2026 IoT Infrastructure Innovation Award Winner: Flolive

Flolive has been named the winner of the 2026 IoT Infrastructure Innovation Award for its A Network Beyond platform.

As IoT deployments become more data intensive, distributed, and AI driven, infrastructure innovation is no longer just about maintaining connectivity. It is about building networks that can adapt, scale, and perform across regions, applications, and regulatory environments. Flolive stood out for tackling that challenge at the infrastructure layer with a forward-looking approach that combines global connectivity, localized control, intelligent routing, and built-in compliance readiness.

Rather than treating connectivity as a fixed utility, A Network Beyond reimagines it as an intelligent operating layer for the next generation of IoT. That broader vision, combined with clear technical depth and strong category fit, made Flolive this year’s standout selection.

About the Winning Solution

A Network Beyond is Flolive’s strategic infrastructure platform designed to support the next wave of AI enabled IoT applications. Built on a global foundation of localized control points, telemetry-driven intelligence, and resilient wireless connectivity, the platform is engineered to help enterprises move from pilot deployments to large-scale operations with stronger performance, security, and operational flexibility.

One of the most compelling aspects of the submission was its infrastructure-first approach to emerging AI demands. Flolive’s packet gateway edge mesh, real-time telemetry fabric, sovereignty-by-design routing, and network-layer cybersecurity controls position the platform to handle growing data volumes, lower-latency requirements, and increasingly complex compliance demands across jurisdictions. The result is an architecture that does not just carry IoT traffic, but actively helps optimize and govern it.

The platform also impressed with its emphasis on resilience and adaptability. By combining localized intelligence with patented multi-IMSI connectivity, performance-based steering, and AI-assisted analytics, Flolive has created infrastructure that is purpose-built for a more connected, distributed, and demanding IoT future. In a category focused on the backbone of connected technologies, A Network Beyond delivered one of the clearest examples of infrastructure innovation at scale.

“Infrastructure innovation is about more than keeping devices online. It is about creating the intelligent, resilient foundation that lets connected systems scale with confidence. Flolive’s A Network Beyond stood out for treating network infrastructure as a strategic layer for performance, compliance, and long-term IoT growth.”
Jordan Hayes, IoThinkTank Awards Coordinator

Honorable Mention

Lantronix earned an Honorable Mention for its edge gateways and Percepxion cloud-based software, which helped a Tier-1 U.S. mobile network operator digitally transform oversight of more than 50,000 backup power systems across wireless cell sites nationwide. The deployment demonstrated strong real-world infrastructure impact through remote monitoring, centralized lifecycle management, improved generator readiness, and reduced operational costs, making it a notable entry in this year’s program.