{"id":18257,"date":"2021-06-30T12:04:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T11:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/?p=18257"},"modified":"2021-07-01T15:13:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T14:13:06","slug":"gsma-reveals-winners-of-2021-glomo-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/press-release\/gsma-reveals-winners-of-2021-glomo-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"GSMA Reveals Winners of 2021 GLOMO Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>30 June 2021, Barcelona:<\/strong>\u00a0GSMA has announced the winners of the 2021 Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards at MWC Barcelona. The Awards celebrate the companies and individuals driving innovation in the rapidly evolving mobile industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to all the winners and nominees of the GSMA\u2019s GLOMO Awards 2021. You truly embody the theme of this year\u2019s event, Connected Impact,\u201d said John Hoffman, CEO, GSMA Ltd. \u201cGiven the challenging circumstances we\u2019ve all faced over the last 15 months, it\u2019s more important than ever to come together to recognise the incredible innovation and ingenuity shaping our industry, as well as the positive impact this is making on the world around us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Co-hosted by Justin Springham and Sasha Twining of Mobile World Live (MWL), the ceremony was hosted live on the MWC Barcelona stage on Wednesday 30 June and for the first time, was streamed to audiences around the globe on MWL and LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p>The GLOMO Awards are widely recognised as the most prestigious recognition scheme in the mobile industry and judged by independent experts, analysts, journalists, academics, and, mobile operator representatives.<\/p>\n<p>New for this year was the \u2018Best Innovation for COVID-19 Response &amp; Recovery\u2019 award which was added to the Outstanding Achievement category. 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The GSMA also produces the industry-leading MWC events held annually in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/\">Barcelona<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmathrive.com\/africa\/\">Africa<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwclosangeles.com\/\">Los Angeles\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcshanghai.com\/\">Shanghai<\/a>, as well as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmathrive.com\/\">Thrive Series<\/a>\u00a0of regional conferences.\u00a0 For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/\">www.gsma.com<\/a>. Follow the GSMA on Twitter: @GSMA.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>30 June 2021, Barcelona:\u00a0GSMA has announced the winners of the 2021 Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards at MWC Barcelona. 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