Gisteren werden alweer voor de 17e keer de Global Mobile Awards (#GMA12) uitgereikt tijdens het Mobile World Congres. In de hoofdcategorien won Rovio Mobile net als vorig jaar de prijs voor beste Consumer Applicatie met Rio Angry Birds en won Citrix de prijs voor beste business app.
Samsung won de prijs voor overal beste toestelmaker van het jaar én de prijs voor beste toestel met de Samsung Galaxy S2 en Apple de prijs voor beste tablet met de iPad2.
Op zich niet echt verrassende winnaars van alweer een record aantal inschrijvingen die ieder 500 euro inschrijfgeld moesten betalen. Lees verder voor de complete lijst winnaars in 31 categorieen.
De winnaars van de 2012 Global Mobile Awards zijn:
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
