The Mobile World Congress is organized by the GSM Association (GSMA). GSMA is an association of mobile operators and related companies devoted to supporting the standardizing, deployment and promotion of the GSM mobile telephone system. Nearly 800 mobile operators and more than 200 related companies are members of GSMA. The GSMA Global Mobile Awards is the most highly sought after awards in the global communications industry.
GSMA received more than 470 entries from across the globe which was evaluated by the panel made up of independent judges comprising leading industry and subject matter experts, analysts, journalists and academics and in some cases mobile operator representatives, for appropriate categories.
Logica CiMS aims to make charging an electric vehicle as simple as fueling a regular vehicle. Logica CiMS provides the end-to-end functionality of locating and reserving a charge point, navigating to it, and authorizing and paying for the charge point usage on the user’s mobile phone. Logica CiMS is the first charge point management system in the world that uses open protocols between charge points and the central system, and between mobile application for the driver and the central system for payments. It supports multiple mobile payment solutions, from credit cards to mobile banking systems.
"We are delighted and honored that GSMA has selected Logica’s CiMS as one among the best Mobile Innovation for Utilities," said Rakesh Aerath, India Innovation Head. "As we continue to enhance the capabilities of our proposition, this industry recognition corroborates with our ongoing commitment towards bringing innovative solutions to the market. Thinking ahead, Logica CiMS will make it easy for people to adapt towards greener driving with electric-cars. Furthermore, since the application is mobile phone-based, it provides ease of use, as well as benefits from the ubiquitous nature of the mobile phone."
“Our congratulations go to all the nominees in this year’s Global Mobile Awards,” said Rob Conway, CEO of the GSMA. “To get down to just 115 nominees across 10 categories, from more than 470 high caliber entries, certainly presented our judges with a tough challenge this year. It is a great achievement to be shortlisted among such a high quality field of entrants and we eagerly anticipate the announcement of the winners on Tuesday 15th February 2011 at the Mobile World Congress and look forward to showcasing another great year of innovation for the mobile industry”.
The winner will be announced at the Mobile World Congress 2011, in February, the mobile industry's annual gathering of around 50,000 senior industry leaders, executives, media, analysts and influencers, to be held in Barcelona.
