The GSMA today announced the winners of the 17th Annual Global Mobile awards, held at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
The Samsung Galaxy S II won for best smartphone beating out the iPhone which won best mobile device last year. Samsung also won the award for Device Manufacturer of the Year beating HTC who won last year.
"The 2012 Global Mobile Awards continue to showcase the greatest, most creative and innovative products and services driving the mobile ecosystem today and into the future. With a record number of high calibre entries this year, it is a significant achievement to have been honoured in today's ceremony," said Michael O'Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. "The GSMA congratulates winners and commends all those taking part for raising the benchmark of contributions to mobile communications across the entire industry."
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The winners of the 2012 Global Mobile Awards can be found below:
Best Mobile App for Consumers
Winner: Rovio Entertainment Ltd. - Angry Birds Rio
Best Mobile App for Enterprise
Winner: Citrix Systems - Citrix Receiver
Judges Choice - Best Overall Mobile App
Winner: WhatsApp Inc. - WhatsApp
Most Innovative Mobile App
Winner: SwiftKey
Best Mobile Advertising & Marketing Campaign
Winner: Brandtone - Carling Black Label "Be the Coach"
Innovation in Mobile Advertising
Winner: Poken, the Leading CMS for NFC
Mobile Marketing & Advertising Agency of the Year
Winner: [am.o.bee]
Best Enterprise Mobile Service
Winner: Fiberlink - MaaS360
Best Consumer Mobile Service
Winner: Google - Google Maps for Android
Best Network Product or Solution for Serving Customers
Winner: Turkcell - Turkcell TiklaKonus
Best Product, Initiative or Service for Underserved Segments
Winner: Safaricom - Grundfos
mWomen Best Mobile Product or Service for Women in Emerging Markets
Winner: Etisalat, Qualcomm, D-Tree International and Great Connection Inc. - Etisalat Mobile Baby
Best Use of Mobile in Emergency or Humanitarian Situations
Winner: UBL Omni - transparent and efficient Cash Disbursement service after the 2009 IDPs Crisis and the 2010 Flood Crisis
The Green Mobile Award
Winner: Flexenclosure - E-site
Best Mobile Health Innovation
Winner: Etisalat, Qualcomm, D-Tree International and Great Connection Inc. - Etisalat Mobile Baby
Best Mobile Innovation for Education or Learning
Winner: OnPoint Digital - CellCast Solution
Best Mobile Innovation for Automotive, Transport or Utilities
Winner: Ford Motor Company Ltd. - Ford SYNC with Emergency Assistance
Best Mobile Money Innovation
Winner: Etisalat, MasterCard and Oberthur Technologies - Etisalat Commerce
Best Mobile Innovation for Publishing
Winner: Financial Times and Assanka - The Financial Times Web App
Best Smartphone
Winner: Samsung - Samsung Galaxy S II
Best Feature Phone or Entry Level Phone
Winner: Nokia - Nokia C3-00
Device Manufacturer of the Year
Winner: Samsung
Best Mobile Tablet
Winner: Apple - Apple iPad 2
Best Embedded Mobile Device (Non-Handsets)
Winner: AT&T - Garmin GTU 10
Best Mobile Broadband Technology
Winner: KT - KT's Premium WiFi Solution
Best Infrastructure Technology
Winner: Alcatel-Lucent - lightRadio Network
Best Technology Breakthrough
Winner: Vodafone Group PLC - Quad Rate Technology: an evolved path doubling the efficiency of mobile voice
Best Cloud Based Technology
Winner: Appcelerator - Titanium Integrated Development Platform
Best Technology Product or Solution for Safeguarding and Empowering Customers
Winner: Cloudmark - Cloudmark Mobile Messaging Security Suite
GSMA Chairman's Award
Joint winners: KDDI, NTT DOCOMO, INC. and SOFTBANK MOBILE
Government Leadership Award
Winner: Government of the Republic of Colombia
The Samsung Galaxy S II won for best smartphone beating out the iPhone which won best mobile device last year. Samsung also won the award for Device Manufacturer of the Year beating HTC who won last year.
"The 2012 Global Mobile Awards continue to showcase the greatest, most creative and innovative products and services driving the mobile ecosystem today and into the future. With a record number of high calibre entries this year, it is a significant achievement to have been honoured in today's ceremony," said Michael O'Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. "The GSMA congratulates winners and commends all those taking part for raising the benchmark of contributions to mobile communications across the entire industry."
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The winners of the 2012 Global Mobile Awards can be found below:
Best Mobile App for Consumers
Winner: Rovio Entertainment Ltd. - Angry Birds Rio
Best Mobile App for Enterprise
Winner: Citrix Systems - Citrix Receiver
Judges Choice - Best Overall Mobile App
Winner: WhatsApp Inc. - WhatsApp
Most Innovative Mobile App
Winner: SwiftKey
Best Mobile Advertising & Marketing Campaign
Winner: Brandtone - Carling Black Label "Be the Coach"
Innovation in Mobile Advertising
Winner: Poken, the Leading CMS for NFC
Mobile Marketing & Advertising Agency of the Year
Winner: [am.o.bee]
Best Enterprise Mobile Service
Winner: Fiberlink - MaaS360
Best Consumer Mobile Service
Winner: Google - Google Maps for Android
Best Network Product or Solution for Serving Customers
Winner: Turkcell - Turkcell TiklaKonus
Best Product, Initiative or Service for Underserved Segments
Winner: Safaricom - Grundfos
mWomen Best Mobile Product or Service for Women in Emerging Markets
Winner: Etisalat, Qualcomm, D-Tree International and Great Connection Inc. - Etisalat Mobile Baby
Best Use of Mobile in Emergency or Humanitarian Situations
Winner: UBL Omni - transparent and efficient Cash Disbursement service after the 2009 IDPs Crisis and the 2010 Flood Crisis
The Green Mobile Award
Winner: Flexenclosure - E-site
Best Mobile Health Innovation
Winner: Etisalat, Qualcomm, D-Tree International and Great Connection Inc. - Etisalat Mobile Baby
Best Mobile Innovation for Education or Learning
Winner: OnPoint Digital - CellCast Solution
Best Mobile Innovation for Automotive, Transport or Utilities
Winner: Ford Motor Company Ltd. - Ford SYNC with Emergency Assistance
Best Mobile Money Innovation
Winner: Etisalat, MasterCard and Oberthur Technologies - Etisalat Commerce
Best Mobile Innovation for Publishing
Winner: Financial Times and Assanka - The Financial Times Web App
Best Smartphone
Winner: Samsung - Samsung Galaxy S II
Best Feature Phone or Entry Level Phone
Winner: Nokia - Nokia C3-00
Device Manufacturer of the Year
Winner: Samsung
Best Mobile Tablet
Winner: Apple - Apple iPad 2
Best Embedded Mobile Device (Non-Handsets)
Winner: AT&T - Garmin GTU 10
Best Mobile Broadband Technology
Winner: KT - KT's Premium WiFi Solution
Best Infrastructure Technology
Winner: Alcatel-Lucent - lightRadio Network
Best Technology Breakthrough
Winner: Vodafone Group PLC - Quad Rate Technology: an evolved path doubling the efficiency of mobile voice
Best Cloud Based Technology
Winner: Appcelerator - Titanium Integrated Development Platform
Best Technology Product or Solution for Safeguarding and Empowering Customers
Winner: Cloudmark - Cloudmark Mobile Messaging Security Suite
GSMA Chairman's Award
Joint winners: KDDI, NTT DOCOMO, INC. and SOFTBANK MOBILE
Government Leadership Award
Winner: Government of the Republic of Colombia
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