Submitted by Mike Grenville on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:52

The nominations for the 13th Annual Global Mobile Awards have been released by the GSMA. There are 15 categories which include Best Mobile Messaging Service and Best Use of Mobile for Social & Economic Development.

The winners will be presented at the gala awards dinner on Tuesday 12th February, during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (11-14th February 2008). Comedian Graham Norton will host the awards ceremony.

The GSMA said that this year saw the judging panel saw the most diverse range of entries in the 13 year history of the competition. Categories range from best mobile handset to a host of mobile entertainment awards, for games, video, music, advertising and social networking services.

"Entries to the Global Mobile Awards this year demonstrate the social, business and economic impact that mobile communications is having in every corner of the world,” said Rob Conway, GSMA CEO. “I congratulate the nominees on their achievement thus far, being nominated by our independent judging panel is no mean feat given the calibre of experts it comprises, and the quality and quantity of submissions received.”

Best Mobile Messaging Service

• Comverse: Comverse Visual Voicemail for iPhone
• mBlox: mBlox Mobile Business: Financial Services
• Seven: System Seven 7.0
• TJAT: TJAT Messaging Portal
• Visto: Visto Mobile 5.7 with Easy Setup

Best Use of Mobile for Social & Economic Development

• Grameen Foundation: Village Phone Direct
• Grameenphone: CellBazaar
• Motorola: Solar & wind powered GSM macro cellsite
• Nokia Siemens Networks: Village Connection
• Safaricom: M-PESA

The full list of nominations for 2008 can be found here:
www.globalmobileawards.com