2012 Winners

CUSTOMER SERVICE
Commended	Winner
Vodafone	Lebara Mobile
Finalists: O2 and CPP Group
SERVICE & REPAIR
Commended	Winner
Fone Doctors	UTL
Finalists: ANOVO and Carphone Warehouse Geek Squad
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS PROVIDER
Commended	Winner
Vodafone OneNet	Vodafone mHealth Professional
Finalists: Welcomm Communications and Excalibur
ACCESSORIES DISTRIBUTOR
Commended	Winner
Frequency Telecom	Genuine Solutions
Finalists: Avenir Telecom
MVNO
Commended	Winner
Lycamobile	Lebara
Finalist: iCard Mobile
INNOVATIVE PRODUCT
Commended	Winner
Samsung Galaxy Note	Windows Phone 7.5
Finalists: Motorola Work and Play
INNOVATIVE HANDSET
Commended	Winner
HTS Sensation	Nokia Lumia 800
Finalists: Motorola RAZR and Samsung Galaxy S II
INNOVATIVE SERVICE
Commended	Winner
MotoCast	Lycamobile
Finalists: O2 Priority Moments and Vodafone Test Drive
B2B Dealer
Commended	Winner
Uplands	Sunrise Associates
Finalists: Voice Mobile and Welcomm Communications
ONLINE RETAILER
Commended	Winner
Buymobilephones.net	MobileFun.co.uk
Finalists: Vodafone and Carphone Warehouse
LARGE RETAILER
Commended	Winner
Orange	Three
Finalists: Carphone Warehouse, Vodafone and O2
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
Commended	Winner
‘Phones for Heroes’ – Inturn Trading	‘JustTextGiving’ – Vodafone
Finalists: ‘Think Big’ – O2
AIRTIME DISTRIBUTOR
Commended	Winner
Daisy Distribution	Mainline Digital Communications
Finalists: HSC and Avenir Telecom
HARDWARE DISTRIBUTOR
Commended	Winner
Brightstar Europe	Micro-P
Finalists: Data Select
NETWORK OPERATOR
Commended	Winner
Vodafone	O2
Finalists: Everything Everywhere
MANUFACTURER
Commended	Winner
Nokia	Samsung
Finalists: HTC and Motorala
INDUSTRY ADVANCE
Winner
Microsoft Office 365
INDUSTRY PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Winner
Olaf Swantee (Everything Everywhere)

2011 Winners

CUSTOMER SERVICE
Commended	Winner
Uplands	Lebara
INNOVATIVE SERVICE
Commended	Winner
Orange HD Voice	Best Buy ‘Walk Out Walking’
INNOVATIVE PRODUCT (Handset)
Commended	Winner
Samsung Galaxy	HTC Desire
INNOVATIVE PRODUCT (non-Handset)
Commended	Winner
Microsoft Windows Mobile 7	Vodafone Sure Signal
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS PROVIDER
Commended	Winner
Vodafone	Outsourcery
ONLINE RETAILER
Commended	Winner
Buymobilephones	Mobile Fun
B2B DEALER
Commended	Winner
Voice Mobile	Uplands
LARGE RETAILER
Commended	Winner
Virgin	Orange
SERVICE & REPAIR
Commended	Winner
Anovo	UTL
MVNO
Commended	Winner
Lycamobile	Lebara
ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRISE
Commended	Winner
Anovo	Nokia
AIRTIME DISTRIBUTOR
Commended	Winner
Mainline	HSC
INNOVATIVE DISTRIBUTOR
Commended	Winner
Shebang	20:20 Mobile
HARDWARE DISTRIBUTOR
Commended	Winner
Data Select	20:20 Mobile
VERTICAL MARKET SOLUTIONS
Commended	Winner
Lebara	Vodafone
NETWORK OPERATOR
Commended	Winner
Vodafone	O2
MANUFACTURER
Commended	Winner
HTC	Samsung
INDUSTRY ADVANCE
Winner
Google Android
INDUSTRY PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Winner
Tom Alexander (Everything Everywhere)

Michael McIntyre entertained over 800 guests at the London Hilton Park Lane.

Heading for its 17th year the Mobile News Awards continues to acknowledge the best products, innovations, services and companies in the UK mobile communications industry.

As in previous years, a heavyweight judging panel of independent mobile comms industry experts will evaluate your organisation¹s entry and decide the results. But to collect the industry¹s most coveted accolade in front of the industry¹s top players you MUST be in to win. Remember, even if you don¹t win a Mobile News Award there is always the possibility of winning a Commended Certificate. These will also be included in the presentation ceremony and reported in the Book of the Night and in Mobile News.  You will also be presented with a framed Certificate thus giving you a great chance to add a powerful punch to your 2010 marketing, advertising and PR activities.

Click on the How to Enter and Categories links now to download the entry form and return it with your entry by February 10, 2011.

Since 1995 the Mobile News Awards has been the UK mobile channel’s biggest, most prestigious, and enjoyable awards evening. Every year has been a sell-out attracting up to a 1,000 guests to its black-tie gala dinner at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

The event offers your organisation an unequalled opportunity to imprint its brand and corporate power on the entire senior level of UK channel management gathered in one location – manufacturers, distributors, dealers, network operators, retailers.

Sponsorship of the Mobile News Awards broadens your competitive edge by bolstering your company’s image, prestige and credibility and linking it with an event that your target market finds attractive and enjoyable.

By associating your company and logo with the Mobile News Awards you will be differentiating your company from competitors. You will also be leveraging a great chance to develop closer and better relationships with existing and potential customers. When sponsorships are strategic and well-conceived, they can boost both short-term and long-term sales.

If your organisation is established, a Mobile News Awards sponsorship will maintain your leadership in the industry. Newer companies will find raising their profile at the Mobile News Awards will establish credibility and help in the hunt for new business partners and reinforce brand awareness.

As a Mobile News Awards sponsor your organisation will receive prominent recognition for its support of the event. This acknowledgement of sponsors’ leadership role will be remembered by guests at the Mobile News Awards long after the event is over.

Download the Marketing and Branding Opportunities brochure.

Download and complete this PDF entry form document. In brief though, you will need to:

• In no more than 500 words, tell us why your organisation/product/service is worthy of a Mobile News Award.
• Imagine that the judges know nothing about your company and therefore include all information that you believe to be relevant for your chosen category.
• Enclose any other evidence that supports your submission which must fit into a single A4 box file.
  Examples of supporting evidence may include press cuttings, videos and sample products.
• If entering a category based on products (e.g. Technological Advance, Manufacturer, Innovative Product or Service) please include a sample of the product in the box. If you include a handset or PDA for example, please ensure a manual and charger are also enclosed.
• Complete the form below and send it with your entry. Use one form per entry and ensure that either a cheque or credit card details are included.

Entries should be sent to: The Mobile News Awards, CWP Ltd, 3rd Floor, 70-74 City Road, London EC1Y 2BJ.

The closing date for entry is February 8, 2012.