberto David Carnero Ros, Ericsson

Rao Cherukuri, Juniper Networks

Vincent Buchoux, LAN

Aleksandra Kozarev, Lantiq

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