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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
GSM Association Announces 2005 Awards Nominations
London, 12 January 2005 - The GSM Association is today delighted to announce the shortlist of nominees for the 2005 GSM Awards. Recognising excellence in mobile communications globally, the GSM Awards celebrate their tenth anniversary this year with a record number of 450 entries from every corner of the industry’s global eco-system.
The winners will be announced at the Awards Evening on 15 February at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France.
With Intel as Platinum Sponsor of the industry’s most prestigious awards programme for the third year, category sponsors include Nokia, Microsoft, Vodafone and Fortune Magazine. CNBC is the principal broadcast media partner.
A total of twelve awards will be presented across the following four categories:
1. Applications, Content & Services, sponsored by Nokia
2. Handsets, Devices and Network Solutions
3. Marketing and Promotion, sponsored by Microsoft
4. Mobile in the Community, sponsored by Vodafone
To see the full list of 2005 GSM Association Awards nominees, please visit: www.gsmworld.com/awards/nominees.html .
“Over the last decade winning a GSM Award has become recognised across the industry as a hallmark of ingenuity and innovation,” said Rob Conway, CEO and Member of the Board of the GSM Association. “We would like to thank all entrants for the outstanding quantity and quality of entries which demonstrated a wealth of innovation delivered in many guises. Pioneering products and services, exceptional community programs and inspiring new marketing campaigns made the job of our independent judges all the more difficult this year!”
At the gala evening in Cannes, a further Award winner will be announced – the GSM Association Chairman’s Award. This is given at the discretion of the Chairman to recognise outstanding contribution to the advancement of GSM. In 2004, the Award went to President Zhang Li Gui of China Mobile Communications Corporation.
Notes to Editors: The shortlist was selected by an international panel of judges. Further information on the 2005 GSM Association Awards including categories, judges and booking details for the Awards dinner can be found at: www.gsmawards.com .
About the GSM Association:
The GSM Association (GSMA) is the global trade association that exists to promote, protect and enhance the interests of GSM mobile operators throughout the world. At the end of November 2004, it consisted of more than 660 second and third generation mobile operators and more than 150 manufacturers and suppliers. The Association's members provide mobile services to more than 1.1 billion customers across more than 200 countries and territories around the world. The GSMA aims to accelerate the implementation of collectively identified, commercially prioritised operator requirements and to take leadership in representing the global GSM mobile operator community with one voice on a wide variety of issues nationally, regionally and globally.
The GSM family of wireless communications platforms, including GSM, GPRS (General Packet Radio Services) and 3GSM (EDGE - Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution and W CDMA) account for 75 percent of the total digital wireless market today. The GSM Association is a unique organisation, with truly global reach, offering a full range of business, technical and public policy services to its members. For more information, visit the website at www.gsmworld.com.
The GSM Association's Board comprises the following operator companies and multinational groups: AT&T Wireless Group; China Mobile; China Unicom; Hutchison Group; KTF; Maxis Mobile; mmO2 Group; NTT DoCoMo, Inc.; Orange Group; Orascom Telecom Group; SFR Cegetel; SingTel Group; SUNDAY Communications Ltd; Taiwan Cellular; Telefónica Móviles Group; Telenor Mobile Group; TeliaSonera Group; TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) Group; T-Mobile Group; Turkcell and the Vodafone Group. The Board also includes the GSMA's CEO and Chairman of the Executive Management Committee.
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