Awards History
| Mobile Handsets & Devices: |
| 2012 |
Best SmartphoneSamsung for Samsung Galaxy S II Best Feature Phone or Entry Level PhoneNokia for Nokia C3-00 Device Manufacturer of the YearBest Mobile TabletApple for Apple iPad 2 Best New Mobile Handset, Device or Tablet at Mobile World Congress 2012Nokia for Nokia 808 Pure View Best Embedded Mobile Device (Non-Handsets)AT&T for Garmin GTU 10 |
| 2011 |
Best Mobile Device:Apple for iPhone 4 Device Manufacturer of the Year |
| 2010 |
Best Mobile Handset/Device:HTC for HTC Hero Best Mobile Connected Device (Non Handsets)Novatel Wireless, Inc. for Novatel Wireless MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot |
| 2009 |
Best Mobile Handset/Device:INQ for the INQ¹ More info |
| 2008 |
Best Mobile Handset/Device:Sony Ericsson for the W910 Walkman Phone More info |
| 2007 |
Best GSM Handset:Samsung Electronics Co Ltd for the SGH-D900. More info Best 3G Handset:Sony Ericsson for the Sony Ericsson K800 Cyber-Shot T phone. More info Best Ultra Low Cost Handset:Motorola for the MOTOFONE F3. More info |
| 2006 |
Best GSM Handset:Nokia for the Nokia 8800. Best 3G Handset:Motorola for the Motorola RAZR V3x. More info |
| 2005 |
Best GSM Handset:Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd for the SGH-D500. More info Best 3G Handset:Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications for the V800 More info |
| 2004 |
Best Handset:Sony Ericsson for the T610. More info |
| 2003 |
Best Handset:Sharp Corporation (UK) for the Sharp GX10. |
| 2002 |
Best Handset:NTT DoCoMo (Japan) for FOMA. |
| Global Mobile App Awards: |
| 2012 |
Best Mobile App for ConsumersRovio Entertainment Ltd. for Angry Birds Rio Best Mobile App for EnterpriseCitrix Systems for Citrix Receiver Judges’ Choice – Best Overall Mobile AppWhatsApp Inc. for WhatsApp Most Innovative Mobile App |
| 2011 |
App of the Year on the Apple Platform:Rovio/Clickgamer/Chillingo for Angry BirdsApp of the Year on the BlackBerry® App World Platform:Research In Motion for BlackBerry Messenger App of the Year on the Android Platform:Google for Google Maps App of the Year on the Nokia Platform:Herocraft & InnerActive for Zum Zum Best Mobile App:Rovio/Clickgamer/Chillingo for Angry Birds |
| Best Mobile Business & Enterprise: |
| 2011 |
Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Solution:Antenna for Antenna Mobility Platform (AMP) Best Mobile Money Product or Solution:Airtel Africa, MasterCard Worldwide and Standard Chartered Bank for Airtel Card |
| Mobile Entertainment Awards: |
| 2010 |
Best Mobile Game:Iricom for The Last City – fight for your life! Best Mobile Music/Video Service:Odyssey Music Group for Deezer Best Mobile TV Service:CBS Mobile for TV.COM Mobile App |
| 2009 |
Best Mobile Game:Gameloft: Real Football 2009 More info (Highly Commended: Digital Chocolate: AvaPeeps: FlirtNation) Best Mobile Music/Video Service:BBC (UK) for BBC iPlayer on mobile. More info Best Mobile TV Service:MobiTV for MobiTV More info |
| 2008 |
Best Mobile Game:(Joint Winners) Cellufun – Call of the Pharaoh More info& Glu Mobile – My Hangman Best Mobile Music Service:Omnifone for MusicStation More info Best Mobile Video Service:mywaves for mywaves More info |
| 2007 |
Best Mobile Game:I-play – The Fast and the Furious Tokyo. More info Best Mobile Music Service:Vodafone for Vodafone-MeinPC. More info Best Mobile Video Service:marblemedia, NFB and Bravo! FACT for Shorts in Motion: The Art of Seduction. More info |
| 2006 |
Best Mobile Game:I-play- Skipping Stone. Best Mobile Music Service:Hi3G Access AB for 3 Music. Best Mobile Video Service:Tapuz people for BLOGTV. |
| 2005 |
Best Mobile Entertainment Content or Service:Somethin’ Else, UK. |
| Best Mobile Services: |
| 2012 |
Best Enterprise Mobile ServiceFiberlink for MaaS360 Best Consumer Mobile ServiceGoogle for Google Maps for Android Best Network Product or Solution for Serving CustomersTurkcell for Turkcell TiklaKonus |
