GSMA Announces Asia Awards Nominees

GSMA Announces Asia Awards Nominees

November 01, 2007

- Winners to be announced at the Mobile Asia Congress in
Macau

    LONDON, Nov. 1 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The GSM
Association (GSMA), the global trade association for mobile
operators, has today announced a shortlist of 25 nominees
for its inaugural Asia Mobile Awards 2007, plus eight
finalists in the Asia Mobile Innovation Awards that will be
contested and presented at the forthcoming Mobile Asia
Congress in Macau (November 12-15 2007).

    Judged by independent analysts, journalists and
industry experts, the winners of the Asia Mobile Awards
will be presented on the evening of Tuesday 13th November
2007 during the GSMA's Mobile Asia Congress Gala Party at
the Venetian Hotel in Macau. The host for the awards will
be Taiwanese actor, VJ and TV star, David Wu. The Asia
Mobile Awards have been open to players from across the
industry that provide mobile products and services that are
commercially available in at least one Asian market.

    The nominees for the Asia Mobile Awards 2007 are:

    Category 1: Mobile Entertainment Awards

    Best Mobile Game

     -- Gamevil - Nom Series
     -- ZIO Interactive - Crazy Family
     -- Gameloft - Real Football 2007
     -- Advanced Mobile Applications - AMA Date Doctor
     -- Hutchison Telecom (HK) - Shall We Dog?

    Best Mobile Music Service

     -- China Mobile - Mobile Music Club (MMC)
     -- RealNetworks - RealNetworks Multi-Service Platform
     -- Bharti Airtel - Song Catcher
     -- PCCW Mobile HK - MOOV on Mobile
     -- Bharti Airtel - Airtel Live / Music on Demand

    Category 2: Best Mobile Advertising

     -- Telibrahma Convergent Communications - The Forum
Mall, Bangalore
     -- KT Freetel - Be Gone, Thick Wallets!
     -- Maxis Communications Berhad - Music Sneak Peek
     -- Zad Mobile - 1-IN-5 Panalo Summer Promo
     -- Sony Digital Entertainment Services - Happy Cycle

    Category 3: Best Mobile Social Networking Service

     -- MobileOne - M1 MeTV
     -- BuzzCity Pte Lts - myGamma
     -- Hutchison Telecom (HK) - ShowMe!
     -- FunkySexyCool - FunkySexyCool
     -- Hong Kong CSL Limited - freeBlog

    Category 4: Best Mobile Broadband Handset / Device

     -- LG - Shine 3G Phone
     -- Novatel Wireless - Ovation MC950D Wireless USB
Modem for HSDPA/HSUPA
     -- Samsung - SGH-F500
     -- Motorola - MOTORAZR2 V9
     -- Samsung - SGH-U700

    More information about the Asia Mobile Award nominees
can be found at:
    http://www.asiamobileawards.com

    Earlier this year, the GSMA set up its Mobile
Innovation Programme to help small and medium-sized
companies developing innovative mobile products and
services reach mobile operators and bring their innovations
to end-users. The programme is designed to stimulate and
showcase innovation around mobile services and better align
innovators with the needs of the mobile industry and its
customers.

    Eight finalists across four categories in the GSMA Asia
Mobile Innovation awards will pitch their products and
services at the Mobile Innovation Summit in Macau on Monday
12th and Tuesday 13th November. Senior executives from
mobile operators have reviewed more than 50 entries to
select eight category finalists. A winner for each category
will be presented at the summit, with one overall Mobile
Innovation Award winner presented at the Congress Gala
Party in Macau on the evening of 13th November.

    The eight finalists for the Asia Mobile Innovation
awards are:

    Most Innovative Wireless Device-centric Technology

     -- Red Bend Software, USA
     -- Telegent Systems, USA

    Most Innovative Carrier Infrastructure or Platform

     -- AdaptiveMobile Security, Ireland
     -- 3ple-Media, Netherlands

    Most Innovative Mobile Application in a Vertical
Market

     -- Toro, Taiwan
     -- Integra Micro Systems, India

    Most innovative Consumer Application or Service

     -- Consilient, USA
     -- Createcna, Spain

    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
     The GSM Association
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     Email: [e-mail]

     David Pringle
     The GSM Association
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