The GSM Association (GSMA) has announced its shortlist of 43 nominees for the Asia Mobile Awards 2009, as well as five finalists for the Asia-Pacific leg of this years Mobile Innovation Grand Prix competition. Winners for both the Asia Mobile Awards and the Mobile Innovation Grand Prix APAC Tournament will be presented at the forthcoming GSMA Mobile Asia Congress, which is taking place in Hong Kong, China on 18-19 November.
The winners of the Asia Mobile Awards 2009 will be presented on Wednesday 18 November at the Mobile Asia Congress Networking Party and Awards Celebration at the Hong Kong Jockey Club. This years Awards attracted more than 100 entries from companies providing mobile products and services that are commercially available in at least one Asian market.
The nominees for the Asia Mobile Awards 2009 are:
 
Best Mobile Game:
Bharti Airtel – Airtel GamesClub
Electronic Arts – The SIMS 3
Gameloft – Hero of Sparta
Turkcell – Mobiwar
 
Best Mobile Music Service:
Aircel for – Aircel Dialer Tunes Eat-All-You-Can service
Bharti Airtel and Onmobile Global – Gaana Bolo Hello Tunes Pao
China Mobile – New Albums Digital Release
Green Tomato and CSL – Musicholic
Singapore Telecom Mobile – SingTel AMPed
 
Best Mobile TV or Video Service:
Hong Kong Telecommunications – PCCW Mobile Infotainment Platform
Hungama Digital Media Entertainment – Tata Sky Active Mall
Mobixell Networks – Mobixell Videon and InfoGin IMP
Motorola – Motorola TuVista
Telegent Systems – Telegent Free-to-Air Mobile TV/TLG1120 Mobile TV Receiver
 
Best Mobile Advertising or Marketing:
Bharti Airtel – Friends Under Attack
InMobi – Reebok Indian Premier League Campaign
Madhouse – HP
Smart Communications and Unilever AXE – AXE on Phone
Zad Mobile and Indosat – SC i-klan
 
Best Mobile Enterprise Application Product or Service:
Aircel Cellular and uReach Technologies – Aircel mConference Plus
Aircel Cellular and uReach Technologies – Aircel mReceptionist
Cylande and Terranova – Cylandes StoreAssistant Corner Manager
Orascom Telecom Bangladesh – Banglalink Jigyasha
tenCube and SingTel – PHONESafe
 
Best Mobile Internet Service:
Aircel – Aircels Pocket Internet
Eterno Infotech – NewsHunt
Geodesic – Mundu IM
GyPSii and China Unicom – UniSpace
KT Corporation – SHOW HYUNDAI/ KIA-MOTOR
 
Best Mobile Money Service:
Bharti Airtel – mChek on Airtel
Globe Telecom – GCASH CLICK
SK Telecom – T Cash
Smart Communications – Smart Moneys expanded mobile-based security feature for online purchases
Sybase 365 and Celcom – Celcom AirCash
 
Mobile Money for the Unbanked Award:
Bharti Airtel and EKO – EKO
MPAY Solutions – m-bux
Smart Communications – Smart Islands Activation Program (IAP)
WING Cambodia – WING
 
The Green Mobile Award:
Grameenphone and Huawei – Building a Greener Mobile Network
Nokia – Take-back & recycling of unwanted devices and accessories in Asian markets
Smart Communications – SMART Post-Marketing Waste Management Initiative
StarHub Mobile – Green Network – Singapores first Solar-Powered Mobile Base Station
ZTE Corporation – ZTEs GSM ZXG10 uBSS system
 
Judging for the Best Mobile Broadband Handset/Device category will take place at the Mobile Asia Congress and the winner will be announced at the event.
 
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.
During the APAC Tournament, presentations from the five finalists will be reviewed by a judging panel comprised of senior executives from mobile operators and venture capital firms. Two overall winners will be presented at the Mobile Asia Congress Networking Party and Awards Celebration and will win a trip to compete for the Mobile Innovation Grand Prix title, part of the GSMAs Global Mobile Awards, at MWC in Barcelona in February 2010.
The five finalists for the Mobile Innovation Grand Prix APAC Tournament are:
 
Altobridge, Ireland
Impetus Infotech, US
Locatrix Communications, Australia
Sentry Wireless, Ireland
Xtract, Finland

Theres more information on the Mobile Innovation Grand Prix competition and the GSMAs Mobile Innovation programme here.