| 2010 |
Best Mobile Advertising Service:Research in Motion for BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service:adaffix Gmbh for YELLIX – Caller ID Best Mobile Internet Service:Safaricom Limited for M-PESA (bulk payment & utility bill) extension to service |
| 2009 |
Best Mobile Advertising Service:Turkcell (Turkey) for Tonla Kazan More info Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service:Vodafone for Vodafone Global Enterprise Limited More info Best Mobile Internet Service:Nokia (Finland) for Nokia Sports Tracker More info Best Mobile Money Service:Safaricom (Kenya) and Vodafone Group for M-PESA More info |
| 2008 |
Best Mobile Advertising Service:Crossmedia Avenue (Sweden) for AMF Pension – the MMS campaign More info Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service:Microsoft for Windows Mobile 6 More info Best Made for Mobile Infotainment for Sports & News Content:Yahoo! Connected Life – Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 More info Best Mobile Social Networking Service:BuzzCity – myGamma.com More info Best Mobile Messaging Service:Seven – System Seven 7.0 More info |
| 2007 |
Best Mobile Advertising Service:Qwikker (US) for Virgin Mobile V-Festival. More info Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service:Telepo Ltd for Fixed-Mobile Convergence Solution. More info Best Made for Mobile Infotainment for Sports & News Content:EMPICS Ltd – GameOn. More info Best Mobile Messaging Service:“3″ for Windows Live Messenger from 3′s X-Series. More info |
| 2006 |
Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service:iPass for iPass Corporate Access. Best Made for Mobile Infotainment for Sports & News Content:Alcatel – Live Sailing. Best Mobile Messaging Service:Cognima – Shozu. |
| 2005 |
Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service:Swisscom Mobile Ltd for Mobile Unlimited More info Best Mobile Messaging Service:Globe Telecom, Inc for G-Cash. More info |
| 2004 |
Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service:Vodafone Group Plc for the Vodafone Mobile Connect Card More info |
| 2003 |
Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service:Commtag for Duality™ Always-on-Mail. |
| 2002 |
Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service:FarEasTone Telecommunications Co for Fleet Management. |
| Best Use of Mobile for Social & Economic Development: |
| 2012 |
Best Product, Initiative or Service for Underserved SegmentsSafaricom for Grundfos mWomen Best Mobile Product or Service for Women in Emerging MarketsEtisalat, Qualcomm, D-Tree International and Great Connection Inc. for Etisalat Mobile Baby Best Use of Mobile in Emergency or Humanitarian SituationsUBL Omni for Transparent and Efficient Cash Disbursement Service after the 2009 IDPs Crisis and the 2010 Flood Crisis |
| 2011 |
Ericsson and Flexenclosure for Ericsson Community PowerBest Mobile Money for the Unbanked Service:Vodafone Group, Safaricom, Vodacom, Vodafone Essar Limited and Roshan Ltd for M-PESA Best Product, Initiative or Service for Underserved Segment:BBC World Service Trust for BBC Janala |
| 2010 |
Grameen Foundation, MTN Uganda, and Google for The Grameen Foundation Application Laboratory (AppLab Uganda)Best Mobile Money Service for the Unbanked:Zain Bahrain B.S.C. for Zain Mobile Commerce Offering – ‘Zap’ |
| 2009 |
Best Use of Mobile for Social & Economic Development:Nuance Communications (India) for Airtel-T9 India Consumer Messaging Campaign More info |
| 2008 |
Best Use of Mobile for Social & Economic Development:Grameenphone (Bangladesh) for CellBazaar More info |
| 2007 |
Best Use of Mobile for Social & Economic Development:GrameenPhone (Bangladesh) for Healthline. More info |
| 2006 |
Best Use of Mobile for Social & Economic Development:MTN Nigeria for Rural Telephone Project / Phone Lady Initiative. |
| 2005 |
