About this category
This award recognises extraordinary contributions by individuals, organisations or collaborations that advance mobile communications’ value and benefits for people, businesses and societies across Asia.

Our panel of distinguished industry and GSMA experts select the overall technology winner.

Entries are not required for this award.

About this category
For core hardware and software innovation within smartphones and associated devices themselves. From chips and processors to cameras, screens and other innovative technologies that advance the user experience and enhance smartphone capabilities, available in the Asian market from June 2023 to May 2024, as determined by world-leading independent analysts, journalists and influencers.

Entries are not required for this award.

Criteria to consider and to look for evidence of:

How new is the innovation?

• Is it the first of its kind to launch?
• Or, is it considerably better than previous attempts in this area? If so, how?

Is the execution better than the competition?

• more robust
• uses differentiated materials
• more stylish
• more energy efficient
• higher quality etc.

Is it a commercial product? Or is this a proof of concept, trial or some other kind of test? How many active users if software?

• How many units shipped if hardware?
• How many Asian countries is it available in?

How sustainable is it?

• If hardware, to what extent were recycled materials used? How recyclable is the hardware?
• Does it support sustainability goals?

It must be an Asian product.

• How widely available is it across Asia Pacific?
• Is the company that has created it, or is selling it headquartered in Asia? And/or was the product developed in Asia?

About this category
The Best Smartphone award combines outstanding performance, innovation, and leadership. It is determined by an assessment of smartphones on the Asian market from June 2023 to May 2024 by world-leading independent analysts, journalists, and influencers.

Entries are not required for this award.

About this category
The Asia 5G Industry Innovation Award highlights the contribution that mobile operators, manufacturers and suppliers make to increase mobile usage, expand the user experience and help expand business models and transformational opportunities.

It is designed to capture breakthrough technology enhancement in the entire mobile ecosystem. This very wide-ranging space includes components, microprocessors, memory, chipsets, APIs, and the deployment of AI and generative AI, to name but a few. It also looks at propositions, partnerships, and deploying 5G and 5G advanced to benefit specific industry verticals and use cases. It recognises the tremendous diversity of the mobile ecosystem as it continues to innovate and add new dimensions to the customer experience.

Entries are not required for this award.

Criteria to consider and to look for evidence of:

To what extent is 5G used and a part of the product or service?

• Must include a 5G technology
• Or, help 5G technology to work better,
• Or, drive increased revenue, usage or adoption of 5G.

How new is the innovation?

• Is it related to current Release 17 standards or imminent Release 18 / 5G-Advanced standards?
• Is it the first of its kind to launch?
• Or, is it considerably better than previous attempts in this area?

How wide is its impact?

• Which markets does it address?
• Core long-standing telecom uses?
• And/or verticals and wider adoption of 5G throughout the economy and society?
• How many companies and individuals could benefit?

What goals does it advance?

• Sustainability?
• Digital inclusion?
• Increasing revenues?
• Advancing the progress of technol

It must be an Asian product.

• How widely available is it across Asia Pacific?
• Is the company that has created it, or is selling it headquartered in Asia? And/or was the product developed in Asia?

About this category
The Best Asia Mobile Technology Breakthrough Award highlights the contribution that Mobile Operators, manufacturers and suppliers make to increase mobile usage, expand the user experience and help expand business opportunities in Asia.

It is designed to capture breakthrough technology enhancement in the Asian mobile ecosystem. This very wide-ranging space includes AI, components, microprocessors, memory, chips sets, and APIs, to name but a few and also looks at design innovation and form-factors. It recognizes the tremendous diversity of the mobile eco-system as it continues to innovate and add new dimensions to the customer experience.

Entries are not required for this award.