Submissions for the Telecoms.com LTE Awards have reached record numbers again this year as the organisers of LTE World Summit, which provides the backdrop for the awards, today announced those companies on the shortlist. This comes as the industry evolves and LTE continues to become the mainstream global technology for 4G networks.<\/p>\n
Mike Hibberd, Editorial Director at Telecoms.com, says: \u201cThe move to LTE represents one of the most important shifts in the history of the industry. The Telecoms.com LTE Awards recognise the companies, people and technology behind the cutting-edge innovation we\u2019re seeing in today\u2019s market.\u201d<\/p>\n
Awards judge, Robert Joyce, Chief Radio Engineer at Telefonica, says: \u201cThis year has seen some really interesting concepts and products from both operators and vendors alike, especially in the area of small cells and self-organising networks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now in their fourth year, the Telecoms.com LTE Awards are judged by an influential panel of senior and expert operator-led individuals, including: Sami Susiaho from BSkyB; Mansoor Hanif, Director of Network Integration and LTE, EE; Marwan Zawaydeh, CTIO at Etisalat; Sergio Cozzolino, VP Innovative ICT Services Development at Telecom Italia; Martin Pineiro, Head of Innovation Lab, Telecom Personal; Robert Joyce from Telefonica; Pierre Fran\u00e7ois Dubois, VP Product Development, Technocentre, Orange; Cyrille Joffre, CTO, Cable & Wireless Communications; Matthias Sauder, Head of Network at Vodafone; and Mike Hibberd, Editorial Director, Telecoms.com.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe saw some impressive entries this year, some lesser known innovative solutions came out and this year’s winners will certainly have earned their place, as the best of the best in their field,\u201d comments Sami Susiaho, Head of Edge Technologies at The Cloud Networks a BSKYB Company. <\/p>\n
Mansoor Hanif, Director of Network Integration and LTE at EE, adds: \u201cThe last twelve months have seen huge change in mobile networks; the mobile industry as a whole has now entered the age of LTE. This year\u2019s entries to The LTE Awards fully reflect the explosion of innovation and creativity that continues to drive the industry forward, delivering a truly incredible mobile experience to more and more people across the world. The judging panel thanks all the entrants for the quality of their submissions, and congratulates those who have been selected for the shortlist. We look forward to seeing you in Amsterdam!\u201d<\/p>\n
The winners will be announced at an awards gala dinner and ceremony at De Duif, Amsterdam, on 25 June 2013. Congratulations go to this year\u2019s shortlist:<\/p>\n
Best Test\/Measurement LTE Product
\nAccedian Networks – Accedian NanoNID
\nActix – Actix Customer Experience Geo-location for LTE
\nAstellia – Nova 4G
\nErcom \u2013 Mobipass
\nMetricell Limited – MyCoverageChecker
\nPCTEL – RAN Test Mobile Suite
\nRohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG – CMWcards IP Analysis – Graphical Test Script Definition Tool on CMW500 with IP Analysis capability<\/p>\n
Best LTE Backhaul Solution
\nAlcatel-Lucent \u2013 Alcatel-Lucent Mobile Backhaul Solution
\nCisco – Cisco Unified MPLS Mobile Transport
\nJuniper Networks – ACX Series Universal Access Routers
\nKT Corp – OFMM : Optical Fiber Multiplexing and Monitoring Solutions
\nTransmode – Transmode’s Mobile Backhaul Solution
\nZTE Corporation – ZXCTN 6500 series products<\/p>\n
Best LTE Device \/ Handset
\nLG Electronics – Optimus G Pro
\nNetgem – Quattuor<\/p>\n
Most Significant Development of a Commercial LTE network- Operator
\nEE – 4GEE
\nEtisalat – Etisalat
\nKT Corp – LTE WARP
\nSK Telecom – 4G LTE with PETA Solution
\nTelstra – 4G (LTE and trials of LTE-Advanced)
\nTELUS – TELUS<\/p>\n
Most Innovative LTE Launch
\nCisco and Qucell – Cisco and Qucell \u2013 World\u2019s First LTE\/Wi-Fi Small Cell Mass Scale Commercial Deployment for Public Access
\nHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd – Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
\nSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and KT – Samsung: Smart LTE Networks, KT: WARP
\nMavenir – World’s First Launches of VoLTE and RCS5 Services with Mavenir’s Suite of RCS5 Application Servers
\nSK Telecom – Multi Carrier
\nSmart Communications, Inc. – Smart LTE<\/p>\n
Best LTE Core Network Element
\nAvvasi Inc. – Avvasi Inc.
\nBroadSoft – UC-One IMS
\nEricsson – Ericsson Smart Services Router SSR 8000
\nF5 Networks – Traffix Signaling Controller (SDC)
\nMavenir – Mavenir\u2019s mOne\u00ae Platform
\nTekelec – Tekelec Diameter Signaling Router (DSR)<\/p>\n
Best LTE RAN Product
\nCellMax Technologies – CellMax range of ultra high-efficiency antennas
\nSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. – Smart SON
\nSpidercloud Wireless \u2013 First scalable and multi-access 3G, Wi-Fi and 4G\/LTE small cell system
\nTektronix Communications – GeoSoft RAN – RAN Monitoring solutions from Tektronix Communications
\nZTE Corporation – ZXSDR BS8912, ZTE LTE Micro\/ Relay eNodeB<\/p>\n
Best LTE Traffic Management Product
\nAvvasi Inc. – Avvasi Q-VUE, Q-SRV
\nCitrix ByteMobile – Citrix ByteMobile T3100 Adaptive Traffic Manager
\nCitrix ByteMobile – T1100
\nFlash Networks – Flash Networks
\nOpenwave Mobility – Media Optimizer<\/p>\n
Best Chipset \/ Processor Product
\nBroadcom – Broadcom\u2019s 4G LTE-Advanced modem, BCM21892
\nIntel Corporation, Mobile and Communications Group – Intel\u00ae XMM\u2122 7160 Slim Modem
\nNVIDIA – NVIDIA i500 software defined LTE modem
\nQualcomm – Snapdragon
\nQualcomm – RF360<\/p>\n
Most Innovative LTE Application \/ Service
\nAffirmed Networks – Mobile Content Cloud
\nEricsson – Ericsson LTE Broadcast Solution
\nHuawei Technologies – Huawei TDFi solution
\nKT Corp – LTE WARP Cloud RAN service
\nMobile Viewpoint – WMT LTE++
\nRadisys and Mavenir – Radisys\u2019 Media Resource Function (MRF) and Mavenir\u2019s mOne\u00ae Convergence Platform
\nSpidercloud Wireless and NEC – FIRST SCALABLE AND MULTI-ACCESS 3G, WI-FI AND 4G\/LTE SMALL CELL SYSTEM<\/p>\n
Best LTE Security Product
\nGemalto – Advanced Connectivity solution: LinqUs\u2122 Advanced OTA platform and Upteq\u2122 LTE SIM.
\nJuniper Networks – SRX Series Security Services Gateway
\nMetaswitch Networks – Perimeta 3.3<\/p>\n
Best LTE Roaming Product
\nAicent, Inc. – LTE Roaming Exchange
\niBasis – LTE Signaling eXchange (LSX)
\nSAP Mobile Services – LTE Roaming
\nSyniverse – Syniverse LTE solution portfolio
\nTata Communications – LTE Roaming Service
\nTektronix Communications – Roaming and Interconnect Assurance
\nTeliaSonera – 4G roaming service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"