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8b) Best Mobile Connected Device (Non Handsets)

The Best Mobile Connected Device (for non-handsets) category aims to highlight the critically important appliances, gadgets, equipment, services and other kit that enhance handset usage or enable other devices to connect to the wireless world. Entry is open to products supporting the GSM family (GSM, GPRS, EDGE, W-CDMA and HSPA/ Mobile Broadband/LTE) of networks including wireless plug and play devices (such as data cards or dongles), camera and video phones, headsets, keyboards, screens, as well as notebooks, laptops, PDAs, and even games consoles and other consumer electronics devices that connect to other users in the wireless world. The use of embedded devices to enrich wireless connectivity is also included here. This category also includes home connectivity solutions such as pico cell/routers.

(Please note: Enterprise related products should be entered in Best Mobile Enterprise Solution and chip sets and other components should be entered in Best Technology Breakthrough).

The judges will shortlist four to six entries in this category, with one winner announced at the world’s leading mobile communications event, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Tuesday 16th February 2010.

This category is for commercially available devices, launched and available on the market today. Entrants may also consider entering the GSMA’s competition for innovative, pre-commercial embedded mobile applications and solutions, more information

Eligibility:

This award is open to all organisations involved in providing wireless connectivity other than through handset devices and for those organisations providing enhanced capability to handsets. The entry must have been commercially available prior to the closing deadline of the awards Monday 23rd November 2009 (5pm GMT).

Eligible entrants include:

Mobile operators
Manufacturers and Vendors
Laptop/Note Book Manufacturers
Embedded solution providers
Handset Accessory vendors

Judging criteria

The judges will be looking at how well entries meet the key criteria, as follows:

Innovation in terms of technical, marketing, features design and usability supporting the wider use of the GSM family of networks and handsets
How easy is it to use? (focus on the user experience rather than the user interface alone)
Bringing Mobile Broadband to a wider user community
Evidence of user take up and market success

Entry forms, supporting materials & formats:

All entries must be submitted by Monday 23rd November 2009 (5pm GMT).

In order to ensure a consistent approach for our judges, entries must be submitted using the Mobile Connected Device (Non Handsets) entry form . Entries not using the web based entry form will not be considered.

In addition to completing the online entry form, it is strongly recommended that you submit an illustration or demonstration of your service/URL so that our judges can see your submitted entry either online or downloaded to a mobile device. You can do this in the following ways:

Provide a website link, or URL of your demo:

Upload screen shots. An upload facility will be provided via a link in your confirmation email once your entry has been submitted. You will have the ability to upload a maximum of 3 files to accompany your entry up to a maximum file size of 10MB each. Files can be a .jpeg (for pictures), .mpeg (for video) or .pot for PowerPoint. Other formats will be considered upon request to upload@globalmobileawards.com

Specific Entry Form Questions for this category:

On the entry form, in addition to submitting contact and company information, you will be asked to answer the following questions (maximum text/character length for your answers also shown in brackets below):

What is the brand/marketing name of your entry? If this a joint entry, who are the partnering organisations? (100 characters = approx 20 words)
Please describe as simply as possible, the nature of the product/device and the user proposition i.e. how does the service work? Please describe it as accurately as possible (1000 characters = approx 170 words)
When was the service launched and in which markets? (1000 characters = approx 170 words)
How does the service provide a good user experience? (1000 characters = approx 170 words)
Describe how the product enhances handset devices or creates a new dimension to the equipment (such as notebooks or cameras) (1000 characters = approx 170 words)
Describe the innovative or unique features which make this entry stand out in the market (1000 characters = approx 170 words)
Please provide evidence of user take up, or income achieved from the service since the launch period against objectives? (1000 characters = approx 170 words)

Please note: Use URLs when they are specific/ relevant to the category and will help judges further understand your entry, but due to the number of entries received, judges will not have time to surf company websites looking for further information on the entered product/service or initiative.