GSMA has revealed the shortlisted names for the Global Mobile Awards 2019 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2019) in Barcelona.
GSMA will be revealing the final names of the winners shortly.
- Mobile Tech
1a. Best Mobile Network Infrastructure
Affirmed Networks for 5G Webscale Mobile Core (vEPC)
Ericsson for 5G high-band Massive MIMO
Huawei for 5G Oriented Distributed Cloud Core Network
Huawei for Huawei 5G C -Band Massive MIMO Family
Parallel Wireless for ALL G software enabled Open RAN
Vodafone for Dual-Band Massive MIMO
1b. Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough (Companies more than $10 million Annual Global Revenue)
Elisa Corporation for Elisa Virtual NOC
Huawei 5G RAN Innovation
KT for AI Network Operation System
Latvijas Mobilais Telefons for LMT Mobile-only Smart TV
Verizon Wireless & Accenture for Enhanced Customer Engagement
1c. Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough (Companies less than $10 million Annual Global Revenue)
Athonet for Athonet BubbleCloud
BroadForward for BroadForward Next Generation EIR
KaiOS Technologies for KaiOS the emerging OS
MobileedgeX for MobiledgeX R.1
Qnovo for Qnovo Battery Health and Safety Platform
Qeexo Co for Qeexo EarSense
1d. Best Network Software Breakthrough (Companies more than $10 million Annual Global Revenue)
Ericsson & Telstra for NB-IoT extended cell range 100 km
KT for Integrated Orchestrator Platform for customized B2B service
Orange for Orange’s 5G massive MIMO full 3D radio propagation model
Samsung Networks for 5G Radio & Service Planner (CognitiV Planner)
VMware for vCloud NFV OpenStack Edition 3.0
1e. Best Network Software Breakthrough (Companies less than $10million Annual Global Revenue)
Anuta Networks for Anuta ATOM
Athonet for Athonet BubbleCloud
ClearSky Technologies for NetView 360 5G Analysis and Design Service
EMnify for EMnify Cloud-Native CIoT Mobile Core
Zeetta Networks and Colt Technology Services for Smart Contracts: “Circle-of-Trust”
1f. Best Mobile Authentication & Security Solution
AdaptiveMobile Security for Network Protection Platform (NPP)
Callsign and Three UK for Cross-industry Partnership for Enhanced, Intelligent Fraud
Detection
Cisco for Umbrella Mobile Protect
Mobileum for Mobileum Signalling Firewall
Nok Nok for Nok Nok S3 Authentication Suite (Nok Nok S3 Suite)
- Consumer
2a. Best Mobile Operator Service for Consumers
Beeline, Veon & MasterCard for MyBeeline
China Unicom for Free Anti-Fraud Service For Social Good
Sunrise & Huawei HD/UHD Video Service over 5G FWA
KT for KT Play Game : LTE, 5G zero-rating service
Vodafone for Vodafone In-Store Repair
2b. Best Mobile Service for the Connected Life
Aira for Aira: Visual Interpreter for the Blind
Alpha Bank for bleep app
Beeline, Veon & Motorica for Beeline.Motorica
Goshawk for Goshawk Communications UK
SK Telecom for Smart[Home]
2c. Best Use of Mobile Marketing
Buyapowa and SMARTY for SMARTY
Dialog Axiata for Dialog Mega Run Mobile Marketing Platform
China Mobile Yunnan & Huawei for Yunnan Touring by One Mobile Phone
Reliance Jio Infocomm for Jio Cricket Play Along
Voyager Innovations for Freenet’s Freeniversaya
2d. Most Innovative Mobile App
ABBYY for ABBYY FineScanner
inDriver for inDriver
Mediktor for Mediktor
Samsung for Samsung Health
SK Telecom for T Map for Ultimate Driving Safety
2e. Best Overall Mobile Consumer Innovation
Apple for Apple Watch ECG
Tik Tok for Bytedance
Carbon Health for Carbon Health
Epic Games for the Fortnite franchise
Google for Google Assistant with Duplex
- Fourth Industrial Revolution
3a. Best Mobile Innovation for Enterprise
Athonet for Athonet BubbleCloud
DHL & Huawei OceanConnect IoT Platform for Innovative Smart Logistics
State Grid Corporation of China & Huawei for eLTE based Next Generation Smart Grid
Orange for Orange Beacon Tag
Salesforce for Lightning Platform Mobile
3b. Best Mobile Innovation for Health and Biotech
Accenture and MAYA Health for Maya Health Navigator
Baobab Circle for Afya Pap
BIMA for mHealth from BIMA
Goshawk for Goshawk Communications [UK] Ltd.
