Calero wins mobile compliance platform of the year

Calero has been named Mobile Compliance Platform of the Year in the 2026 Mobile Breakthrough Awards, recognising its work in mobile compliance.

The recognition focuses on Calero's approach to linking mobile devices and the applications used on them within a single framework for policy management and security oversight. The model is designed to address compliance gaps that can emerge when organisations have policies in place but do not enforce them consistently.

Under Calero's system, employees must accept relevant usage policies before ordering devices and again when those policies change. The same process applies to applications, bringing mobile compliance and application governance together in one structure.

Calero has operated in mobility and technology spend management for more than 30 years. Its main mobility products include Managed Mobility Services and Mobile Expense Management, which organisations use to oversee corporate mobile devices, service plans and users, while tracking compliance and costs.

Compliance model

Calero said its platform, along with its Calero ConnectIQ offering, extends this model through automation. This is intended to help organisations keep mobile compliance processes aligned with changes across device fleets, applications and services.

Hyoun Park, Vice President of Telecom and Mobility Management at Calero, linked the award to the company's broader approach to enterprise mobility management.

“Devices and apps go hand-in-hand when it comes to managing mobility,” said Hyoun Park, Vice President of Telecom and Mobility Management at Calero.

“We know policies alone cannot manage the activity and ownership associated with the volume of devices, applications and services at enterprise scale. We are proud to see this validation of Calero's unique combination of SaaS management expertise and managed mobility services in serving enterprise, compliance, governance and security use cases,” Park said.

Device lifecycle

Beyond compliance, Calero said it manages the broader mobile device lifecycle for businesses with large, dispersed workforces. That includes procurement, provisioning, support, replacement and retirement of devices.

These services are intended to help organisations coordinate device operations across employees, field teams and business units. Calero said the model also helps IT departments manage inventory, deployments, upgrades, repairs and logistics while reducing manual administration across large mobile estates.

According to the company, centralising those activities can give businesses a more consistent process for handling changes in mobile requirements. The aim is to maintain oversight as organisations expand the number of users, devices and services under management.

Spend visibility

Mobile Expense Management is another part of the company's offering. Calero said it provides tools for handling mobile invoices, tracking usage, checking expenses and identifying areas where carrier costs can be reduced.

That financial element sits alongside compliance and operational management, reflecting how many companies now manage mobility as both an IT and finance issue. Calero also said its systems connect with platforms used across IT, human resources, procurement and wider enterprise operations, including unified endpoint management, IT service management, HR, ERP and procurement software.

These integrations are intended to coordinate workflows across departments and reduce disconnected processes. Calero said this gives organisations a more consistent way to manage mobile services and related spending across multiple business functions.

The Mobile Breakthrough Awards cover a range of categories across the mobile and wireless sector, including mobile AI, 5G and private networks, mobile device management, mobile security, analytics and the Internet of Things. The programme is now in its tenth year.

Steve Johansson, Managing Director of Mobile Breakthrough, described the reason for the selection in the compliance category.

“Calero understands that mobile compliance and security require more than policies on paper,” said Steve Johansson, Managing Director of Mobile Breakthrough.

“Its approach integrates devices and applications into a connected compliance framework, helping organisations maintain oversight as their mobile environments evolve,” Johansson said.

Calero said it serves more than 3,000 enterprise customers across 102 countries from its base in Rochester, New York.