Best of 4G Award Winners Announced
Samsung and Alcatel-Lucent walk away the big winners.
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 4G World and Connected Planet announced the winners of their Best of 4G Awards. The awards recognize leaders in the development and deployment of 4G technologies and are presented as part of the 4G World 2011 Conference and Expo, happening Oct. 24-27 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill.
Congratulations to the 2011 Best of 4G Award recipients:
- Best New Mobile Device: Samsung Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch
- Most Innovative Network Deployment: Gemalto
- Best Mobile Commerce Solution: Alcatel-Lucent
- Best User Experience for Mobile: Alcatel-Lucent
- Best Mobile App for Tablet or Smartphone: BitStream BoltMobile
- Best New Network Infrastructure Solution: Huawei/Powerwave (tied)
- Best Overall Innovation in Mobile: Alcatel-Lucent lightRadio
The final award, Best in Show, will be voted on by all 4G World 2011 attendees and announced later in the week.
“Nominees for this year’s awards included some of the biggest names and best products in the 4G mobile and wireless ecosystem,” said Rich Karpinski, editor-in-chief for Connected Planet. “The quality of the submissions really challenged our world-class advisory board and judging panel to select the top winners among these great entries.”
Kathleen Mitchell, 4G World senior director of marketing, added, “4G technologies are beyond the curve in terms of innovation and creativity. And every year, we’re astonished at the advancement we see across the ecosystem. It’s exciting to be able to honor each of these forward-thinking companies, products and services at 4G World.”
Award finalists were honored at the 4G World’s Meet the Press and VIP Party on Monday evening. For more information, visit the show Web site at www.4gworld.com.
About 4G World
4G World is the first and only conference and expo covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation 4G technologies that enable the mobile Internet revolution, including mobile network infrastructure, advanced devices, applications and content.
Yankee Group believes operator strategies for 4G network evolution will not be driven by technology, but by competition and market demand. As a ubiquitous network takes hold in the mature markets of North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, operators are anticipating massive growth in broadband data usage and planning their network migration strategies and business models for monetizing mobile Internet services. 4G World offers them an opportunity to research state-of-the-practice business models and advanced mobile technologies, and learn from other operators about what works—and what doesn’t—as they migrate their networks to 4G. For more information, visit www.4GWorld.com
About Connected Planet
Connected Planet is the comprehensive source for service providers and enterprise users of advanced telecommunications and mobile networking services. Grounded in coverage of technology and infrastructure—IP networks, FTTX, wireless, OSS/BSS and more—Connected Planet also delivers insight into how yesterday's networks are becoming the "smart pipes" of tomorrow, capable of carrying new network-driven solutions that are helping to reinvent the way the world works. For more information, visit http://connectedplanetonline.com.
About Yankee Group
Yankee Group is the preeminent research and advisory firm equipping enterprises to profit in a mobile world. The core of our content is proprietary research and analytics on the attitudes, behaviors and usage patterns of mobile users. Based on this research, we provide a range of actionable data, insights and advice to marketing, strategy and product executives driving the mobility revolution in leading companies worldwide.
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