Leaders in Asian Communications Rewarded #ACA16

The winners of the 6th annual Asia Communication Awards (ACA) were named in Singapore on the 1 June 2016. The big winner of the night was Korea's KT who scooped three trophies, whilst we were delighted to to be able to welcome Ririek Adriansyah, CEO of Telkomsel to the event were he was named CEO of the Year.

The Asia Communication Awards are organised by Total Telecom and were presented at the prestigious Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel

For a full list of winners is listed below or download the magazine of the night here

ROLL OF HONOUR

Best Brand Campaign
Progresif Cellular
(Highly commended: Telstra)

Best Customer Care: Business
Singtel

Best Customer Care: Consumer
Ooredoo Myanmar
(Highly commended: Globe Telecom)

Best Emerging Market Initiative
Ooredoo Myanmar

Best Enterprise Service
KT

Best SME Service
Voyager Innovations
(Highly commended: KT)

Operator of the Year
KT
(Highly commended: Indosat Ooredoo)

Project of the Year
Progresif Cellular

Satellite Operator of the Year
Singtel Satellite

The Connected Asia Award
Indosat Ooredoo

The Green Technology Award
Tata Communications

The Innovation Award
KT

The Social Contribution Award
Smart Communications

Vendor Initiative of the Year
Huawei
(Highly commended: Syniverse)

Wholesale Operator of the Year
NTT Communications

CEO of the Year
Ririek Adriansyah, Telkomsel
(Highly commended: V.D. Wadhwa, SITI Cable Network)

View the photos from the Asia Communication Awards #ACA14

Total Telecom have put together a selection of the best photographs from this years Asia Communication Awards as a slide show.


Also, don't miss Mary Lennighan's write up of the event on Total Telecom

Top 10 of the best: Most read news, press releases, and white papers

This week we decided not just to look at the news stories you've been reading, but also at the press releases you've found interesting, and the white papers you have downloaded in the past 7 days, so the top ten is actually the Top 5 (news articles); Top 3 (press releases) and Top 2 (white papers).

TOP NEWS STORIES READ THIS WEEK

1. Telenor, Mobilink ready for Pakistan 3G launch
2. Leaving with your handset held high
3. France's Niel snaps up Monaco Telecom for €322 million
4. Nokia exits devices as Microsoft deal closes
5. Microsoft generates solid revenue growth from core products

TOP PRESS RELEASES VIEWED THIS WEEK

1. 26 leading companies make the shortlist for Asia Communication Awards 2014 [Book your table here]
2. Mobile location-based advertising worth €10.7bn by 2018
3. Check Point unveils software-defined security architecture

TOP WHITE PAPERS DOWNLOADED THIS WEEK

1. Intelligent Evolution to 4G Networks
2. Oracle Communications LTE Diameter Signaling Index

If you'd like your news or white paper to be one of the 'most read' in future weeks, make sure you post your press releases online (It's free!) or contact the sales team about adding a white paper.

AND ONE FOR THE FUTURE....

Webinar: Orchestrating Virtualized LTE Networks: The Essential Role of Diameter Signaling Routers REGISTER NOW

Three leaders in Asian Telecoms #ACA14

Now that the voting is open for the 2014 CEO of the Year, several people have asked who the previous winners have been for this prestigious title, which is now into it's forth year at the Asia Communication Awards.

So, looking back at the previous years:

In 2011 we were delighted to name Mr Yue Li, the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager at China Mobile Communications as the inaugural CEO of the Year. He headed a fantastic line up for our first ever Asia Communication Awards, presented at Raffles in Singapore, which included Smart Communications being named Operator of the Year. You can view all the 2011 winners here.


In 2012 the awards dinner moved across to the larger Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore as more companies discovered the ACA.

One thing that didn't change was Smart's success, once again walking away with the Operator of the Year trophy, but this time the winners list was headed by Mr. Hu Houkun (Ken Hu) Deputy Chairman of the Board and Rotating CEO of Huawei, who also took Vendor of the Year for the second year running.

