55 make the grade #WCA12

Congratulations to the 55 companies who have made the short list for this years World Communication Awards - you are already winners to make it this far!

The finalists this year include the big names, like BT and Orange, but we are also delighted to to have finalists from as far afield as Vietnam and Australia in the East and Mexico to the West, from the Middle East and from Africa.Indeed the spread of companies and countries represented is wider this year than ever before, reinforcing the position as truly the WORLD Communication Awards!

The winners will be revealed at the Awards dinner on the 13 November 2012, and from now until then an extensive marketing campaign will drive awareness of the finalists. To capitalise on the excitement talk to us about become a sponsor for the event. You'll be in great company with existing sponsors including Colt Technology Services, Ericsson Ltd, Harvey Nash, Ipanema Techniologies, Orange Business Services, PCCW Global, TeliaSonera International. Find out more about our sponsors here.

With the publication of the short list, the majority of winners are now known, with the exception of CEO of the Year. This is an industry voted category, that last year was won by Randall L. Stephenson of AT&T. To help determine the 2012 winner, cast your vote via the Total Telecom website. 

World Class Telecom Countries (and Companies...)

This years World Communication Awards (WCA) shortlist comprises 86 contenders, they represent 49 companies, themselves ultimately part of 44 brands. This in itself is an impressive representation of the breadth of the WCA, but almost pales into insignificance when you see the immense scale of their global coverage. The shortlist includes no less than 26 countries, whilst the original entries included more than 40 countries.

Countries who entered the WCA

So join us to celebrate the companies and countries making a splash at this years awards, from CVT in Cape Verde to Smart Communications in the Philippines and from Roshan in Afghanistan to Telmex in Mexico - well done to you all. The 26 countries are below. Karim Khoja, CEO of Roshan will be one of the speakers at Total Telecom World on the 7-8 November 2011.

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