Medanets for Caregivers
3c. Best Mobile Innovation for Education
ABA English for ABA English
Accenture & Grameen Foundation for Grameen Guru
Aira for Aira: Visual Interpreter for the Blind
Lenovo for Lenovo Virtual Reality Classroom
PwC for WorkForce Of The Future
3d. Best Mobile Innovation for Automotive
Advanced Wireless Network Company for NB-IoT Motor Tracker
Huawei for C-V2X Solution
Mojio for Motion, Mojio’s Connected Car Solution for Mobile Network Operators
what3words for what3words Voice
Wind River for Wind River Edge Sync
3e. Best Mobile Innovation for Payment and Fintech
Dialog Axiata PLC for Dialog Axiata Genie
JS Bank for JS Bank
KT for Genie Pay
Cassava Smartech and Mahindra Comviva for EcoCash Merchant Payments powered by mobiquity Money
Voyager Innovations for PayMaya
3f. Best Mobile Innovation for Commerce
Schwarz Gruppe & Huawei for CloudCampus Solution
Safaricom for M-PESA Global
Synchronoss for The Synchronoss Digital Experience Platform
Ubamarket & DMI for Ubamarket
Whisbi for Whisbi: Conversational Sales & Marketing Platform for Enterprises
3g. Best Mobile Innovation for Smart Cities
Famoco for Famoco Smart Validator
China Telecom Fujian & Huawei for Converged Smart Community
Gaoqing Government & Huawei for Adding “Smart” to “Happy”
Huawei for PoleStar Solution
Nokia for Nokia AVA Mobility Analytics
- Device
4a. Best Smartphone
Apple for Apple iPhone XS Max
Google for Google Pixel 3
Huawei for Huawei Mate 20 Pro
OnePlus for OnePlus 6T
Samsung for Samsung Galaxy Note 9
4b. Disruptive Device Innovation Award
Google for Google Night Sight
Google for Google Assistant with Duplex
Huawei for Leica Triple Camera
Vivo (powered by Synaptics) for In-Display Fingerprint sensor
Oppo Find for X pop-up camera
4d. Best Wearable Mobile Technology
Accenture and Blee for BleeWatch
Biobeat Technologies for Biobeat
Huawei for TruSeen 3.0 heart rate monitor
Samsung for Samsung Galaxy Watch
Vodafone for V-SOS Band
4e. Best Connected Consumer Device
Goodix for Secure Live-Finger Detection Solution
Nubia Technology for nubia X
Sprint Corporation & HARMAN for Sprint TREBL (with Magic Box)
Samsung for Samsung Galaxy Note9
Vodafone for V-SOS Band
- Content & Media
5a. Best Mobile VR or AR
Accenture for AVEnueS
China Mobile Fujian & Huawei for FMCC Cloud VR of CMCC
KT for KT GiGA Live TV
LG for LGU+ 5G VR Service
SK Telecom for oksusu Social VR
5b. Best Mobile Video Content Service
Airtel for Airtel TV – Powering Entertainment for the Masses
Beeline, Veon & Kaltura for Beeline TV
China Mobile Zhejiang & Huawei for Migu Hot Video
Reliance Jio Infocomm for JioCinema
SK Telecom for oksusu
5c. Best Content and Media Innovation
BBC for Civilisations AR
Burger King/FCB New York for Whopper for a penny
Epic Games for The Fortnite franchise
Otter for Otter Voice Notes
Samsung for Samsung Audio Acordes
Vero for Vero
- Social Good
6a. Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets
Huawei for “Connect More with Less”
Lumos Global for Lumos – MTN Mobile Electricity
Mavenir for Mavenir’s Aquto Sponsored Data Rewards Platform
Sky and Space Global for Sky and Space Global
Yego Innovation for Organising Africa’s Taxi Industry
6b. Best Mobile Innovation for Women in Emerging Markets
BBC Media Action for Kilkari
Millicom, Sheva & Tigo Guatemala for Mujeres Conectadas
Robi Axiata Ltd for Robi Joyeeta – Empowering Women
Sehat Kahani for Dr. Iffat Zafar and Dr. Sara Khurram
Wave Money for Shwe Toe
6c. Best Mobile Innovation supporting Emergency or Humanitarian Situations
Ericsson & Vivo (Telefonica Brazil) for Connecting Venezuelan refugees
IrisGuard UK Ltd for The EyePay platform and humanitarian assistance
Lumkani for Lumkani
