2026 IoT Enabling Technology Award Now Open

Entries are now open for the 2026 IoT Enabling Technology Award, recognizing the foundational technologies that make modern IoT systems possible.

From semiconductors and modules to embedded platforms, firmware, sensor technologies, and supporting infrastructure, enabling technologies provide the building blocks that help connected systems perform, scale, and evolve. This award highlights the innovations powering IoT progress behind the scenes across industries and applications.

What This Award Recognizes

The IoT Enabling Technology Award honors the technologies that support stronger, smarter, and more scalable connected systems. Eligible entries may include semiconductors, embedded platforms, connectivity components, modules, sensor technologies, firmware, power management solutions, and other foundational innovations that help enable broader IoT capabilities.

These technologies may not always be the most visible part of a deployment, but they play a critical role in making connected solutions more capable, reliable, and efficient.

Entry Schedule

• Entries Open: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
• Early Bird Deadline: Friday, October 2, 2026
• Final Entry Deadline: Friday, October 30, 2026
• Winners Announced: Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Why Apply

Winning an IoThinkTank award provides independent recognition for your innovation and increases visibility across the global IoT community. It can help strengthen credibility with customers, partners, and industry stakeholders while highlighting the importance of your enabling technology.

If your solution helps make connected systems more capable, reliable, efficient, or scalable, this is your opportunity to earn recognition for that contribution.