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2004 GSM Association Awards Shortlist Unveiled |
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Winners to be announced on 24 February 2004 at 3GSM
World Congress
London,
UK,
22ndJanuary 2004: The shortlist for the 2004 GSM Association Awards is announced today. Two rounds of judging lasting more than a month were required to evaluate and shortlist the contenders for the ninth GSM Association awards, as the event continued its tradition of getting bigger and better every year. The winners will be announced at the 2004 GSM Association Awards dinner on 24 February in Cannes, France.
The 2004 event sees Intel Corporation's second year as Platinum sponsor and Windows Mobile's first year as Gold sponsor of the world's premier mobile awards. Each year the number and diversity of entries increases as the international reach of GSM spreads: the mobile technology is now represented in 206 countries and territories globally.
"As GSM continues to mature and grow, the versatility and expertise of players across the industry becomes ever more impressive," said Rob Conway, CEO of the GSM Association and member of its board. "This year the shortlist includes global brands alongside relatively new start-up companies - each contributing to the diversity of products and services available to the world's one billion GSM users."
The final round of judging took place earlier this month. An international panel of telecommunications industry specialists debated the merits of the entries, from which they shortlisted entries in the following categories:
Technology Innovation:
Best Mobile Terminal, Handset or Device
Best Infrastructure/Network Solution Product
Applications & Services:
Best Mobile Application or Service - Corporate
Market
Best Mobile Application or Service - Consumer
Market
Best Mobile Application Developer
Marketing & Promotion:
Best TV/Broadcast Commercial
Best Brand, PR or Marketing Campaign
Mobile in the Community - Sponsored by Vodafone:
Best Use of Mobile for Accessibility
Best Use of Mobile for Emergency Situations
Best Use of Mobile - Special
Needs
While all the categories created lively debate among the judges, the Vodafone-sponsored Mobile in the Community section created the most discussion. "It is becoming increasingly apparent how GSM is having an increasingly significant socio-economic impact across the world - enhancing, changing and saving the lives of people globally," commented Conway.
At the Awards ceremony on 24 February the winner of the GSM Association's coveted Chairman's Award, sponsored this year by Fortune Magazine, will also be announced. Established to recognise outstanding achievement in the promoting of GSM, last year's award was presented to Sir Christopher Gent of Vodafone Group Plc.
"GSM has got the whole world talking, texting, and fascinated by mobile communications" said Conway. "It has proved to be all of the original vision and more in worldwide terms. The Awards recognise the ingenuity and flair of those people and companies that have made the global system for mobile the success it is today, and who will drive us forward as GSM evolves toward 3GSM services."
Notes
to Editors:
The shortlist was selected by an international panel
of judges.
Further information on the 2004 GSM Association Awards including categories,
judges and booking details for the Awards dinner can be found at: www.gsmworld.com/awards
The sponsors of the GSM Association Awards are:
Intel Corporation - Platinum sponsor
Windows Mobile - Gold sponsor
Nortel Networks - Industry sponsor
Vodafone - "Mobile in the Community" Category sponsor
Fortune Magazine - Chairman's Award sponsor
Convergys Corporation - Chairman's Reception Co-Sponsor
Nokia - "A night in a Billion" sponsor
The official broadcast partner is CNBC Europe
Media partners are:
America's Network
Mobile Communications International
Telecom Asia
TelecomTV
About
the GSM Association: The
GSM Association (GSMA) is the global trade association
that exists to promote, protect and enhance the interests
of GSM mobile operators throughout the world. At
the end of October 2003, it consisted of more than
600 second and third generation mobile operators
and 140 manufacturers and suppliers. The Association's
members currently provide mobile services to 936
million customers across more than 200 countries
and territories around the world. The GSMA aims to
accelerate the implementation of collectively identified,
commercially prioritised operator requirements and
to take leadership in representing the global GSM
mobile operator community with one voice on a wide
variety of issues nationally, regionally and globally.
The GSM family of wireless communications platforms, including GSM, GPRS (General
Packet Radio Services) and 3GSM (EDGE -
Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution and W CDMA) account for 73 percent of the total
digital wireless market today. The GSM Association is a unique organisation,
with truly global reach, offering a full range of business, technical and public
policy services to its members. For more information, visit the website at www.gsmworld.com.
The GSM Association's
Board comprises the following operator companies and
multinational groups: AT&T Wireless Group; China Mobile; China Unicom; Hutchison
Group; KT ICOM; Maxis Mobile; mmO2 Group; NTT DoCoMo, Inc.; Orange Group;
Orascom Telecom Group; SFR Cegetel; SingTel Group; SUNDAY Communications
Ltd; Taiwan Cellular; Telefónica Móviles
Group; Telenor Mobile Group; TeliaSonera Group; TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile)
Group; T-Mobile Group; Turkcell and the Vodafone Group. The Board also includes
the GSMA's CEO and Chairman of the Executive Management Committee.
For further information:
Mark Smith
Communications
Director
GSM Association
Tel: +44 (0)20 7518 0549
Fax: +44 (0)20 7518 0531
Email: press@gsm.org
Richard
Fogg
Companycare Communications
Tel: +44 (0)118 939 5900
Fax: +44 (0)118 959 9595
Email: richard@companycare.com
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