And so to 2013 with another new venue in the shape of the imposing Conrad Centennial Hotel, where the Asia Communication Awards will also be presented in 2014 [book your tickets - final night of CommunicAsia: party party party!], which saw some things change, but others stay the same. Huawei completed the hattrick, walking away with Vendor of the Year for the third consecutive year, whilst local player StarHub took the trophy for Operator of the Year. CEO of the Year went to the widely admired Vinod Kumar of Tata. You can view the entire roll of honour here.

So who will be CEO of the Year in 2014? Well that's still up to you. Voting is currently open HERE but remember you must get your vote in by the 20 April 2014. The winner will be revealed at the awards dinner in Singapore on the 19 June.

VOTE NOW FOR CEO OF THE YEAR

BOOK YOUR TABLES FOR THE GALA DINNER

Why do you support the Asia Communication Awards

Last year we asked a number of entrants, judges and sponsors why they supported the Asia Communication Awards, why not listen to what they say.

Speakers on this video represent SAP, Olswang, CITIC Telecom CPC, Flytxt, and NTT Communications.

Entries for 2014 are currently open. Find out more at www.asiacommsawards.com

This years awards will be presented in Singapore on the 19 June 2014, during CommunicAsia.

15 ways you might win at the Asia Communication Awards #ACA14

Entries are currently open for the 2014 Asia Communication Awards with fifteen categories up for grabs. To

Download Categories Brochure

find out how you might be a winner this year, download the categories brochure.

The list of categories is outlined below, and includes two research/survey based categories. CEO of the Year is an industry vote, where we are currently seeking nominations, whilst the Best Place to Work relies on research amongst your employees - to enter this, you need at least 50 of your employees to complete the survey.

Best Brand Campaign
Best Content Service
Best Enterprise Service
Best SME Service
Customer Service Initiative
Emerging Market Initiative
Innovation Award
Operator of the Year
Project of the Year
The Green Award
The Social Contribution Award
Vendor of the Year
Wholesale Operator of the Year
Best Place to Work - #BPTW Survey Here >
CEO of the Year - Nominate your CEO >

2014 is the fourth year of the Asia Communication Awards, which will be presented in Singapore on the 19th June - during CommunicAsia. The awards are open to both telecom operators / service providers as well as vendors and other industry stakeholders based in Asia. Find out who won last year by downloading the winners eBook.

Singapore Video - CommunicAsia and the Asia Communication Awards

Video interviews from CommunicAsia and from the 2013 Asia Communication Awards #ACA13 are now available to  view in this playlist.

Featured companies include: Akamai; Bima and Robi Axiata; Commscope; CommunicAsia / SES Allworld; Dell; du; ESET; Huawei; Idea Cellular; Inview; Irdeto; Keymile; NTT Communications; Oracle; SAP; Smart Communications; ST Electronics; ST Microelectronics; Tata Communications; Telstra Global; and Voyager Innovations. You can watch them in the view below or visit the YouTube playlist.


The Total Telecom editorial team were in Singapore for CommunicAsia and the Awards and wrote extensive coverage of this years events, VIEW A LIST OF STORIES HERE or for a quick overview, read the post event FRIDAY REVIEW

View photographs from the awards night on our Facebook page or download the eBook from Total Telecom.

Winners Photo's - Asia Communication Awards 2013

The winners of the third annual Asia Communication Awards were revealed on the 20 June 2013 in Singapore. Here's the photo's of the winners. For the loist of winners and more news from this years CommunicAsia, read Mary Lennighan's Friday Review: White Out

Who's your Asian CEO of the Year?

Votes are coming in thick and fast, but it's not yet a foregone conclusion as to who will be named CEO of the Year at this year's Asia Communication Awards.

Make sure you get your vote in before the 25 May 2013 to have your say.

