Asia
Mobile Awards: The Winners Are…
Global
mobile industry association GSMA has announced Wednesday (Nov. 18) the
winners of Asia Mobile Awards 2009. It also declared the winners of the
Mobile Innovation Grand Prix – Asia Tournament, which was contested this
week at the Mobile Asia Congress in Hong Kong, China.
The
winners of the Asia Mobile Awards 2009 are:
Best Mobile Game
- Gameloft for 'Hero of Sparta'
Best Mobile Music Service
- Singapore Telecom Mobile for 'SingTel AMPed'
Best Mobile TV or Video Service
- Telegent Systems for 'Telegent Free-to-Air Mobile TV - TLG1120
Mobile TV Receiver'
Best Mobile Advertising or Marketing
- Smart Communications and Unilever - AXE for 'AXE on Phone'
Best Mobile Enterprise Application Product or Service
- Orascom Telecom Bangladesh for 'Banglalink Jigyasha'
Best Mobile Internet Service
- Geodesic for 'Mundu IM'
Best Mobile Money Service
- Smart Communications for 'Smart Money's expanded mobile-based
security feature for online purchases'
Mobile Money for the Unbanked Award
- Smart Communications for 'Smart Islands Activation Program (IAP)'
The
Green Mobile Award
- Grameenphone and Huawei for 'Building a Greener Mobile Network'
Best Mobile Broadband Handset/Device
- Nokia for N97 Mini
The
Asia Mobile Awards were created by the GSMA as a platform to showcase
leadership and diversity for mobile content, products, and services
across Asia.
Judged
by a panel of independent analysts, journalists and industry experts,
this year's Awards attracted more than 100 entries from operators,
vendors, and others, says GSMA.
For the
first time, it says, this year's winners will also be short listed for
the Global Mobile Awards, which take place next year at the GSMA's
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Mobile
Innovation Grand Prix – APAC Tournament The Mobile Innovation Grand Prix
competition was created by the GSMA with the primary goal of showcasing
promising entrepreneurs from small and medium-sized companies bringing
innovative new products and services to market.
The
winners of the Mobile Innovation Grand Prix – APAC Tournament are:
-
Altobridge, Ireland
- Sentry Wireless, Ireland
Spanning 219 countries, the GSMA represents nearly 800 mobile operators
and over 200 companies in the mobile ecosystem, including handset
makers, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies, and
media and entertainment organizations.
Photo courtesy: GSMA
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