GSM Association Announces Asia Mobile Awards Winners

GSM Association Announces Asia Mobile Awards Winners

November 14, 2007

Mobile Awards Winners Announced in Asia's Entertainment
Capital - Macau

    MACAU, China, Nov. 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The GSM
Association (GSMA), the global trade association for mobile
operators, today announced the winners of the Asia Mobile
Awards 2007, as well as the category winners and the
overall winner of the Asia Mobile Innovation Awards, which
were contested today at the Mobile Asia Congress in Macau.

    The awards, hosted by Taiwanese actor, VJ and TV star,
David Wu, were announced last night at a glittering
industry Gala Party at the new Venetian Hotel in Macau
where the Mobile Asia Congress is taking place this week.
The evening's awards - centered around the burgeoning
mobile entertainment sector - featured live entertainment
from International 'RnB' star Craig David, and Taiwanese
'pop princess' Elva, kindly sponsored by Warner Music
International.

    The GSMA created the new Asia Mobile Awards as a
platform to showcase leadership and diversity for mobile
content, products and services across Asia. A specialist
panel of independent analysts, journalists and industry
experts judged the winners. The Asia Mobile Awards are open
to operators, vendors and the broad value chain from across
the mobile industry that provide products and services that
are commercially available in at least one Asian market.

    "We are delighted with this year's Asian Mobile
Awards - they recognise the sheer pace of progress that's
been made right across the region's mobile communication
market. Our congratulations to the winners and nominees and
our thanks to everyone who participated," said Rob
Conway, CEO of the GSM Association.

    The winners of the Asia Mobile Awards 2007 are:

    Best Mobile Game
    - Gameloft - Real Football 2007

    Best Mobile Music Service
    - PCCW Mobile HK - MOOV on Mobile

    Best Mobile Advertising
    - Zad Mobile/Smart Communications/Pepsi - 1-IN-5 Panalo
Summer Promotion

    Best Mobile Social Networking Service
    - BuzzCity - myGamma

    Best Mobile Broadband Handset / Device
    - Motorola - MOTORAZR2 V9
    - Highly Commended - LG Electronics for Shine

    The Mobile Asia Congress, Gala Party & Awards were
kindly sponsored by the Macau Government Tourist Office.
More information about the Asia Mobile Award 2007 winners
can be found at: www.asiamobileawards.com .

    The Asia Mobile Innovation Awards were created by the
GSMA as part of its Mobile Innovation Programme to
encourage breakthrough technology, applications and
services in the mobile industry by bringing together small
and medium-sized companies developing innovative mobile
products, industry investors and mobile operators.

    Yesterday, at the Mobile Innovation Programme Summit in
Macau, each of the eight finalists from across four
categories pitched their products and services to senior
executives from several leading mobile operators, who
selected the eventual winners. The four category winners
were announced yesterday at the Summit, and the overall
Mobile Innovation Award winner was announced at the
industry Awards Gala Party at the Venetian Hotel last
night.

    The four category winners for the Asia Mobile
Innovation awards are:

    Most Innovative Wireless Device-centric Technology
    - Telegent Systems, USA

    Most Innovative Carrier Infrastructure or Platform
    - 3ple-Media, Netherlands

    Most Innovative Mobile Application in a Vertical
Market
    - Integra Micro Systems, India

    Most Innovative Consumer Application or Service
    - Consilient Technologies Corporation, Canada

    And the overall winner for the Asia Mobile Innovation
Awards is:
    - Consilient Technologies Corporation, Canada

    More information on the GSMA Mobile Innovation
Programme can be found at:
http://www.mobileinnovation.org

    About the GSMA:

    The GSMA (The GSM Association) is the global trade
association representing more than 700 GSM mobile phone
operators across 218 countries and territories of the
world. In addition, more than 200 manufacturers and
suppliers support the Association's initiatives as key
partners.


    For more information, please contact:

     Mark Smith
     GSM Association
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     David Pringle
     GSM Association
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