Nel corso del Mobile World Congress di Barcellona, sono stati assegnati i Global Mobile Awards, i consueti premi relativi ai devices e alle tecnologie relative all'anno passato. Il Galaxy S6 Edge è il miglior smartphone del 2015.
La GSMA, l’associazione organizzatrice delle varie edizioni del Mobile World Congress, ha assegnato all’interno della fiera i Global Mobile Awards 2016. I riconoscimenti sono molteplici, suddivisi per categorie, tra i vari quelli di maggior rilievo sono certamente il miglior smartphone, vinto dal Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, il miglior smartphone economico (<100$) vinto dallo Xiaomi Redmi 2, e la miglore app per musica vinto da Soundcloud
Di seguito la lista completa:
CATEGORY 1 – THE CONNECTED LIFE AWARDS
- BEST MOBILE INNOVATION FOR HEALTH
- ETISALAT FOR ETISALAT “DRONES FOR GOOD”
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BEST MOBILE INNOVATION FOR EDUCATION & LEARNING
- WORLDREADER & OPERA FOR WORLDREADER MOBILE
- BEST MOBILE INNOVATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE
- ANAGOG FOR CROWDSOURCED PARKING TECHNOLOGY
- BEST MOBILE PAYMENT SOLUTION
- VODAFONE INDIA FOR VODAFONE M-PESA LTD
- BEST USE OF MOBILE FOR RETAIL, BRANDS & COMMERCE
- POINT INSIDE FOR STOREMODE™
- BEST USE OF MOBILE FOR TRAVEL, LEISURE & HOSPITALITY
- SAPIENTNITRO FOR LUFTHANSA APPLE WATCH APP
- BEST MOBILE INNOVATION FOR THE ‘INTERNET OF THINGS’
- SIGFOX, A GLOBAL IOT COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDER
- THE MOBILE CONNECT AWARD FOR BEST AUTHENTICATION & IDENTITY SOLUTION
- ORANGE SPAIN, TELEFONICA AND VODAFONE SPAIN FOR MOBILE CONNECT
- OUTSTANDING INNOVATION FOR THE CONNECTED LIFE
- ETISALAT FOR ETISALAT “DRONES FOR GOOD”
- OUTSTANDING INNOVATION FOR THE CONNECTED LIF
- ORANGE SPAIN, TELEFONICA AND VODAFONE SPAIN FOR MOBILE CONNECT
CATEGORY 2 – BEST MOBILE SERVICES
- BEST MOBILE SERVICE OF APP FOR ENTERPRISE
- KPN AND ACCENTURE FOR CONNECTED WORKERS
- BEST USE OF MOBILE FOR ADVERTISING OR MARKETING
- OPERA MEDIAWORKS, MINDSHARE & WANDA DIGITAL FOR REXONA
- BEST MOBILE CLOUD SERVICE OR APP
- INNOQUANT FOR MOCA PLATFORM
- BEST MOBILE NETWORK SOLUTION FOR SERVING CUSTOMERS
- DIALOG AXIATA PLC FOR SELF-CARE APPLICATION FRAMEWORK
CATEGORY 3 – SOCIAL & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- BEST MOBILE INNOVATION FOR EMERGING MARKETS
- M-KOPA III SOLAR HOME SYSTEM FOR M-KOPA SOLA
- BEST MOBILE SERVICE FOR WOMEN IN EMERGING MARKETS
- VODAFONE TELEKOMUNIKASYON FOR VODAFONE KIRMIZI ISIK (EASY RESCUE)
- BEST USE OF MOBILE IN EMERGENCY OR HUMANITARIAN SITUATIONS
- FLOWMINDER, NCELL AND TELIASONERA FOR AID THE DISPLACED POST NEPAL EARTHQUAKE
- BEST MOBILE APP, SERVICE OR INITIATIVE FOR ACCESSIBILITY & INCLUSION
- STURKCELL FOR TURKCELL MY DREAM COMPANION MOBILE AUDIO DESCRIPTION
- THE GREEN MOBILE AWARD
- TELEFONICA FOR TELEFONICA GLOBAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMME 2010-2020
CATEGORY 4 – APPS OF THE YEAR
- BEST MOBILE MUSIC APP
- SOUNDCLOUD FOR SOUNDCLOUD APP
- BEST MOBILE GAME APP
- SUPER EVIL MEGACORP FOR VAINGLORY
- BEST MOBILE APP MEDIA, FILM, TV OR VIDEOP
- QUICKPLAY FOR HOOQ APP
- BEST MOBILE APP FOR SOCIAL AND LIFESTYLE
- TURKCELL FOR TURKCELL HEALTHMETRE
- MOST INNOVATIVE MOBILE
- APP L’OREAL PARIS WORLDWIDE FOR MAKEUP GENIUS
- BEST OVERALL MOBILE APP (JUDGE’S CHOICE)
- GOOGLE CARDBOARD
CATEGORY 5 – BEST MOBILE HANDSETS & DEVICES
- BEST SMARTPHONE
- SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 EDGE
- BEST LOW COST SMARTPHONE (SUB$100)
- XIAOMI REDMI 2
- BEST MOBILE TABLET
- MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO 4
- BEST WEARABLE MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
- WELL BEING DIGITAL LTD FOR ACTIVHEARTS
- BEST CONNECTED CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- SAMSUNG FOR SAMSUNG GEAR S2
CATEGORY 6 – BEST MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
- BEST MOBILE INFRASTRUCTURE
- ERICSSON FOR ERICSSON RADIO SYSTEM
- BEST MOBILE TECHNOLOGY BREAKTHROUGH
- ZTE FOR PRE5G MASSIVE MIMO BASE STATION
- BEST TECHNOLOGY ENABLER
- ACCEDIAN & SK TELECOM
- BEST SOLUTION FOR GROWING SMALLER OR INDEPENDENT NETWORKS
- ATHONET FOR ATHONET SOFTWARE BROADBAND MOBILE CORE SOLUTION
- BEST SECURITY/ ANTI-FRAUD PRODUCT OR SOLUTION
- TRUSTONIC FOR TRUSTONIC SECURED PLATFORM
- BROADBAND FOR ALL: OUTSTANDING LTE SOLUTION
- ACCENTURE, OI AND TIM BRASIL FOR RAN SHARING
- OUTSTANDING OVERALL MOBILE TECHNOLOGY – THE CTOS CHOICE
- ZTE FOR PRE5G MASSIVE MIMO BASE STATION
CATEGORY 7 – Government Excellence Awards
- GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP AWARD
- THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES
- SPECTRUM FOR MOBILE BROADBAND AWARD
- THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA
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