Press Release
The judges are deliberated and the shortlist compiled for the 2016 World Communication Awards and Internet of Things Awards. Winners will be named on the 29 November 2016 at Supernova in London. Find out more at www.worldcommsawards.com. Here are the names that made the grade:
BEST BRAND
Ooredoo – Stand for Good
Orange – Orange Brand Evolution
Telstra Corporation – Bring I.T. On Campaign
Turkcell – Letters to Gallipoli
Viettel Group – LUMITEL
BEST CUSTOMER CARE
Ooredoo Myanmar Customer Care
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd – Corporate Mobile Operations
Telenor Pakistan Customer Care
Telkom Indonesia – TAM Vaganza
BEST ENTERPRISE SERVICE
Hutchison Global Communications Limited – HGC OTT Network Extension
Interoute Cloud Connect (ICC)
PCCW Global – nTwine Unified Communications
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd – Singtel ConnectPlus
Telstra Corporation – Telstra Global Cloud Service
Vodafone Turkey – Digital Minutes
BEST GLOBAL OPERATOR
AT&T
BT
NTT Communications
Ooredoo
Telstra
BEST NETWORK TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE
AT&T Software-Centric Network Strategy
Manx Telecom – Fixed Line Initiative
Progresif Cellular Sdn Bhd – Network Stabilization Project
Tata Communications Transformation Services – Architecting the Telco Transformation
Telstra – Network Transformation Initiative
Vodafone Carrier Services
BEST OPERATOR IN AN EMERGING MARKET
Airtel Business – Connecting 250 Mn
Ncell Pvt. Ltd. – EVERY CUSTOMER IS A WINNER!
Roshan
Telkomsel
Viettel Group – LUMITEL
BEST WHOLESALE OPERATOR
Interoute
NTT Communications Corporation
Tata Communications
Telefonica Business Solutions
Telia Carrier
Telstra Wholesale
Vodafone Carrier Services
CTO OF THE YEAR
Spark New Zealand – David Havercroft
Deutsche Telekom – Bruno Jacobfeuerborn
Telenor Denmark – Richard Stigaard
Telin – Nanang Hendarno
Telkomsel – Sukardi Silalahi
DIGITAL SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Ooredoo Qatar
Orange
Smart Communications
Telkom Indonesia
THE BROADBAND PIONEER AWARD
Hyperoptic
ITS Technology Group Ltd
Openreach
Telkom Indonesia
THE CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE AWARD
BT – Compute Management System (CMS)
CITIC Telecom CPC – SmartCLOUD
Global Cloud Xchange – Cloud X
Interoute – Virtual Data Centre (VDC)
NTT Communications – Enterprise Cloud
THE INNOVATION AWARD: OPERATOR
Hutchison Global Communications Limited – HGC Big Data Exchange (BDX)
PCCW Global – GlobalView
Telekom Malaysia Research & Development – Multi-Service Wireless Access Network (MWAN)
Telenor – OneScreen
Telin – Kartu As 2in1
Turkcell – Cloned IMEI
THE INNOVATION AWARD: VENDOR
AsiaInfo – Veris CRM
Huawei – CloudRAN
Mahindra Comviva – connectMoney Service Manager
Ruckus Wireless – Cloudpath
Syniverse – VoLTE Roaming Solution
VMware – vCloud NFV Platform
THE USERS’ CHOICE
Level 3
NTT Com
Orange Business Services
PCCW Global
Singtel
T-Systems
Vodafone Global Enterprise
THE SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Orange – m@gri services
Smart Communications – Smart TechnoCart
Telin – Kartu As 2in1
TURK TELKOM – Project Sunshine
CEO OF THE YEAR
Winner determined by industry vote – CLICK TO VOTE NOW
Eelco Blok – KPN
Gary Lamb – Manx Telecom
Gavin Patterson – BT Group
Jorge Rodriguez – Telmex USA
Michel Combes – Altice
Mike Fries – Liberty Global
Ririek Adriansyah – Telkomsel
Shailender Nath Sharma – Reliance Jio Infocomm
Sigve Brekke – Telenor
Sipho Maseko – Telkom SA
Vinod Kumar – Tata Communications Group
Vittorio Colao – Vodafone
MOST INNOVATIVE IoT SOLUTION
Cisco Jasper Control Center
Greenwave Systems – AXON Platform
Indosat Ooredoo – MyTRIP
Philips e-Alert
BEST SMART ENTERPRISE INITIATIVE
NTT Communications – IoT Platform
Telkom Indonesia – Integrated Cloud Broadcasting
Telstra Corporation – Telstra’s Smart Venue Solution
Vigilent Dynamic Cooling Management System
THE SMART CITIES AWARD
Cisco Jasper Control Center
InterDigital – oneTRANSPORT
Bristol is Open – Programmable City Initative
Telekom Malaysia Research & Development – ISSEF IOT Platform
BEST CONNECTIVITY SOLUTION
Cloudstreet Dynamic Profile Controller (DPC)
Huawei NB-IoT solution
JT Group Ltd – JTs Open Roaming M2M solution
Spirent Communications – Embedded IoT Connectivity and Subscription Management Cloud
IoT CHANGEMAKER 2016
AT&T Internet of Things Solutions
Cisco Jasper Control Center
