February 17, 2010

Global Mobile Awards Announced

The GSMA announced the winners of the Global Mobile Awards at the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

“A remarkable 500 entries from across the global mobile ecosystem were submitted this year, all of an extremely high calibre,” said Rob Conway, CEO and member of the board, GSMA, in a statement.

Award winners included the following:



Best Mobile TV Service

Winner: CBS Mobile – TV.COM

Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service
Winner: Research In Motion – BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0


Best Mobile Internet Service
Winner: adaffix Gmbh – YELLIX

The Green Mobile Award for Best Green Programme, Product or Initiative
Winner: VNL – VNL’s solar-powered GSM base station


Best Network Technology Advance

Winner: SkyCross Inc – SkyCross iMAT (isolated mode antenna technology) Antennas


Best Service Delivery Platform

Winner: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd – Huawei SDP solution

Best Billing & Customer Care Solution

Winner: Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) – You Individual Optimal Tariff Plan


Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough
Winner: Orange – Mobile High Definition (HD) Voice

Best Mobile Handset or Device
Winner: HTC – HTC Hero


Best Mobile Connected Device (non-handsets)
Winner: Novatel Wireless Inc. – MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot


GSMA Chairman's Award

Winner: Carl-Henric Svanberg, Former CEO of Ericsson and currently Chairman BP


Mobile Industry Personality of the Year as Voted for by the Media
Winner: Steve Jobs, Co-Founder and CEO Apple