VOTE NOW

The winner will be named on the 20 June 2013 at the dinner in Singapore. At the same time finalists in this years awards will find out if they have been success. Check out if you made the shortlist at
www.asiacommsawards.com

More time to enter Asia Communication Awards

The entry deadline for this years Asia Communication Awards has been extended to the 22 March 2013. For the complete list of categories and to submit your entry visit www.asiacommsawards.com

Follow us on Twitter #ACA13

Countdown! 5 Days to Enter #ACA13

There's just 5-days remaining to get your entries in for the 2013 Asia Communication Awards, so now is the time to make sure you are representing yourself and your company in the best possible light.


2013 Award Categories include:

• Best Brand Campaign – New!
• Best Content Service
• Best Enterprise Service – New!
• Best SME Service – New!
• Customer Service Initiative 
• Emerging Market Initiative
• Innovation Award
• Operator of the Year
• Project of the Year – New!
• The Green Award
• The Social Contribution Award – New!
• Vendor of the Year
• Wholesale Operator of the Year
• Best Place to Work – New!
• CEO of the Year

So this is your chance to see if you can measure up to last years Winners and Finalists and claim your place on the roll of honour.

In 2012 11 companies were triumphant, with the highlights being Smart Communications who won the coveted Operator of the Year (as well as two other categories), Huawei who were named Vendor of the Year, and who picked up CEO of the Year for Ken Hu, and Telekom Malaysia who were named CTO of the Year for Giorgio Migliarina. So who will it be in 2013, could it be you?

To enter, view the categories visit www.asiacommsawards.com 

Welcome NTT Communications #ACA13

Total Telecom are delighted to welcome NTT Communications as sponsors of the 2013 Asia Communication Awards #ACA13.

NTT Comm join confirmed sponsors including Huawei, SingTel, StarHub, and ZTE for this years programme, the highlight of which will be the prestigious gala dinner on the 20 June 2013 at the Conrad Centennial in Singapore, on the third night of massive CommunicAsia expo.

Entries for this years awards close on the 15 March 2013 in 15 categories as follows:

• Best Brand Campaign – New!
• Best Content Service
• Best Enterprise Service – New! 
• Best SME Service – New!
• Customer Service Initiative 
• Emerging Market Initiative
• Innovation Award
• Operator of the Year
• Project of the Year – New!
• The Green Award
• The Social Contribution Award – New!
• Vendor of the Year
• Wholesale Operator of the Year
• Best Place to Work – New! (Complete the Survey)
• CEO of the Year (Nominate your CEO)

For more information, follow the following links:

• Download the CATEGORIES BROCHURE
• Request SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
• Meet the 2012 Winners

Welcome SingTel #ACA2013

We are delighted to welcome back SingTel as the Asia ICT Partner for the 2013 Asia Communication Awards.

SingTel join Huawei, Starhub, and ZTE as the confirmed sponsors for this years Awards.

To get involved:

• DOWNLOAD THE CATEGORIES BROCHURE - entry deadline 15 March 2013

• NOMINATE YOUR CEO for CEO of the Year

• DOWNLOAD SPONSORSHIP PROSPECTUS

Nominate your Asian CEO of the Year #ACA13

We've started calling for nominations for the CEO of the Year for the 2013 Asia Communication Awards.

To be eligible, nominees must be CxO level executives from Asian HQ'd telecom companies, either operators or vendors.

Last year's winner was Ken Hu of Huawei, whilst in 2011 China Mobile's Li Yue was victorious. Who will be the 2013 winner?
To be considered, your CEO must be nominated on THIS FORM by the 28 March 2013.

The Asia Communication Awards judges will determine a shortlist from the nominations that will then be put to a public vote, so make sure your favoured CEO is nominated.

