An exciting combination of innovator nominees and industry thought leaders attended the GSMA’s Mobile Innovation EMEA Event, including a strong line-up of headline speakers who created lively debate on how new mobile products and services are successfully brought to market.

While in Barcelona, we held the EMEA tournament for the 2010 Mobile Innovation Grand Prix Cup, which is part of the GSMA’s prestigious Global Mobile Awards program. During the event, 10 companies from around the world competed in five categories and their innovative products and services were reviewed by a distinguished judging panel comprised of senior executives from mobile operators and venture capital firms. 

The Global Finalists for the 2009 Mobile Innovation Grand Prix EMEA Tournament are:

The five Category Winners are:
Most Innovative Consumer Application or Service
Multiplied Media (Canada)

Most Innovative Embedded Mobile or Device-centric Technology
Ident Technology AG (Germany)

Most Innovative Carrier Infrastructure or VAS Platform
Novarra (USA)

Most Innovative Enterprise Application or Service
DeviceAnywhere (USA)

Most Innovative Product Enabling a Greener World
Electro Power Systems (Italy)

IDENT Technology and Electro Power Systems have won the right to compete against other regional Mobile Innovation Global Finalists to be named the 2010 GSMA Mobile Innovation Grand Prix champion, which will be named at the GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards ceremony at the Mobile World Congress - the leading event for the mobile communications industry - in Barcelona next February.

Our panel of judges stated that both IDENT Technology and Electro Power Systems are addressing real pain points in the mobile industry. “They are deserving winners across the categories and we look forward to seeing them compete again as Finalists at the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress next year,” said the judging panel.

The GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry. Spanning 219 countries, the GSMA unites more than 750 of the world's mobile operators, as well as 200 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies, and media and entertainment organisations. The GSMA is focused on innovating, incubating and creating new opportunities for its membership, all with the end goal of driving the growth of the mobile communications industry.

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