{"id":4667,"date":"2013-09-09T13:07:04","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T13:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/?p=4667"},"modified":"2013-10-07T15:17:06","modified_gmt":"2013-10-07T15:17:06","slug":"gsma-announces-gma14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/press-release\/gsma-announces-gma14\/","title":{"rendered":"GSMA ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES  FOR 19TH ANNUAL GLOBAL MOBILE AWARDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>London<\/strong>: The GSMA today announced that the Global  Mobile Awards 2014 are now open for entry. The awards, which honour excellence  and innovation across the mobile industry, will be open for entry until Friday, 29th November 2013, with the winners announced at the GSMA Mobile  World Congress in Barcelona on Tuesday, 25th February 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Global Mobile  Awards recognise the world\u2019s leading mobile devices, services, apps and  technologies and this year, with a host of diverse categories reflecting the latest  mobile trends, growth sectors and opportunities, we expect the competition to  be even stronger than ever,\u201d said Michael O\u2019Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. \u201cArguably the most established and  respected awards programme in mobile, the Global Mobile Awards at Mobile World  Congress offer an outstanding platform to spotlight the innovation that drives our  industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Global Mobile Awards for 2014 be presented in  the following categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Connected Life Awards<\/li>\n<li>Best Mobile Services<\/li>\n<li>Social &amp; Economic Development <\/li>\n<li>Apps of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Best Mobile Handsets &amp; Devices<\/li>\n<li>Best Mobile Technology <\/li>\n<li>Government Leadership Awards<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Achievement Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The GSMA has introduced key enhancements to the 2014  awards and in total, 38 awards will be presented over the eight categories,  with six new awards to showcase evolving trends across the mobile ecosystem. Among  the developments for 2014, the \u2018Best Mobile Handset and Devices\u2019 category will now  have two smartphone awards, the first for high-end smartphones  and a new award for sub-$150 (wholesale) smartphones, reflecting the rapid  growth of the smartphone market overall and recognising the positive impact of  affordable devices.<\/p>\n<p>The GSMA has also enhanced  the \u2018Best Mobile Technology\u2019 category with the introduction of two new awards,  including the \u2018Best  Solution for Growing Smaller or Independent Networks\u2019, which will recognise technology solutions that serve smaller,  independent network operators, and the \u2018Best Mobile Identity, Safeguards and  Security Products\/Solutions\u2019 award that will focus on the concept of mobile identity,  a new growth area for physical, digital and online authentication and  identification of users. This category also includes awards for innovation across  infrastructure and cloud-based technologies, as well as an award for \u2018Outstanding  LTE Contribution\u2019, amongst others. <\/p>\n<p>Inaugural awards have  also been introduced in two further categories. The \u2018Social and Economic  Development\u2019 category will include an award for innovative mobile solutions  that help to drive the accessibility and ease of use for the physically or  mentally disabled and senior mobile users. This year, the \u2018Apps of the Year\u2019 category  will recognise achievements for music, gaming or TV apps with the \u2018Best  Entertainment App\u2019 award, and the award for \u2018Smartphone App Challenge\u2019 will be  presented to the solution that best enhances the user experience by  making efficient use of network resources. <\/p>\n<p>The awards will also  highlight the importance of the Connected Life, with a category dedicated on  the convergence of mobile with key vertical sectors, showcasing the best mobile  products and services for automotive, education, health, mobile money,  publishing and smart cities, including a specific award for mobile-enabled  consumer electronic devices. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, the  government awards programme has been expanded into a suite of four awards and  will be presented on Monday, 24th February at the Ministerial Programme at Mobile  World Congress. Recognising world-class leadership, the programme will include  the \u2018Government Leadership Award\u2019, \u2018Spectrum for Mobile Broadband Award\u2019, \u2018Economic  Policy for Sustainable Mobile Growth Award\u2019 and the \u2018Connected Government Award\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Global Mobile Awards  2014 are open to companies across the entire mobile ecosystem and may be entered online; a full list of categories,  deadlines and award criteria can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalmobileawards.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.globalmobileawards.com<\/a>.  Selected awards will be open to nominations from judges or by an independent panel of experts and will not be open for online  entry. This year, the submission of video to support entries is welcomed and  encouraged by the awards judges. Entries for the Global Mobile Awards close on  Friday, 29th November 2013 and the GSMA will announce the shortlist  of nominations for each category in late January 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The awards will be  judged by independent experts, analysts, journalists, academics and, in some  cases, mobile operator representatives. In addition, the winner of the award  for \u2018Outstanding Overall Mobile Technology \u2013 The CTOs\u2019 Choice\u2019 will be selected  by a panel of industry-leading CTOs from the worldwide operator community. <\/p>\n<p>For further information  on the Global Mobile Awards 2014 or if you would like to become a sponsor,  please contact the GSMA at <a href=\"mailto:awards@globalmobileawards.com\">awards@globalmobileawards.com<\/a>. The Mobile World Congress 2014 will be held 24th \u2013 27th  February at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobileworldcongress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.mobileworldcongress.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&#8211; ENDS &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About  the GSMA<\/strong> <br \/>\n  The  GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide.&nbsp;Spanning more than 220 countries and territories, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world\u2019s mobile operators  with more than 230 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software  companies, equipment providers and Internet companies, as well as organisations  in industry sectors such as financial services, healthcare, media, transport  and utilities. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as  the Mobile World Congress and Mobile Asia Expo.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>For  more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\">www.gsma.com<\/a> or Mobile World Live, the  online portal for the mobile communications industry, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.mobileworldlive.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contacts:<\/strong><br \/>\n  For the GSMA<br \/>\n  Alexia da Silva<br \/>\n  +44 (0)7867 646 069<br \/>\n  <a href=\"mailto:Adasilva@webershandwick.com\">Adasilva@webershandwick.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>GSMA Press Office <br \/>\n  <a href=\"mailto:pressoffice@gsma.com\">pressoffice@gsma.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London: The GSMA today announced that the Global Mobile Awards 2014 are now open for entry. 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