Vodafone has scooped seven awards at the annual Switcher.ie awards, including Best Broadband Provider.

Vodafone's awards included Broadband Innovation, Best Value Home Broadband and Fastest Mobile Provider.

The event gives a voice to consumers and recognition to telecoms providers which offer decent products and services to customers. Consumer research, an expert judging panel and over 107,000 customer ratings and speed tests bare all used to select the winners.

Virgin Media was rated highest by customers for home broadband, and also won the Fastest Home Broadband award and the Best Customer Benefits award. Pictured below are Virgin Media’s John Maher (right) with Eoin Clarke, managing director of Switcher.ie.

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In the mobile arena, Three was named Best Mobile Phone Operator. Three also picked up the Best Mobile Operator for Data award, a new category this year.

Vodafone was also awarded a gong for customer service and also took the Fastest Mobile Provider award, while Tesco Mobile was named Best Value Mobile Operator.

Eoin Clarke commented: “With the fierce competition and variety of products and services on offer in the Irish telecoms market, the need for independent and impartial consumer feedback is more important than ever. Together with our free broadband and TV comparison tool and SIM-only mobile comparison, the Switcher.ie Awards help to give consumers this independent feedback, by giving real people a say in determining the winners.”

Photo: Vodafone staff and their Switcher awards haul.