Winners of the Asia Mobile Awards 2008 Announced in Macau

Source: PRNewswire

The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, tonight announced the winners of the Asia Mobile Awards 2008 in a glittering ceremony at the Mobile Asia Congress, in Macau SAR China.

It was a very special night for the South Korean mobile industry -- regarded globally as a hotbed of mobile innovation -- with the republic's two mobile operators KTF and SKT, manufacturer Samsung and the South Korean team of mobile games developer Gameloft, scooping a brace of coveted awards.

The awards night, hosted by actor and TV presenter Ken Chan, were announced at a gala evening at the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel in Macau, where Asia's mobile industry leaders are gathered this week for the industry's agenda-setting Mobile Asia Congress.

"In these economically challenging times, it can sometimes be difficult to see the positive forces but clearly technological change is a major one," said GSMA Chairman Craig Ehrlich. "Mobile communication continues to enhance the lives of people everywhere on a daily basis and make people and businesses more productive and efficient. These awards are all about recognising the leaders, pioneers and change drivers in our region that are making this happen."

Additional winners included Bharti Airtel of India, Huawei of China, Nokia Malaysia, Telstra Corporation of Australia and Total Access Communication of Thailand.

Judged by independent analysts, journalists and industry experts, the awards attracted entries from more than 100 companies that serve world leading Asian mobile market with a wealth of commercially available products, services, content and applications. The last year alone has seen more than 400 million new mobile connections added in the region, taking the total to more than 1.4 billion.

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Editor: Zhu Yanshan