Mobile in the Community:AOL Inc (USA) for AOL Instant Messenger Relay Service More info Best Use of Wireless in Emergency Situations:Ericsson AB (Sweden) for the Ericsson Response to the Bam Earthquake in Turkey in Dec03 More info Mobile in the Environment:Safaricom (Kenya) / Save the Elephant for GSM/GPS Elephant Tracker More info |
| 2004 |
Best Use of Wireless in Emergency Situations:WideRay Corporation (USA) for the Uganda Health Information Network More info Wireless Accessibility Award:O2 and ‘Milly’s Fund’ for Teach UR Mum 2 TXT personal safety campaign (UK). More info Best Use of Mobile for Special Needs:ALVA B.V. for the AKLVAMPO (Europe) More info |
| 2003 |
Best Use of Wireless in Emergency Situations:MTN Networks (Sri Lanka) for the SMS Blood Appeal Wireless Accessibility Award:XIAM (Ireland) for XIAM Information Router/West Midlands Police. |
| 2002 |
Best Use of Wireless in Emergency Situations:Joint winners –Ericsson (Sweden) for Ericsson Response Corporate CitizenshipPolkomtel SA (Poland) for SMS Service for Flood Victims Wireless Accessibility Award:MTN Networks (Sri Lanka) Extending GSM access to transform the lives of the less abled. |
| 2001 |
GSM in the Community Awards:(Four winners) Geocell (Georgia) MTN Networks (Sri Lanka) Optimus (Portugal) Mobitai (Taiwan) |
| 2000 |
GSM in the Community Awards:(Four winners) GrameenPhone (Bangladesh), Far EasTone (Taiwan), Telsim (Turkey), EuroTel Praha (Czech) |
| Green Mobile Awards: |
| 2012 |
The Green Mobile AwardFlexenclosure for E-site |
| 2011 |
Green Mobile Award for Best Green Product/Service or Performance:Bharti Infratel for GreenTowers P7 Project |
| 2010 |
Green Mobile Award for Best Product, Service or Initiative:VNLfor VNL’s solar-powered GSM base station Green Network Award:Mocambique Celular S.A.R.L (mcel) for Eco Naturalmente (“Naturally Thinking Green”) |
| 2009 |
Best Overall Contribution to the Environment:NokiaGreen Mobile Award for Best Product, Service or Initiative:Smart Communications – Alternative Power for Cell Sites program More info |
| Mobile Innovation Awards: |
| 2012 |
Best Mobile Health InnovationEtisalat, Qualcomm, D-Tree International and Great Connection Inc. for Etisalat Mobile Baby Best Mobile Innovation for Education or LearningOnPoint Digital for CellCast Solution Best Mobile Innovation for Automotive, Transport or UtilitiesFord Motor Company Ltd. for Ford SYNC with Emergency Assistance Best Mobile Money InnovationEtisalat, MasterCard and Oberthur Technologies for Etisalat Commerce Best Mobile Innovation for PublishingFinancial Times and Assanka for The Financial Times Web App |
| 2011 |
Best M-Health Innovation:Mobisante Incfor MobiUS Best Mobile Learning Innovation:Urban Planet Mobile and PT Telkomselfor Urban English, Mobile English Learning Initiative Best Mobile Innovation for Utilities:EDMI and Sierra Wirelessfor EDMI EWM100 Advanced GSM/GPRS Modem for Smart Metering Applications Best Mobile Innovation for Automotive & Transport:Nissan Motor, AT&T, NTT DOCOMO, and Telenor Connexion for ICT for Electric Vehicles Best Embedded Mobile Device (Non-Handsets):AT&T and VITALITY, Inc for AT&T-connected Vitality GlowCaps |
| 2010 |
Ubidyne |
| 2009 |
Cootek (China) |
| 2008 |
GestureTek (USA) |
| 2007 |
Polymer Vision (Netherlands). More info |
| 2006 |
Spinvox (UK) for Voicemail to Text. |
| Best Technology Awards: |
| 2012 |
Best Mobile Broadband TechnologyKT for KT’s Premium WiFi Solution Best Infrastructure TechnologyAlcatel-Lucent for lightRadio Network Best Technology BreakthroughVodafone Group PLC for Quad Rate Technology: An Evolved Path Doubling the Efficiency of Mobile VoiceBest Cloud Based TechnologyAppcelerator for Titanium Integrated Development Platform Best Technology Product or Solution for Safeguarding and Empowering CustomersCloudmark for Cloudmark Mobile Messaging Security Suite |
| 2011 |
