
The winners of the 3GSM Global Mobile Awards were revealed in Barcelona last night. There were triumphs for a few UK-based companies, including ShoZu, which won the award for Most Innovative Mobile Application or Content for its ShoZu Mobile MultiMedia Delivery Platform; 3UK, which own the award for Best Mobile Messaging Service for Windows Live Messenger from its X-Series; and Empics, which took the award for Best Made for Mobile Infotainment for Sports & News Content for its GameOn FA Premier League football WAP service. Irish company Commprove also picked up the award for Best Network Quality Initiative – for its Netledge 3G Radio QoS monitoring system. The GSM Association Chairmans Award was presented by GSMA Chairman Craig Ehrlich to Mo Ibrahim, Founder and Chairman of
Celtel International, which operates networks in 15 African countries.
Heres the full list of all the winners and why they won. Congratulations to all of them.
Most Innovative Technology – Polymer Vision for the worlds first rollable electronic display.
Most Innovative Mobile Application or Content – ShoZu for the ShoZu Mobile MultiMedia Delivery Platform.
Best Made for Mobile Game – I-play for The Fast and the Furious.
Best Made for Mobile Music Service – Vodafone for Vodafone-MeinPC.
Best Made for Mobile Video Service – marblemedia, NFB, and Bravo! for FACT – Shorts in Motion: The Art of Seduction.
Best Made for Mobile Infotainment for Sports & News Content Empics for GameOn.
Mobile Enterprise Product or Service – Telepo for its Fixed-Mobile Convergence Solution. Orange was Highly Commended for its Business Everywhere solution.
Best Mobile Messaging Service – 3UK for Windows Live Messenger from 3s X-Series.
Best GSM Mobile Handset or Device – Samsung Electronics for the SGH-D900.
Best 3GSM Mobile Handset or Device – Sony Ericsson for the K800 Cyber-Shot. Samsung was Highly Commended for the SGH-Z560.
Best Broadcast Commercial Joint winners here. Turkcell for the Turkcell-im came, boredoms gone campaign. And Ancel for the Ancel Babys Berp campaign.
Best Mobile Advertising – Qwikker for the Virgin Mobile V-Festival.
Best Use of Mobile for Social & Economic Development – GrameenPhone for its Healthline initiative.
Best Ultra Low Cost Handset Motorola for the MOTOFONE M3.
Best Radio Access Product or Service – ip.access for its femto3G system.
Best Network Quality Initiative – Commprove for its Netledge 3G Radio QoS monitoring system.
Best Service Delivery Platform – mFormation Technologies for mFormation Service Manager (MSM).
Best Billing or Customer Care Solution – IDEA Cellular for its CARE, SMS-based self-service solution.
Best Roaming Product or Service – TECORE Wireless Systems for the TECORE Over-the-Air Local Prepaid Roaming Service.
GSM Association Chairmans Award – Mo Ibrahim, Founder and Chairman of Celtel International, which operates networks in 15 African countries.
Theres tons more detail on each of the winners here.