Recently 85,000 people transformed Barcelona into the veritable mobile capital of the world. There was so much going on – from the growth of mobile payments to IoT to mobile marketing – that we have written a special MWC 2014 Wrapup.

One of the highlights of the show is always the Global Mobile Awards. Here below is a complete list of the companies and projects that took home the prizes this year.

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Every year the GSMA runs the Global Mobile Awards contest, which honors excellence and innovation across the mobile industry.

Selected by a judging panel of independent experts, analysts, journalists, and academics (including MobiAD’s Jim Cook), here is a full list of the short-listed nominees, some of the best apps, services, and products in the world of mobile! more»

This week in Barcelona the GSMA announced the winners of the 2013 Global Mobile Awards.

The Global Mobile Awards are given annually, and offer organisations across the global mobile eco-system the opportunity to showcase the latest and best mobile products, apps, services and initiatives to the world. more»

MEF has announced the finalists for the 2012 MEFFY awards. In the Brand on Mobile category, 5 campaigns were selected as finalists, including a popular snack food brand, a Wii game, a cinema chain, and a dairy products company that used Augmented Reality at the Rio Carnival!

See the complete list of all finalist entries here; the final awards will take place September 12 in London.
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The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) announces that its 9th annual Meffys awards are now open for submissions.

The deadline for entries is July 9, 2012.

Six new categories reflect mobile’s growing influence on key verticals & consumers, and the new CEO Summit Award for Innovation recognises mobile’s rising stars. more»

Vodafone Mobile Clicks is an initiative designed to accelerate innovation in the mobile internet sector across Europe. Entrants come from seven countries, including UK, Netherlands, Turkey, Portugal, Spain, Germany, and Ireland.

After the first rounds of judging, the entries have been reduced down to 7 finalists, one from each country. You can vote now for your favorite.
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At a gala event in London, MEF, the global community for mobile content and commerce, announced the winners for the 2011 MEFFY awards.

Winning companies included Coca Cola, AKQA, Shazam, CBS, Apple, RIM, Velti, Ericsson, and Hungama.

See the complete list of all winners here. more»

MEF has announced the finalists for the 2011 MEFFY awards. In the Best Ad Campaign category, 5 campaigns were selected as finalists, including submissions from BMW, Universal Pictures, Coca Cola, Akbank, and Barilla.

See the complete list of all finalist entries here; the final awards will take place July 7th in London.
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The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) announces that its 8th annual Meffys awards are now open for submissions. This year’s Meffys categories span the entire mobile content & commerce ecosystem.

The final deadline for entries is 6 May, and the winners will be announced at a Gala dinner on July 7th at The Grand Connaught Rooms in London. more»

4 to 7 April, 2011
Cannes, France

Are you a world-class innovator in digital & interactive formats, mobile & TV apps or online & social games?
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GSM Association has announced the finalists for its 16th Annual Global Mobile Awards to be held in February during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

In the Best Mobile Advertising and Marketing category, six great mobile campaigns from all over the world have been selected as finalists. more»

The GSMA has announced two new mobile app contests as part of the Mobile World Congress 2011.

The Brand App Challenge will see mobile app developers build “brand apps” for a selected group of global brands, including Coca Cola.

The Band App Challenge will have developers submit concepts to enable famous musical artists to engage with their fans throughout the world.

Prizes include cash, tickets, and trips to MWC Barcelona.
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Deadline Extended:
Monday 29 November 2010

Honouring excellence and innovation in mobile communications, the GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards are the premier international showcase of excellence for the mobile industry. more»

The Mobile Excellence Awards represent all parts of the mobile ecosystem from start-ups, studios, content providers, entertainment, apps and handsets, to brands and more.

The awards honor the best of the best in mobile entertainment, technology, marketing & media. more»

21 June 2010
London, UK


The 7th annual ‘Oscars of the mobile world’ adds six new categories to mark industry evolution. The gala dinner takes place on 21 June 2010, London. more»

MEF has announced the finalists for the 2010 MEFFY awards. In the Mobile Advertising category, 6 campaigns were selected as the best among the entries, including submissions from Orange, Admob, and RingRing Media.

See the complete list of all finalist entries here; the final awards will take place June 21st in London.
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The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) announces that its 7th Mobile Entertainment Awards, known as the ‘Meffys’, is now open for entries. The Meffys span the entire mobile entertainment & media industry, from apps to social media.

The deadline for entries is 16 April, and the winners will be announced at a Gala dinner on the evening before MeM on 21st June at The Grand Connaught Rooms in London.

For more information or to enter, click HERE. more»

The finalists for this year’s Festival of Media Awards competition have been announced, with 8 mobile campaigns making the shortlist in the “Best Use of Mobile” category.

See the full list of mobile campaign finalists here. more»

Smaato announced the winners of the 2009 Mobile Advertising Awards at the Mobile Web 2.0 event in San Francisco recently. The winners included Aloqa, Flirtomatic, SPB TV, and Waze. more»

At the Mobile Entertainment Market gala event on June 23rd, the winners of the 2009 Meffy competition were announced.

This years winners came from a wide variety of countries, including America, Britain, Denmark, Finland, India, Norway, Russia and Turkey, highlighting the growing international flavor of the awards. more»

The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) has announced the shortlisted entries for the 2009 Meffy Awards.

The shortlisted entries for the Best Mobile Ad Campaign are a strong group of campaigns that showcase how far mobile advertising has come in the past year.
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The Mobile Marketing Association announced the winners of the Global Mobile Marketing Awards at a gala dinner in San Diego. Read the complete list is here. more»

The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has announced the finalists for the MMA’s Fourth Annual Global Mobile Marketing Awards. The awards honor the companies who are successfully utilizing and leading the adoption of the mobile channel for marketing purposes. See the complete list. more»

The finalists for the Mobile Excellence Awards program have been officially announced. The awards cover many categories including Best Mobile Advertising Technology, Best Mobile Games, Best Social Network, and several more. more»

Smaato Inc., a provider for in-application mobile advertising solutions announces the Smaato Mobile Advertising Award 2008. Smaato teamed up with Vator.tv, a social network for technology start-up companies, to search for the coolest ad-enabled mobile application. more»

The Mobil Monday group has officially launched the Mobile Excellence Awards program, and entries are now being accepted. The awards will take place on October 30, 2008 at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, North Hollywood, CA. more»

The Mobile Entertainment Forum awarded the MEFFY’s last week in their annual get together in Cannes. Over 200 entries from 21 countries were submitted this year, and mobile advertising companies were well represented among the winners. See the complete list of winners. more»