Now, I’m not much of an awards guy… if something is good, being good is it’s own reward. I absolutely detested the whole ‘oscars’ and stuff that goes on like that (although I did like Billy Crystal’s comment of “nothing helps a depressed economy more than watching millionaires give each other golden statues“).
But when it comes to Android I tend to pay attention… plus with all the MWC stuff going on, there’s a huge audience.
So, during MWC (mobile world congress), there’s an awards portion: the GSMA Awards… and like the Oscars there’s a bunch of categories that app developers or handset manufacturers can win.
I’ll list the full list of winners below, but thought I’d show you a few highlights.
- Most Innovative App… SwiftKey
- Best Consumer Mobile Service… Google Maps
- Best Smartphone… Samsung Galaxy S2
- Device Manufacturer of the Year… Samsung
Okay, we lost the ‘entry device’ and ‘best new device’ and the ‘best tablet’ (Nokia, Nokia and iPad2)… but that’s a nice slew of wins for Android!
Here’s the full list of winners for this year (you can read more by click this):
Announcing the Winners
Best Mobile App for Consumers
Rovio Entertainment Ltd. for Angry Birds Rio
Best Mobile App for Enterprise
Citrix Systems for Citrix Receiver
Judges’ Choice – Best Overall Mobile App
WhatsApp Inc. for WhatsApp
Most Innovative Mobile App
Best Mobile Advertising & Marketing Campaign
Brandtone for Carling Black Label “Be the Coach”
Innovation in Mobile Advertising
Poken for the leading CMS for NFC
Mobile Marketing & Advertising Agency of the Year
Best Enterprise Mobile Service
Fiberlink for MaaS360
Best Consumer Mobile Service
Google for Google Maps for Android
Best Network Product or Solution for Serving Customers
Turkcell for Turkcell TiklaKonus
Best Product, Initiative or Service for Underserved Segments
Safaricom for Grundfos
mWomen Best Mobile Product or Service for Women in Emerging Markets
Etisalat, Qualcomm, D-Tree International and Great Connection Inc. for Etisalat Mobile Baby
Best Use of Mobile in Emergency or Humanitarian Situations
UBL Omni for Transparent and Efficient Cash Disbursement Service after the 2024 IDPs Crisis and the 2024 Flood Crisis
The Green Mobile Award
Flexenclosure for E-site
Best Mobile Health Innovation
Etisalat, Qualcomm, D-Tree International and Great Connection Inc. for Etisalat Mobile Baby
Best Mobile Innovation for Education or Learning
OnPoint Digital for CellCast Solution
Best Mobile Innovation for Automotive, Transport or Utilities
Ford Motor Company Ltd. for Ford SYNC with Emergency Assistance
Best Mobile Money Innovation
Etisalat, MasterCard and Oberthur Technologies for Etisalat Commerce
Best Mobile Innovation for Publishing
Financial Times and Assanka for The Financial Times Web App
Best Smartphone
Samsung for Samsung Galaxy S II
Best Feature Phone or Entry Level Phone
Nokia for Nokia C3-00
Device Manufacturer of the Year
Best Mobile Tablet
Apple for Apple iPad 2
Best New Mobile Handset, Device or Tablet at Mobile World Congress 2024
Nokia for Nokia 808 Pure View
Best Embedded Mobile Device (Non-Handsets)
AT&T for Garmin GTU 10
Best Mobile Broadband Technology
KT for KT’s Premium WiFi Solution
Best Infrastructure Technology
Alcatel-Lucent for lightRadio Network
Best Technology Breakthrough
Vodafone Group PLC for Quad Rate Technology: An Evolved Path Doubling the Efficiency of Mobile Voice
Best Cloud Based Technology
Appcelerator for Titanium Integrated Development Platform
Best Technology Product or Solution for Safeguarding and Empowering Customers
Cloudmark for Cloudmark Mobile Messaging Security Suite
GSMA Chairman’s Award
Government Leadership Award
