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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Leading Operators Line up to Champion Mobile Innovation at 3GSMWORLD Congress 2006
LEADING OPERATORS LINE UP TO CHAMPION MOBILE INNOVATION AT 3GSMWORLD
CONGRESS 2006
London, 21 November 2005 – World leading mobile operators including
Cingular Wireless, Hutchison Group, O2, Orange, Smart Communications,
Telefónica Móviles, T-Mobile and Vodafone – together serving almost half
a billion mobile customers globally – have joined forces to support and
participate in the GSM Association’s (GSMA’s) inaugural Mobile
Innovation Forum, taking place on Monday 13th February 2006 at the 3GSM
World Congress (Barcelona, 13-16 February 2006).
The Mobile Innovation Forum is designed to strengthen innovation in the
mobile industry – providing a unique platform for young, small and
start-up companies to pitch innovation ideas to mobile operators and
strategic investors from the venture capital arena, at the world’s
leading mobile communications event.
“Opportunities for smaller and independent organisations to pitch great
ideas and inventions to a gathering of strategic investors in one place
are very rare indeed,” said Craig Ehrlich, Chairman of the GSM
Association. “At the 3GSM World Congress next year, we are providing a
platform to pitch to the entire industry. One successful organisation
will gain unprecedented recognition by winning the Mobile Innovation
Award. The potential for access to funding, and a route to market via
the Forum and Award is unprecedented,” he added.
The new Forum is an integral part of the GSM Association Awards, a
global annual industry awards programme that has recognised and promoted
excellence in mobile communications since 1995. Start-up organisations
wishing to present their ideas at the Forum should apply through entry
to the GSMA’s Mobile Innovation Award at www.gsmawards.com
Deadline for entry is Wednesday 30th November 2005.
In early December, a panel of judges comprising the supporting operator
and venture capital representatives will shortlist 15-20 organisations
that will be invited to pitch their ideas at the Mobile Innovation Forum
in Barcelona on 13th February.
Mobile Innovation Forum panellists will assess brief ‘elevator pitch’
presentations by the short-listed organisations, three of which will go
forward to present to the 3GSM World Congress conference the next day.
The Forum culminates in the selection of one final winner to be
presented with the prestigious Mobile Innovation Award during the GSMA’s
Awards night at the National Palace in Barcelona on Tuesday the 14th
February.
The Mobile Innovation Forum & Award is open to companies of small to
medium size who are developing products, services and solutions for the
GSM mobile industry.
“The GSM Association has created the Mobile Innovation Forum and Award,
and brought together some of the world’s leading operators to support
and participate because we recognise that innovation is the lifeblood of
the industry’s future – and we can provide no better platform than where
the industry decision makers gather in one place,” said Craig Ehrlich.
The GSMA’s Mobile Innovation Award is sponsored by Orange. The Mobile
Innovation Forum is supported by Red Herring magazine – to attend see
www.3gsmworldcongress.com for ticket and registration details.
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About the GSM Association:
The GSM Association (GSMA) is the global trade association representing
around 680 GSM mobile phone operators across 210 countries of the world.
In addition, more than 150 manufacturers and suppliers support the
Association’s initiatives as key partners. The primary goals of the GSMA
are to ensure mobile phones and wireless services work globally and are
easily accessible, enhancing their value to individual customers and
national economies, while creating new business opportunities for
operators and their suppliers. The Association's members serve more than
1.5 billion customers - 78% of the world's mobile phone users.
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