Mavenir for Mavenir’s Aquto Sponsored Data Rewards
Norwegian Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for RCRC
6d. Best Use of Mobile for Accessibility & Inclusion
Accenture & National Theatre of Great Britain for Smart Caption Glasses
Aira for Aira – Visual Interpreter for the Blind
Beeline, Veon & Motorica for Beeline.Motorica
Goshawk for Goshawk Communications UK
Rightpoint, Outfront Media & Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for AllAccess/MBTA App
6e. The Green Mobile Award
Closing the Loop for The Recycle Movement
GenCell Energy for GenCell A5 Off-Grid
Huawei for Green Energy Solution
Huawei for PowerStar “Zero-Bit, Zero-Watt”
Telefonica for 100 percent Renewable Energy Plan 2030
6f. Outstanding Mobile Contribution to the UN SDGs
IrisGuard UK Ltd for The EyePay platform and humanitarian assistance
Cassava Smartech and Mahindra Comviva for EcoCash powered by mobiquity Money
Telekomunikasi Selular Indonesia & Habibi Garden for Habibi Garden
Telenor for Tonic Universal Health Coverage Platform
World Food Program for SCOPE CODA
- Outstanding Achievement
8b. Women4Tech – Industry Leadership (Individuals)
Amy Bernal: Director of Agent Services, Aira Tech Corporation
Dian Siswarini, CEO & President Director, XL Axiata
Miriam Aguirre, SVP of Engineering, Skillz
Namrata Sharma, Sales Director, HCL Technologies
Younghee Lee, CMO, Samsung Electronics
8c. Women4Tech – Industry Leadership (Organisations)
Alternatif Bank for Alternatif Bank
Bharti Infratel’s for Diversity Mission 2020
Ooredoo for Oman’s incubators for Women
Turkcell for Women Developers of The Future
8d. European 5G Pioneer Award
Deutsche Telekom AG for driving an ecosystem approach towards 5G commercialization
Ericsson & Swisscom for Getting 5G Ready for Business
Latvijas Mobilais Telefons for 5G fixed wireless network and mobile-only smart TV
Telia Company AB for Telia 5G esports
Vodafone for Vodafone
- 4YFN
9a. 4YFN Startup of the Year
Carfit (France): Carfit technology based on Artificial Intelligence and reads car vibrations to support and facilitate maintenance.
NanoLock Security (Israel): NanoLock Security technology provides a low-cost security and management solution to mitigate against malicious attacks ranging from ransomware to the manipulation of stored codes and configuration information.
Scoot Networks (US/Spain): Scoot is an application that provides shared electric vehicles on demand. The company owns different types of vehicles, including bicycles and motorcycles.
Factorial (Spain): Factorial technology automates human resource tasks, reduces errors, obtains global organization information and makes it visible through data analysis.
3DLOOK (United States): 3DLOOK uses new technologies, deep learning and 3D vision and scanning to transform the textile industry.
- 5G
10a. 5G Leadership Award
Huawei for 5G Leading in Availability, Affordability, Application and Adoption
KT for KT’s contribution to 5G
Nokia for Nokia 5G Future X – Unleashing the Potential of 5G
Qualcomm for Qualcomm 5G
Samsung Networks for Samsung 5G Solutions (ConnectiV)
10b. 5G Industry Partnership Award
Ericsson, Fraunhofer-Institute and MTU Aero Engines AG for 5G for real-time process monitoring and control in manufacturing
Hamburg Port Authority, Deutsche Telekom and Nokia for First Large Scale Industrial Commercial 5G Trial
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC),China Mobile & Huawei Wireless X Labs for Digital Sky
Health Commission of Henan Province and the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Huawei Wireless X Labs for eHealth
SK Telecom for Project for the World’s First Commercialization of 5G
