{"id":19589,"date":"2023-03-01T09:45:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T09:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/?p=19589"},"modified":"2025-01-07T12:37:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T12:37:41","slug":"2023-glomo-award-winners-announced-at-mwc-barcelona-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/press-release\/2023-glomo-award-winners-announced-at-mwc-barcelona-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 GLOMO Award Winners Announced at MWC Barcelona 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Wednesday 1 March<\/strong><strong> 2023, Barcelona: <\/strong>The GSMA has announced the winners of the 2023 Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards, live on the Industry City and Ministerial stages at MWC Barcelona. The awards celebrate the companies, individuals and governments who have driven the greatest innovation in mobile and adjacent industries.<\/p>\n<p>The GSMA has honoured Martin Cooper the GLOMO Lifetime Achievement Award. This award recognises <em>Marty\u2019s<\/em> innovative and pioneering leadership in the technology industry. Martin placed the first public call from a handheld portable cell phone at Motorola, on 3<sup>rd<\/sup> April 1973. Now cited as the \u2018father of the cell phone\u2019, within ten years, Martin had led the team that brought the first handheld cellular mobile phone to market in 1983.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn another year when staying connected proved to be more important than ever, we received an incredible number of entries showcasing amazing innovation which is redefining what it means to work together,\u201d said John Hoffman, CEO of GSMA Ltd. \u201cHuge congratulations to all of this year\u2019s winners and the full network of shortlisted companies who all represent the most forward-looking innovation and sheer brilliance our sector has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>2023\u2019s Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Achievement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry \/ Chairman&#8217;s Award:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Paula Ingabire, Minister Ministry of ICT and Innovation Rwanda<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Mapula Bodibe, CEO MTN Rwanda<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Diane Karusisi, CEO Bank of Kigali<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Diversity in Tech Award<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Eugina Jordan, CMO, Telecom Infra Project\u00a0(TIP)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Government Leadership Award<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Government of India<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lifetime Achievement Award<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Martin Cooper<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mobile Tech<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CTO Choice: Outstanding Mobile Technology Award:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>EdgeQ\u2019s 5G + AI Base Station on a Chip<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best Mobile Network Infrastructure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Huawei for MetaAAU Series \u2013 Boosting Performance &amp; 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Maintaining Brain Health<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best Mobile Innovation for Digital Life:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Metro Pacific Health Tech for mWell<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best Mobile Innovation for Cities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>SK Telecom for Location Intelligent Solution \u2018LITMUS\u2019<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best Mobile Innovation for Web3:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Authena for Secured Phygitals<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Device<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best Smartphone:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Apple iPhone 14 Pro<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Disruptive Device Innovation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Apple &#8211; Emergency SOS via Satellite<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best Connected Consumer Device:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TCL Mobile for NXTWEAR S<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best In Show:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Motorola Defy Satellite Link made by Bullitt powered by MediaTek<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tech4Good<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Huawei for RuralLink \u2013 Green, Simplified and Evolvable Solution for Rural Connectivity<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best Mobile Innovation supporting Emergency or Humanitarian Situations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>lifecell for Project Operator&#8217;s Work Under Fire<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best Use of Mobile for Accessibility &amp; 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This year\u2019s Government Leadership Award was judged by Sigve Brekke, President and CEO of Telenor; Ambassador David Gross, Partner at Wiley; and John Giusti, Chief Regulatory Officer at the GSMA.<\/p>\n<p>All MWC Barcelona 2023 keynotes and broadcasting will be livestreamed by Mobile World Live and available on-demand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/mwc-barcelona-2023\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For further information about the GLOMO Awards, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/mobile-awards\/categories-and-awards\">https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/mobile-awards\/categories-and-awards<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>-ENDS-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Find the latest information and news live from MWC Barcelona on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/press-zone\">Press Zone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About GSMA<br \/>\n<\/strong>The GSMA is a global organisation unifying the mobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliver innovation foundational to positive business environments and societal change. Our vision is to unlock the full power of connectivity so that people, industry, and society thrive. Representing mobile operators and organisations across the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries, the GSMA delivers for its members across three broad pillars: Connectivity for Good, Industry Services and Solutions, and Outreach. This activity includes advancing policy, tackling today\u2019s biggest societal challenges, underpinning the technology and interoperability that make mobile work, and providing the world\u2019s largest platform to convene the mobile ecosystem at the MWC and M360 series of events.<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to find out more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/\">gsma.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday 1 March 2023, Barcelona: The GSMA has announced the winners of the 2023 Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards, live on the Industry City and Ministerial stages at MWC Barcelona. 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