IoT Breakthrough Recognizes Standout Companies in 5th Annual Awards Program

IoT Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global Internet-of-Things (IoT) market, recently announced the winners of the organization’s 5th annual awards program, showcasing technologies and companies that drive innovation and exemplify the best in IoT technology solutions across the globe.

The mission of the IoT Breakthrough Awards program is to recognize the innovators, leaders and visionaries from around the globe in a range of IoT categories, including Industrial and Enterprise IoT, Smart City technology, Connected Home and Home Automation, Connected Car, and many more. This year’s program attracted more than 3,850 nominations from companies all over the world.

“The age of connected technologies and Internet of Things has officially arrived, with organizations realizing that investing in connected technologies is no more a luxury, but a necessity for business continuity, growth and success,“ said James Johnson, managing director at IoT Breakthrough. “IoT is disrupting both the consumer market, including retail, healthcare, and connected home tech, as well as the industrial sector, including transportation, water, oil and gas, agriculture, manufacturing and more – and we are absolutely thrilled to recognize the breakthrough IoT industry innovators in our 5th annual awards program.”

All award nominations were evaluated by an independent panel of experts within the IoT industry, with the winning products and companies selected based on a variety of criteria, including most innovative and technologically advanced products and services.

The 2021 IoT Breakthrough Award winners include:

IoT Leadership
IoT Company CEO of the Year: Enlighted CEO, Stefan Schwab
IoT Development Tool of the Year: SmartBear
Global IoT Innovation Vendor of the Year: Clovity
Overall IoT Company of the Year: EcoEnergy Insights, a Carrier Company

Connected Home 
Connected Home Company of the Year: Level
Smart Appliance Company of the Year: GE Appliances
Connected Home Product of the Year: Ezlo Innovation, Ezlo Water Shut-Off Valve
Connected Home Innovation of the Year    : Lenovo Smart Clock Essential
Connected Home Speaker Company of the Year: Sonos
Smart Lock Product of the Year: Allegion, Gainsborough Freestyle™ Electronic Trilock
Smart Appliance Product of the Year: IOTLabs and IQSTEL, Smartgas
Home Security Product of the Year: Mighton Products, Avia Sash Window Fastener
Smart Thermostat of the Year: Mysa
Connected Home Lighting Company of the Year: Brilliant
Connected Home Camera Product of the Year: Vivint Smart Home, Vivint Doorbell Camera Pro
Leak Detection Solution of the Year: Electro Scan Inc., Multi-Sensor IoT Probe

Enterprise IoT 
IoT Innovation Award – Enterprise Solution of the Year: Zebra Technologies, Zebra MotionWorks® Proximity
Enterprise IoT Management Innovation Award: Tata Consultancy Services, IUX for Workplace Resilience
IoT Enterprise App Development Platform of the Year: Avigna AI
IoT Enterprise Software Company of the Year: Telstra
IoT Security Company of the Year: Armis
IoT Security Platform of the Year: Lynx Software Technologies, LynxSecure
IoT Security Product of the Year: DigiCert
IoT Analytics Platform of the Year: Emerson, Plantweb™ Optics Analytics
IoT Analytics Innovation Award: Cubic Telecom, Cubic Insights
IoT Edge Product of the Year: Lenovo ThinkCentre M90n Nano
Overall Enterprise IoT Platform of the Year: Revenera IoT Monetization Platform

M2M
M2M Cellular Service Provider of the Year: EMnify
M2M Product of the Year: OptConnect mylo
M2M Embedded Hardware Company of the Year: Sierra Wireless
M2M Innovative Solution of the Year: KORE eSIM Device Validation Tool
M2M Network Equipment Company of the Year: Cisco IoT

IoT Component 
IoT Semiconductor Product of the Year: Thales Connected embedded Secure Element
IoT Semiconductor Company of the Year: Ambiq Micro
IoT Semiconductor Solution of the Year: Qualcomm® 9205 LTE modem
IoT Sensor Innovation of the Year: KINEXON SafeZone
IoT Sensor Company of the Year: Inpixon

Industrial  
Industrial IoT Company of the Year: Rockwell Automation
Industrial IoT Innovator of the Year: Everactive
Industrial IoT Innovation of the Year: Omnio
Smart Agriculture Solution of the Year: Taoglas
Smart Construction Solution of the Year: Akenza, Akenza Core
Smart Manufacturing Company of the Year: Körber Digital
Public Safety Innovation of the Year: Public Safety Innovation of the Year: Itron, Inc. – Wastewater Management Solution
Overall Smart City Solution Provider of the Year: Trinity Mobility
Smart City Innovation of the Year: Kloudspot
Smart City Deployment of the Year: Teletrac Navman

Consumer IoT 
Overall Consumer IoT Platform of the Year: Consumer IoT Platform of the Year: Vodafone Smart Tech, Designed & Connected by Vodafone
IoT Wearable Device of the Year: Coolpad Tracker 2
Smart Watch of the Year: Apple Watch

IoT Partner & Ecosystem 
IoT Partner Enablement Company of the Year: Very
IoT Partner Ecosystem of the Year: Johnson Controls

Connected Car
Connected Car Platform of the Year: Sibros, Deep Connectivity Platform
Connected Car – Insurance Solution of the Year: Sentiance
Connected Car Innovation of the Year: HARMAN, a Samsung Company – HARMAN EV Plus+

Health & Wellness
IoT Health & Wellness Product of the Year: Aloe Care Health
IoT Health & Wellness Company of the Year: CenTrak
IoT Health & Wellness – Fitness Tracker of the Year: Fitbit Inspire 2

About IoT Breakthrough
Part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the IoT Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in Internet-of-Things technologies, services, companies and products. The IoT Breakthrough Awards program provides a forum for public recognition around the achievements of IoT companies and products in categories including Connected Home and Home Automation, Connected Car, Industrial IoT (IIoT) and Smart City, Consumer IoT and more. For more information visit IoTBreakthrough.com.