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GTB Innovation Awards: results in full

19 June 2009

The 2009 Global Telecoms Business Awards were presented on the evening of Tuesday June 16 at The Park Lane Hotel, London.

Results in full

1: Fixed network infrastructure
2: Wireless network infrastructure
3: Wholesale service innovation
4: Business service innovation
5: Consumer service innovation
6: Editor's awards

1: Fixed network infrastructure innovation


International optical service innovation
Ethernet multi-service platform by Colt Telecom Group with Nokia Siemens Networks

International service delivery innovation
'Ground to cloud' business services by Interoute with Juniper Networks

National optical network innovation
Dynamic optical network by Verizon and Tellabs

National optical service innovation
Broadway Project high-speed VDSL2 FTTN network by Belgacom with Ikanos Communications, Alcatel-Lucent and Sagem

National service delivery innovation
Fair usage and tiered service controls by Wataniya Telecom with Openet

Local optical network innovation
Fibre to the cabinet by Openreach with Huawei

Local optical service innovation
Primary voice service for Ebbsfleet FTTP by BT with 2Wire

Managed services innovation
Legacy network transformation by BT Global Services with Alcatel-Lucent

For full text from our awards supplement go to http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=2277406 

2: Wireless network infrastructure innovation

National mobile services innovation
Software-defined radio for HSPA+ by CSL with ZTE

Business broadband innovation
Corporate wireless broadband access by Gateway Communications with Cambridge Broadband

Residential broadband innovation
Residential WiMax network by Atheeb Telecom with Oracle

Maritime business data innovation
High speed marine satellite communication system by Iridium Satellite with Cambridge Consultants

Maritime voice services innovation
Picocell mobile coverage for merchant ships by Blue Ocean Wireless with ip.access

Vehicle services innovation
Emergency vehicle-based mobile network by eXcelerate Technology with TeleWare

Indoor services innovation — residential
Home zone service with 3G femtocells by StarHub with Huawei

Indoor services innovation — public
Multi-carrier indoor wireless coverage system by Mobily with Powerwave Technologies and ACES

For full text from our awards supplement go to http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=2277416 

3: Wholesale service innovation

Content services innovation
Content delivery network by Tata Communications with BitGravity

Messaging services innovation
Messaging open presence service by the Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance with Syniverse

IP services innovation
Korean NGN peering federation by the Korean Internet Neutral eXchange (KINX) with XConnect

Ethernet services innovation
Global ethernet hub service by XO Communications with Ciena

Billing services innovation
iXLink neutral business information exchange by Deutsche Telekom ICSS with Telarix

For full text from our awards supplement go to http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=2277426 


4: Business service innovation

Device management innovation
Mobile device lifecycle management by BRE Bank and FancyFon Software

Unified services enablement innovation
Unified communications by Sprint with Cisco, IBM and Microsoft

Advanced video services innovation
Live 3D hologram communication by Masergy with Musion

IP services delivery innovation
Business IP network services by Orange Business Services with Juniper Networks

Machine-to-machine services innovation
Wireless networks for machine-to-machine by iMetrik with Nokia Siemens Networks

Messaging services innovation
Voice2Text for business customers by Telstra with SpinVox

Billing services innovation
Revenue assurance project by BT with cVidya

Unified services delivery platform innovation
Hosted unified communications solution by du with VOSS and Cisco

For full text from our awards supplement go to http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=2277427 


5: Consumer service innovation

Messaging services innovation
Webphone and mobile instant messaging by Optimus with Ericsson

Location-based services innovation
Cross-carrier location-based directory search by Rednano with Acision

Information services innovation
Ask Us Anything service by The Number 118 118 with MX Telecom

Banking services innovation
ZAP mobile banking service by Zain

Transport services innovation
Mobile NFC chipcard ticketing for public transport by Mobilkom Austria with ÖBB

Ringtone services innovation
Video ringtone service by Avea with Vringo

Mains charging innovation
Universal charging solution by the GSM Association with Orange and Nokia

Solar charging innovation
Mobile handset with solar charger by Digicel with ZTE and Intivation

Services catalogue innovation
Customisable mobile products and services catalogue by MTS with Paragon Software

Broadband services innovation
Mobile WiMax phone and video service by Yota with Microsoft

Video services innovation
MyWay IPTV service by Smart Digivision with SeaChange

Video calls innovation
T video call centre by SK Telecom with SKCC

Customer services innovation
Customer service advisor desktop by Telefónica O2 with Jacada

New media innovation
Shape-shifting media by BT with Real Time Content

For full text from our awards supplement go to http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=2277430 


6: Editor's awards

Editor's award to an industry association for contribution to the industry
GSM Association for the PathFinder project

Editor's award to a company for contribution to the industry
Ericsson for the Millennium Villages project

Editor's award to an individual for contribution to the industry
Saad Al-Barrak, Group CEO of Zain

For full text from our awards supplement go to http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=2277433 

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  • The GTB Innovations Award was a stunning evening: the prize winners should be proud of their achievements.

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