# UC Awards 2026

> The UC Awards 2026 recognize the platforms, solutions, and people driving the future of workplace technology — from unified communications and collaboration to employee experience, AI-powered productivity, security, and immersive work. Run by UC Today (UC Today Ltd), the program uses an independent, blind judging process to award finalists, winners, and Highly Commended organizations across 25 categories in 7 pillars. Winners are revealed at a live-streamed online ceremony.

Official site: https://awards.uctoday.com

## Key dates (2026)

- Awareness & Interest Registration: June 1–30, 2026
- Category Showcase & Judge Recruitment: July 1–27, 2026
- Applications Open: July 28 – September 15, 2026
- Applications Closing / Final Push: September 16–30, 2026
- Final Deadline: September 30, 2026
- Judging: October 1–7, 2026
- Finalist Announcement: October 15, 2026
- Final Event: November 5, 2026
- Post-Event Promotion: November 9 – December 3, 2026

## Award pillars

- Core UC — the communications and collaboration foundation. The bedrock of every productive organization. UC, collaboration platforms, devices, and AV technology remain central to how teams connect, communicate, and deliver — and the best deserve recognition.
- Experience Layer — EX Awards — new for 2026. Employee experience is no longer a nice-to-have. For the first time, UC Awards introduces a dedicated EX category layer, recognizing platforms helping organizations attract, engage, and retain the talent that powers modern work.
- Transformation Layer — redefining how work gets done. Productivity is being reinvented. From AI-powered workflows to service management platforms, these technologies are quietly becoming indispensable to every high-performing organization.
- Trust Layer — security and compliance, built for the modern enterprise. In a world of hybrid work, distributed teams, and rising regulatory pressure, security and compliance technology is a strategic capability — not a back-office concern.
- Future Layer — the next generation of work, recognized today. Some technologies aren't just improving the present, they're defining the future. Immersive environments and extended reality are no longer science fiction — they're enterprise-ready.
- People & Momentum Awards — program-wide recognition. Three special awards recognizing market momentum, exceptional leadership, and the rising talent defining the next era of workplace technology — decided beyond the category boundaries.
- Enterprise Impact Awards — new for 2026; recognizing the organizations leading the transformation. A brand-new track for 2026. While the rest of the program celebrates the vendors and solutions driving change, the Enterprise Impact Awards exist to recognize the organizations that have had the courage and capability to deploy that technology and transform how their people work.

## Categories

Core UC:
- Best UC Platform
- Best Integrated UC Solution
- Best Microsoft Teams Solution
- Best AI-Powered Collaboration Experience
- Best Device & Hardware Innovation
- Best Meeting Room Experience Solution
- Best AV Platform, Management & Analytics
- Best AV Integration & Deployment Project

Experience Layer — EX Awards:
- Best Employee Engagement Platform
- Best Talent / HCM Platform
- Best Workplace Management Platform

Transformation Layer:
- Best AI-Powered Productivity Solution
- Best Workflow / Automation Innovation
- Best Service Management Platform
- Best Connectivity / Infrastructure Solution

Trust Layer:
- Best Secure Communications Solution
- Best Compliance & Governance Innovation

Future Layer:
- Best Immersive Workplace Solution
- XR Innovation of the Year

People & Momentum Awards:
- Market Momentum Award
- Leader of the Year
- Rising Star in Workplace Technology

Enterprise Impact Awards:
- Workplace Transformation Award
- AI Productivity & Innovation Award
- Hybrid Workplace Experience Award

## Key pages

- [Categories](https://awards.uctoday.com/categories): Browse all 25 categories across the 7 pillars, with a vendor-type filter to find your best fit.
- [How to Enter](https://awards.uctoday.com/how-to-enter): The three-step entry process, eligibility, key dates, and the full program timeline.
- [EX Awards](https://awards.uctoday.com/exawards): The dedicated employee experience category layer, new for 2026.
- [Judges](https://awards.uctoday.com/judges): The independent judging panel and how to apply to judge.
- [Winners](https://awards.uctoday.com/winners): Recognized organizations and past results.
- [Register interest](https://awards.uctoday.com/register): Register to hear key dates, judge announcements, and the moment entries open.
- [Contact](https://awards.uctoday.com/contact): Get in touch with the UC Awards team.

## More

- [Sponsors](https://awards.uctoday.com/sponsors): Sponsorship packages and category sponsorship opportunities.
- [About](https://awards.uctoday.com/about): About the UC Awards and UC Today.
- [Terms & Conditions of Entry](https://awards.uctoday.com/terms): Eligibility, entry, judging, and usage terms.
- [Privacy Policy](https://awards.uctoday.com/privacy): How UC Today handles your data.
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- [Payment & Refund Policy](https://awards.uctoday.com/refund-policy): How entry fees are charged, processed, and refunded.
- [Sitemap](https://awards.uctoday.com/sitemap.xml): Full list of indexable pages.

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