All global nominations are to be submitted through the web site. Nominations received after the deadline will not be considered.


Categories - 36 Total Awards:

Chips (2 awards total):

Recognizes the company, product or use of semiconductors that has had the most profound impact on the mobile industry that serve as the foundation for both telecom and IT devices as well as the networks they run on.

    Submission Options:

  • Company Overall
  • Product Specific

Devices (4 awards total):

Recognizes the best overall consumer electronics including everything from computing devices, phones, accessories, set-top boxes, and M2M.

    Submission Options:

  • Company Overall
  • Device Specific
  • Application
  • M2M communications

Carriers (4 total awards in 3 categories):

Recognizes the company, product or use of semiconductors that has had the most profound impact on the mobile industry that serve as the foundation for both telecom and IT devices as well as the networks they run on.

    Submission Options:

  • Mobile Carrier
    • EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
    APAC (Asia Pacific, including India)
    LATAM (Latin America and South America)
    NA (North America)
  • Cable operator
    • EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
    APAC (Asia Pacific, including India)
    LATAM (Latin America and South America)
    NA (North America)
  • Specialized providers: M2M, Broadband, MobileTV
    • EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
    APAC (Asia Pacific, including India)
    LATAM (Latin America and South America)
    NA (North America)

Infrastructure (10 total awards):

Recognizes the networks that power the devices including the service providers supporting wireless networks and equipment as well as servers required for cloud computing national and regionally.

    Submission Options:

  • Towers
  • Wireless networks
  • Cable/Satellite networks
  • Construction & Engineering
  • Test Equipment
  • Distribution & Logistics
  • Title company/environmental/insurance company
  • Component company
    • More than $1 billion
    $100 million - $1 billion
    $10 - $100 million
    Under $10 million
  • Specialty Award
    • RF Engineer
    Tower climber of the year
    Tower of the year
  • Backhaul
    • Company
    Product

Operating Support Systems - OSS (2 total awards):

Recognizes the best software and applications required to monitor and manage the infrastructure.

    Submission Options:

  • Overall company
  • Product specific

Customers (6 total awards):

Recognizes both enterprise volume buyers and the mass-market customer ranging from Public Safety, SmartGrid/Utilities, Oil & Gas, Railroad, Maritime, Banking, Automotive and Agriculture.

    Submission Options:

  • Energy
  • Healthcare
  • Financial Services including Mobile Banking
  • Gen-Y; Gamers; Boomers
  • Other

The Channel (4 total awards):

Recognizes online and physical distributors of devices, applications and content including online stores as well as traditional retail stores, direct sales and channel sales including VARs.

    Submission Options:

  • Products
  • Services
  • Retail Channel
    • Online
    Storefront

Enabler Apps (2 total awards):

Recognizes leadership in software applications that make the network and devices useful to the end-user.

    Submission Options:

  • Enterprise Apps
  • Consumer Apps

Content (4 total awards):

Recognizes leadership in mobile marketing, games, video, voice and LBS.

    Submission Options:

  • Entertainment
  • Marketing
  • Voice
  • LBS

Facilitators (4 total awards):

Recognizes the intermediaries, consultants, regulators, associations, capital providers and vendors supporting, fueling and defining the industry.

    Submission Options:

  • Regulatory
  • Consultant/Analyst
  • Association
  • Financial
    • Venture deal of the year
    Private equity deal of the year
    M&A deal of the year
    Accounting Firm
    Lawyer or Law Firm

Hall of Fame Award 2009 (1 award)

Honors a distinguished individual based on overall 2009 achievements. No submissions – rather – Editorial Staff decided




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