Mavenir, the software company building cloud-native, AI-by-design mobile networks, has won the Deutsche Telekom Partner of the Year Award for Best Network Innovation. The award was presented at the Telekom Campus Fair 2026 by Deutsche Telekom’s senior leadership, highlighting Mavenir’s pivotal role in the Most Energy Efficient Core (MeeC) initiative.
MeeC Project Achieves Up to 65% Energy Savings
The MeeC initiative, a flagship collaboration with Deutsche Telekom built on its Horizontal TelCo Cloud architecture, has redefined energy efficiency in 5G Core networks. It delivers up to 65% reduction in energy consumption during low-traffic periods while maintaining uncompromised performance and service quality.
Launched in 2025, MeeC applies advanced AI-driven traffic analysis and predictive workload optimisation to identify and eliminate energy waste across 5G Core functions. The project demonstrated that significant energy reductions are achievable at commercial scale in live network environments.
Executive Comments on the Award
Pardeep Kohli, Chief Executive Officer at Mavenir, said: “Winning Deutsche Telekom’s Partner Award is a tremendous honour for the entire Mavenir team. MeeC is a compelling demonstration of what becomes possible when cloud-native architecture, AI-driven automation, and genuine partnership combine. Sustainable networks are not a future ambition – they are an operational reality, and we are proud to have helped Deutsche Telekom prove that at scale.”
Telekom Partner Awards Recognize Innovation
The Telekom Partner Awards celebrate outstanding contributions from Deutsche Telekom partners in network technology, operations, and sustainability. The award was also jointly presented to AMD in recognition of their contribution to the MeeC initiative.
Key Achievements of MeeC
- Up to 65% energy savings versus baseline operations
- AI-powered traffic prediction and real-time scaling
- Dynamic workload consolidation across cloud-native functions
- Zero-touch automation enabling continuous optimisation
- Proven deployment in a live Tier-1 production network
Mavenir enables intelligent, automated, programmable networks through telco-first, cloud-native, AI-by-design software solutions. The company has deployments with 300+ operators globally in over 120 countries, serving more than 50% of the world’s subscribers.
