GSMA ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF the 05 GLOBAL MOBILE AWARDS

London: The GSMA today announced the winners of the 20th Global Mobile Awards, which were presented this afternoon at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The winners were announced in a ceremony hosted by actor, comedian, writer and film producer John Cleese.

Cleese, best known for the Monty Python TV and film series, as well as Fawlty Towers and countless film appearances, opened the ceremony in an irreverent style, referring to the audience as technical geeks and recalling his experiences of hotel service on his global travels. He was joined on stage to present the awards by Jon Fredrik Baksaas, Chairman, of the GSMA and President and CEO of Telenor Group, Anne Bouverot, Director General of the GSMA and John Hoffman, CEO of GSMA Ltd., as well as representatives from Telef nica, Time/Fortune and Gamelab.

We warmly congratulate all those honoured today, said John Hoffman, CEO, GSMA Ltd. The GSMA is very proud to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Global Mobile Awards, which provide an outstanding platform to recognise world leaders in mobile innovation and diversity. It is an incredible achievement to have been announced as a Global Mobile Award winner today, as the high calibre of entries is a true reflection of the dynamic, creative and inventive thinking that will drive our industry towards the next 20 years.

The winners of the 2015 Global Mobile Awards are:

Best Mobile Innovation for Health

Trice Imaging & Qualcomm Wireless Reach for Mobile Ultrasound Patrol

Best Mobile Innovation for Education & Learning

EDUMOBI for EDUMOBI Mobile Learning Network

Best Mobile Innovation for Automotive

Ericsson for Connected Vehicle Cloud

The NFC & Mobile Money Award

Dialog Axiata for eZ Cash

Best Use of Mobile for Retail, Brands & Commerce

Etisalat for Connected Commerce

Best Mobile Innovation for the Internet of Things'

Jasper for Cloud IoT Platform

The Mobile Connect Award for Best Authentication & Identity Solution

Etisalat for Mobile Connect

Best Mobile Enabled Consumer Electronics Device

ZTE for Smart Projector

Best Mobile Service or App for Enterprise

Citi for CitiDirect BE Mobile

Best Mobile Service or App for Consumers

Bharti Airtel for One Touch Internet

Best Mobile Cloud Service or App

AirWatch for Enterprise Mobility Management

Best Mobile Advertising or Marketing

Mnet Mobile for Game On

Best Mobile Network Product or Solution for Serving Customers

Alcatel-Lucent for VoLTE and Service Innovation

Best Mobile Product, Initiative or Service in Emerging Markets

Opera for Opera Web Pass and Sponsored Web Pass

Best Mobile Product or Service for Women in Emerging Markets

BBC Media Action: Mobile Academy & Mobile Kunji for Harnessing Mobile for Community Health Workers

Best Use of Mobile in Emergency or Humanitarian Situations

TabangKO Emergency E-transfers for Haiyan Survivors

Best Mobile App, Service or Initiative for Accessibility & Inclusion

OtoSense for Sound Recognition

Best Mobile Device for Accessibility & Inclusion

Doro for Doro Liberto 820

The Green Mobile Award

Indus Towers for Enabling Green Telecom

Best Mobile Music App

Smart Communications for SPINNR

Best Mobile Game App

Gameloft for Asphalt 8: Airborne

Best Mobile Photo, Art, Video or TV App

Peel

Best Mobile Media & Publishing App

News Republic for Start a Conversation

Most Innovative Mobile App

Mnet Mobile for Game On

Judges' Choice Best Overall Mobile App

IFTTT

Best Smartphone

Apple iPhone 6

LG G3

Best Low Cost Smartphone

Motorola Moto E

Best Mobile Tablet

Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Best Wearable Mobile Technology

Motorola Mobility for the Moto 360

Best Mobile Infrastructure

Huawei for LampSite Solution

Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough

Airvana OneCell

Best Technology Enabler

Dialog Ideamart

Best Solution for Growing Smaller or Independent Networks

Vodafone for Vodafone Interstandard Roaming Services

Best Security/ Anti-Fraud Product or Solution

Samsung for KNOX Workspace

Broadband for All: Outstanding LTE Solution

Telstra for LTE Advanced Network for Emergency Services (LANES)

Outstanding Overall Mobile Technology - The CTOs' choice

Airvana OneCell

GSMA Chairman's Award 2015

Dato' Sri Jamaludin Ibrahim, Managing Director/President & Group CEO, Axiata Group Berhad

Government Leadership Award 2015

Government of Brazil

Spectrum for Mobile Broadband Award 2015

Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

The full list of winners and finalists for the 2015 Global Mobile Awards is available at: www.globalmobileawards.com/winners-2015/.

The Connected Women: Leadership in Industry award will be presented at 10:15 CET on Wednesday, 4th March as part of the Connected Women Summit, which will be held in CC2 Auditorium, Upper Level, Hall 2. Three finalists for the Young Mobile Innovator of the Year 2015 award will pitch their ideas to a panel of specially selected judges prior to the Mobile Innovation 2 conference session taking place at 15:15 CET on Wednesday, 4th March, Hall 4, Auditorium 1, with the winner announced at the end of the session.

The shortlist for Best New Mobile Handset, Device or Tablet at Mobile World Congress 2015 will be revealed between 10:15 and 10:30 CET on Mobile World Live TV, as well as the Global Mobile Awards website. The overall winner will be honoured in a live presentation on Mobile World Live TV just after 09:00 CET on Thursday, 5th March.

The Global Mobile Awards are judged by more than 300 independent experts, analysts, journalists, academics, and in some cases, mobile operator representatives. The winner of the Outstanding Overall Mobile Technology - The CTOs' Choice award was selected by a panel of 17 industry-leading CTOs from the worldwide operator community. These included CTOs from Am rica M vil, AT&T, Cable & Wireless, Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat

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