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GSM Association Global Mobile Award Winners 2008

Published by Babar on March 4, 2008 under GSM, Gadgets, Games, Mobile Applications, Mobile Content, Mobile Phones, Mobile Trends, Value Added Services, Wireless

One of the premiere events of mobile and wireless industry, GSM annual meeting is a place to watch for trends. In the event hosted at Barcelona last month, Yahoo got the award for mobile portal, Grameenphone for social cause (note the familiar logo) and SonyEricsson got the award for mobile device. The full list of winners for 2008 can be viewed here.

Best Mobile Handset or Device
SonyEricsson: W910 Walkman Phone
3UK: 3 Skypephone – Highly Commended

Best Use of Mobile for Social & Economic Development
Grameenphone
Grameenphone: CellBazaar

Best Mobile Game
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Cellufun: Call of the Pharaoh
Glu Mobile: My Hangman

Best Broadcast Commercial
Safaricom: M-PESA ‘Send Money Home’ campaign

Best Mobile Advertising
Crossmedia Avenue: AMF Pension – the MMS campaign

Best Use of Mobile for Social & Economic Development
Grameenphone: CellBazaar

Best Network Quality Initiative
RAD Data Communications: LA-130 Cell Gateway – Cost-Effective HSPA Backhaul

Best Service Delivery Platform
Aepona: Aepona Telecom Web Services Platform

Best Billing and Customer Solution
Bharti Airtel: mChek on Airtel – Mobile Payments Service

Best Mobile Music Service
Omnifone: MusicStation

Best Mobile Video Service
mywaves

Best Mobile Social Networking Service
BuzzCity: myGamma.com

Best Mobile Infotainment Portal for News/entertainment
Yahoo! Connected Life: Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0

Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service
Microsoft: Windows Mobile 6

Best Mobile Messaging Service
Seven: System Seven 7.0

The GSMA Chairman’s Award
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder, Chairman & Group CEO Bharti Enterprise