The nomination form is hosted on Survey Monkey, and the link is: www.surveymonkey.com/s/ACACEO2013

Confirmed sponsors of the Asia Communication Awards 2013 are Huawei, Starhub and ZTE. Find out more about sponsoring at www.asiacommsawards.com

Asia Communication Awards - Video's and Photo's

The Winners are out there and so are the video's and photos! The 2nd Asia Communication Awards are Total Telecom Awards and the winners were annouced in Singapore on the 19 June 2012 - during CommunicAsia

Asia Communication Awards 2012

Congratulations to all the winners...

BEST BUSINESS SOLUTION

Lavastorm Analytics - The Lavastorm Analytic Platform

BEST CLOUD SERVICE

SingTel - SingTel PowerON

BEST CONTENT SERVICE

StarHub - Hubbing: Experiencing Food Through FooD.I.Y

BEST MOBILE STRATEGY

Comviva - Comviva mobiquity mTicketing

CUSTOMER SERVICE INITIATIVE

Roshan - ISO 9001 for Customer Care in Afghanistan

CTO OF THE YEAR

Giorgio Migliarina - Telekom Malaysia

EMERGING MARKET INITIATIVE

Smart Communications - SHINE (Secured Health Information Network and Exchange)

GREEN TECHNOLOGY AWARD

Huawei - Green integration outdoor power system

INNOVATION AWARD

Smart Communications - Smart Netphone

OPERATOR OF THE YEAR

Smart Communications

OUTSOURCING PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

Aegis

SOCIAL MEDIA INITIATIVE

Tulip Telecom - Grey Gambit

VENDOR OF THE YEAR

Huawei

WHOLESALE OPERATOR OF THE YEAR

Pacnet

CEO OF THE YEAR

Ken Hu, Huawei 

For more information visit www.asiacommsawards.com 


More photo's are on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/totaltelecomnews/photos

Peppering up the Awards #ACA12

With the second Asia Communication Awards #ACA12 just around the corner, we're delighted to announce Don Peppers, founding partner of Peppers & Rogers Group as a guest speaker at this years awards.

Don has been named as one of the “Top 50 Business Brains” by The Times newspaper (London) and will be in Singapore to deliver a keynote at the CommunicAsia Summit (see press release).

We are delighted that he has agreed to speak briefly about Customer Centricity in Telcos in Asia prior to the presentation of the Asia Communication Awards.

The Awards have the support of CommunicAsia as an event partner and take place on the first night, 19 June, of this years massive exhibition and conference at the prestigious Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel.

The event will be attended by the leading telecoms players from the region, including the sponsoring companies, Telstra Global, SingTel, Citycell, Starhub, Huawei, and RP International.

Limited seats are still available for the gala dinner, visit www.asiacommsawards.com

One Month to Enter #ACA12

Are you working on your entries for the 2012 Asia Communication Awards? There's just over 1-month to go.


The awards recognises the successes of telecoms companies, operators and vendors alike, with headquarters in the Asia region to the wider telecom industry. Categories range from specifics like Cloud Service and Social Media Initiative to the generic achievements of Operator and vendor of the Year. Find out more about the categories here.


Why not gain some inspiration as to what the judges are looking for by watching some of the videos from 2011, where you can here from winners and sponsors of the inaugural awards.





2012 venue now confirmed, the spectacular Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore

Rumour Watch - Snow interrupts Singapore Conference

Today in Singapore, it is 26 degrees, but Total Telecom hears that there may have been a gap in the agenda of the TM Forums Management World Asia, due to snow.

In a city where the lowest ever recorded temperature is 17 degrees celcius this may sound unlikely, but we have it on good authority that amongst those heading for Singapore this weekend from the UK was the CEO of the TM Forum, Martin Creaner - the man due to give the keynote Rethinking Communications at 9:10 on day 1.

Total Telecom assume a directive was offered to the assembled telecom executives of talk quietly amongst themselves, whilst 6,000 miles away the agenda was no doubt Rethinking Transportation....

We hope we won't have to do any snow contingency plans in June, when we will run the 2nd annual Asia Communication Awards in Singapore. Entry deadline 16 March 2012, FIND OUT MORE