GSMA Award winners revealed

The BBC, Nokia, Gameloft, RIM and MobiTV among those recognised at last night's ceremony.

Among the companies recognised in the content-related categories were the BBC, Nokia, Gameloft and MobiTV.

The full list of category winners for the Annual Global Mobile Awards is as follows:
 
    Best Mobile Game
    Winner: Gameloft - Real Football 2009
    Highly Commended: Digital Chocolate - AvaPeeps:         FlirtNation
 
    Best Mobile Music or Video Service
    Winner: BBC iPlayer on Mobile
   
    Best Mobile Advertising Service
    Winner: Turkcell - Tonla Kazan
 
    Best Mobile TV Service
    Winner: MobiTV - MobiTV
 
    Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service
    Winner: Vodafone - Vodafone Global Enterprise Limited
 
    Best Mobile Internet Service
    Winner: Nokia - Nokia Sports Tracker
 
    Best Mobile Money Service
    Winner: Safaricom and Vodafone - M-PESA
 
    Best Mobile Handset or Device
    Winner: INQ - INQ1
    Highly Commended: Nokia - Nokia E71
    Highly Commended: T-Mobile - T-Mobile G1
 
    Best Broadcast Commercial
    Winner: KT Freetel - 'Show is ... '
 
    Best Mobile Brand Campaign
    Winner: R/GA London - Nokia Urbanista Diaries
 
    Best Use of Mobile for Social and Economic Development
    Winner: Nuance Communications - Airtel-T9 India Consumer Vernacular
     Messaging Campaigns
 
    Best Network Technology Advance
    Winner: Nokia Siemens Networks - Flexi Multimode BTS Software defined
     HSPA/LTE
 
    Best Service Delivery Platform
    Winner: NewBay Software - LifeCache Social Networking Solution 2.0
 
    Best Billing & Customer Care Solution
    Winner: Expert System - COGITO Answers
 
    Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough
    Winner: RIM - BlackBerry Storm 9500 SurePress Screen
 
    The Green Mobile Award
    Winner: Smart Communications - Alternative Power for Cell Sites program
 
    GSMA's CEO Award for Outstanding Environmental Contribution
    Winner: Nokia
 
    Government Leadership Award
    Winner: The Government of France
 
    GSMA Chairman's Award
    Winner: Research in Motion (RIM)

Rob Conway, CEO and Member of the Board of the GSMA said: "More than 450 companies spanning internet, finance, advertising, music, television and gaming submitted entries for this year's Awards, reflecting the diversity and breadth and depth of our industry.

"Even in uncertain economic times mobile is seeing continued growth, with more than 4 billion mobile connections globally, and this growth is driven by innovation in new services, applications and ever richer mobile content.  Our congratulations to the winners and all those who participated."