Best Mobile Broadband Technology:Ruckus Wireless for Ruckus Mobile Wi-Fi Gateway System Best Mobile Technology for Emerging Markets:Orangefor Orange solar base station programme Best Technology Breakthrough:Seven Networksfor SEVEN Open Channel Best Customer Care & CRM:Airtel Africa and Tango Telecom for Tango Telecom’s ‘Dynamic Pricing Service’ |
| 2010 |
Best Network Technology Advance:SkyCross Inc. for Skycross iMAT (isolated mode antenna technology) Antennas Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough:Orangefor Orange Mobile high definition (HD) Voice Best Billing or Customer Care Solution:Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) Your Individual Tariff Plan Best Service Delivery Platform:Huawei Technologies Co Ltd for Huawei SDP |
| 2009 |
Best Network Technology Advance:Nokia Siemens Networks – Flexi Multimode BTS Software defined HSPA/LTE More info Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough:RIM – BlackBerry Storm 9500 SurePress Screen More info Best Billing or Customer Care Solution:Expert System – COGITO Answers More info Best Service Delivery Platform:NewBay Software for LifeCache Social Networking Solution 2.0 More info |
| 2008 |
Best Network Quality Initiative’:RAD Data Communications – LA-130 Cell Gateway – Cost-Effective HSPA Backhaul More info Best Billing or Customer Care Solution:Bharti Airtel – mChek on Airtel – Mobile Payments Service More info Best Service Delivery Platform:Aepona for Aepona Telecom Web Services Platform More info Best Roaming Product or Service:Syniverse Technologies – Syniverse Datanet More info |
| 2007 |
Best Network Quality Initiative:Commprove Ltd for Netledge 3G Radio QoS. More info Best Billing or Customer Care Solution:IDEA Cellular Ltd – CARE – SMS based Self-Service Solution. More info Best Service Delivery Platform:mFormation Technologies for mFormation Service Manager (MSM). More info Best Roaming Product or Service:TECORE Wireless Systems – TECORE Over-the-Air Local Prepaid Roaming Service. More info Best Radio Access Product or Service:ip.access- femto3G. |
| 2006 |
Best Network Quality Initiative’ :TMN with Tektronix for Customer Service Quality Management Programme. Best Billing or Customer Care Solution:IDEA Cellular Limited – BILL FLASH – A USSD based Application. Best Service Delivery Platform:Motricity for Fuel Mobile Content Delivery Platform 4.0. Best Roaming Product or Service:Vodafone Group – ‘Vodafone Passport’voice roaming pricing architecture (part of ‘The Vodafone TravelPromise’proposition). Best Radio Access Product or Service:MBO Wireless Inc & AirNet Communications Corporation – AdaptaCell SuperCapacity base station (BTS) using Adaptive Array (AA) software. |
| 2005 |
Best Infrastructure or Network Solution:Vanu, Inc. USA for Vanu Software Radio Base Station. More info Best Billing or Customer Care Solution:LHS, Germany. More info |
| 2004 |
Best Infrastructure or Network Solution:Argogroup for Monitor Master User Experience Optimisation Platform (UK). More info |
| 2003 |
Best Infrastructure or Network Solution:Telos Technology & Globecomm Systems Inc. (Canada) for Telos’ Packet Switching Technology. |
| 2002 |
Best Infrastructure or Network Solution:Wireless Online (USA) for ClearBeam GSM/GPRS. |
| 2001 |
Best Technical Innovation:PrivaCom for SIM Callback. |
| 2000 |
Best Technical Innovation:Optimus for Taxi Digital |
| 1999 |
Best Technical Innovation:Radio Mobil (Czech Republic) for SMS bearer services |
| 1998 |
Best Technical Innovation:AirNet Communications Corp (USA) for AirSite System. |
| 1997 |
Best Technical Innovation:Nokia (Finland) for the 9000 Communicator |
| 1996 |
Best Technical Innovation:Ericsson (Sweden) for Dect/ GSM handset;Nokia 21101 for most outstanding GSM Handset. |
| GSMA Chairman’s Award: |
| 2012 | GSMA Chairman’s Award Joint Winners KDDI, NTT DOCOMO, INC. and SOFTBANK MOBILE |
| 2011 |
Dr. Wang Jianzhou, Chairman, China Mobile |
| 2010 |
Carl-Henric Svanberg, former CEO of Ericsson and now Chairman of BP |
| 2009 |
Jim Balsille & Mike Lazaridis, Co-CEOs, Research in Motion (RIM) More info |
