GSMA awards
Vodafone's enterprise division and the BBC's iPlayer video on demand application for mobile phones application both won awards last night at...
Vodafone's enterprise division and the BBC's iPlayer video on demand
application for mobile phones application both won awards last night
at the GSMA Mobile World Congress.
[http://www.cootek.com/] Cootek of China took the prize for the most
innovative wireless device-centric technology for TouchPal, a soft
keyboard for Windows Mobile devices that allows faster typing.
This year more than 450 firms competed for awards in a score of
categories that reflect the growing integration of mobile
communications in consumers' leisure and work activitieis.
GSMA CEO Rob Conway said entries cames from companies that spanned
internet, finance, advertising, music, television and gaming. "Even in
uncertain economic times, mobile is seeing continued growth, with more
than four billion mobile connections globally," he said. "This growth
is driven by innovation in new services, applications and ever richer
mobile content."
The GSMA is launching a new competition to encourage small and medium
enterprises to develop mobile products. The
[http://www.mobileinnovation.org/awards ]Mobile Innovation Grand Prix
will give entrepreneurs a chance to get industry support to get into
the market. The first leg of the competition, the EMEA Tournament,
will take place at the World Innovation Summit in Barcelona in June.
Entry opens on 25 February 2009.
And the winners are
Best Mobile Game
Winner: Gameloft - Real Football 2009
Highly Commended: Digital Chocolate - AvaPeeps: FlirtNation
Best Mobile Music or Video Service
Winner: BBC iPlayer on Mobile
Best Mobile Advertising Service
Winner: Turkcell - Tonla Kazan
Best Mobile TV Service
Winner: MobiTV - MobiTV
Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service
Winner: Vodafone - Vodafone Global Enterprise Limited
Best Mobile Internet Service
Winner: Nokia - Nokia Sports Tracker
Best Mobile Money Service
Winner: Safaricom and Vodafone - M-PESA
Best Mobile Handset or Device
Winner: INQ - INQ1
Highly Commended: Nokia - Nokia E71
Highly Commended: T-Mobile - T-Mobile G1
Best Broadcast Commercial
Winner: KT Freetel - 'Show is ... '
Best Mobile Brand Campaign
Winner: R/GA London - Nokia Urbanista Diaries
Best Use of Mobile for Social and Economic Development
Winner: Nuance Communications - Airtel-T9 India Consumer Vernacular
Messaging Campaigns
Best Network Technology Advance
Winner: Nokia Siemens Networks - Flexi Multimode BTS Software
defined HSPA/LTE
Best Service Delivery Platform
Winner: NewBay Software - LifeCache Social Networking Solution 2.0
Best Billing & Customer Care Solution
Winner: Expert System - COGITO Answers
Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough
Winner: RIM - BlackBerry Storm 9500 SurePress Screen
The Green Mobile Award
Winner: Smart Communications - Alternative Power for Cell Sites program
GSMA's CEO Award for Outstanding Environmental Contribution
Winner: Nokia
Government Leadership Award
Winner: The Government of France
GSMA Chairman's Award
Winner: Research in Motion (RIM)