India's leading GSM mobile service operators Aircel and Idea cellular has been short listed for the Global Mobile Awards-2010, which will be held on 16th February 2010 at the GSM Association's (GSMA) Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Aircel,the 5th largest GSM operator in tesrm of subscriber base, has been nominated in two categories, its Unlimited DialerTunes has been short listed for Best Mobile Music Service while its most popular Aircel Pocket Internet (PI Rs.14 and Rs.98) for Best Mobile Internet Service.
Another GSM operator, Idea Cellular, has been nominated for its Insta Alert service under Best Billing and Customer Care Solution category. Insta Alert is a tool to convey offers to users who are inactive on the network.
The leading VAS provider Suvidha Starnet Private Limited has been short listed for its Beam - Simple Money Service/ Bill payment service under the Best Mobile Money for the Non-banking Service. The Beam is a micro payment service through which a person can make money transfers to his account using pre-paid coupons against a mobile number.
The GSMA'S Mobile World Congress is the combination of an exhibition for the GSM mobile industry and a conference featuring chief executives representing mobile operators, vendors and content owners from across the world. Spanning 219 countries, the GSMA consists of nearly 800 of the world's mobile operators, as well as more than 200 companies from handset makers, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies, and media and entertainment organizations.
The Global Mobile Awards by GSM Association's (GSMA) are judged by more than 100 independent journalists, Industry experts, analysts, academics and subject experts.
Here is the Full List of Nominees for Global Mobile Awards-2010.