| 2008 |
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder, Chairman & Group CEO Bharti Enterprise More info |
| 2007 |
Dr Mohamed ‘Mo’ Ibrahim, Celtel International. More info |
| 2006 |
Jorma Ollila, Nokia Corporation |
| 2005 |
The Government of Brazil. More info |
| 2004 |
China Mobile. More info |
| 2003 |
Sir Christopher Gent, Chief Executive, Vodafone Group |
| 2002 |
NTT DoCoMo (Japan). |
| 2001 |
BT Cellnet (Now O2 UK) |
| 2000 |
ETSI SMG (European Telecommunications Standards Institute Special Mobile Group) |
| 1999 |
The WAP Forum (Global) |
| 1998 |
Entel PCS (Chile) |
| 1997 |
China Telecom |
| 1996 |
Stephen Temple – DTI, UK: (Author of the document which led to the formation of the GSMA) |
| Mobile Marketing & Advertising |
| 2012 |
Best Mobile Advertising & Marketing CampaignBrandtone for Carling Black Label “Be the Coach” Innovation in Mobile AdvertisingPoken for the leading CMS for NFC Mobile Marketing & Advertising Agency of the Year |
| 2011 |
Best Mobile Advertising & Marketing Campaign:Mobilera – Outeractive for Unilever Cornetto Multiplayer Interactive Wall Projection Mapping Game |
| 2010 |
Best Mobile Advertising Service:CLANMO GmbH & OgilvyOne worldwide for The IKEA PS mobile interior planning tool Best Location Based Mobile Advertising Campaign: |
| Other Award Categories |
| GSM Customer Growth: |
| 1999 |
Sonera (Finland) |
| 1998 |
Tikiphone (Tahiti) |
| 1997 |
Telecom Finland |
| 1996 |
Europe:Telenor Mobil(Norway); Middle East/Africa:Mobile Communications Company (Kuwait); Asia Pacific:Singapore Telecom (Singapore) |
| Best Wireless Application Developer (2002 – 2005): |
| 2005 |
Somethin’ Else, UK. More info |
| 2004 |
Valista (Ireland). More info |
| 2003 |
3G Lab (UK). |
| 2002 |
Network365 (Ireland) for Network365. |
| Best Consumer Mobile Application or Service (2002-2004): |
| 2004 |
SMART Communications, Inc (Philippines) for SMART Load More info |
| 2003 |
Vodafone Group for Vodafone live! |
| 2002 |
Codeonline (Finland) for “Who wants to be a millionaire?” mobile game. |
| Best Marketing & Promotion: |
| 2009 |
Best Broadcast Commercial:*KT Freetel (Republic of South Korea) for Show is …… More info Best Mobile Brand Campaign:R/GA London (UK) – Nokia Urbanista Diaries More info |
| 2008 |
Best Broadcast Commercial:Safaricom (Kenya) for M-PESA ‘Send Money Home’ campaign More info |
| 2007 |
Best Broadcast Commercial:Turkcell (Turkey) for ‘Turkcell-im came, boredom’s gone’. More info |
| 2006 |
Best Broadcast Commercial:Vodafone (UK) for “Stop the clock”. |
| 2005 |
Best Broadcast Commercial:MobileOne (Singapore) for “1 Life. Live It”. More info Best Mobile Brand Campaign:Telecom Development Company Ltd (Roshan, Afghanistan) More info |
| 2004 |
Best Broadcast Commercial:Telecom Personal S.A. (Argentina) for “CUBE”. More info Best Mobile Brand Campaign:T-Mobile Int. for the re-branding of VoiceStream to T-Mobile.More info |
| 2003 |
Best Broadcast Commercial:Vodafone Group for Vodafone Live! Best Mobile Brand Campaign:Entel PCS (Chile) for the ‘XAT’ campaign. |
| 2002 |
Best Broadcast Commercial:Sonera Corporation (Finland) for “Rowing Boat”. Best Mobile BrandOrange (France) for “La mission” |
| 2001 |
Best Broadcast Commercial:Geocell (Georgia) for SMS. |
| 2000 |
Best Broadcast Commercial:SmarTone (Hong Kong) |
| 1999 |
Best Broadcast Commercial:One2One (UK) |
| 1998 |
Best Broadcast Commercial:KG Telecommunications (Taiwan) |
| * These categories were for the marketing of mobile services to end users, rather than the use of mobile for marketing purposes |
| Best GSM Service: |
| 2001 |
Smart Comms (Philipines) for Smart Money. |
| 2000 |
Plus GSM (Poland) for SMS services aimed at the deaf |
| 1999 |
Optimus (Portugal) for its Pioneers Campaign |
| 1998 |
Vodacom (South Africa) for its VodaGo prepay system |
| 1997 |
Telecom Italia (Italy) for the successful introduction of the TIM prepay card |
