The 2009 CTIA E-Tech Awards Program spotlights new technologies and services shaping the wireless industry. They received nearly 300 entrants this year with a non-refundable submission fee of $300 charged for the first submission and $200 for each additional submission.
Finalists this year include just about everyone:
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4G – Service Creation & Development
- Alcatel-Lucent 8661 Directory Server
- Allot, Service Gateway Sigma
- Anritsu Company, MD8430A Signaling Tester
- Harris Stratex Networks, Inc., Wireless IP Services API
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4G – Service Management
- FusionOne, FusionOne’s Handset Transfer Solution
- InnoPath Software, InnoPath ActiveCare – Mobile Device Management Enabled LTE Customer Care
- Motorola, Inc., Motorola LTE Self Organizing Networks (SON) Solution
- Openet, Openet’s Fair Usage Solution
- WiSpry, Inc., MEMS Tunable Digital Capacitors
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Enterprise & Vertical – General Business Solution
- Cisco, WebEx Meeting Center
- Dexterra, Dexterra Concert™ Mobile Platform
- Intuit, Intuit GoPayment
- Qualcomm, Gobi2000™
- Sprint, TeleNav Vehicle Manager™ from Sprint
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Enterprise & Vertical – Healthcare Solution
- Gearworks, OnCare
- iVisit, iVisit RX
- Panasonic Computer Solutions Company, The Panasonic Toughbook H1
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Enterprise & Vertical – Energy or Utility Solution
- Accenture, 3D Industrial Wireless
- Aeris Communications & Kyocera Wireless, Aeris AerCommand
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Green – Consumer Applications to Promote Green Practice
- GOSUB 60, Inc., Sudoku Deluxe: Green Edition
- Nokia, Nokia Carbon Calculator
- ViralMesh, shopgreen
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Green – Consumer Hardware
- HUGHES Telematics, in-Drive AT-500
- Motorola Inc., MOTO™ W233 Renew
- Suntrica, Suntrica’s Solar-Powered Chargers
- USA Wireless Solutions, Biodegradable RPET Packaging by Innovative Plastech and USAWS
- Xentris Wireless, Wireless Inductive Charging Case for the Blackberry Storm Phone
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Green – Green Network Hardware and Infrastructure
- Alcatel-Lucent, Alcatel-Lucent Sustainable Power Solution
- Cradlepoint Technology, CBA250 Cellular-to-Ethernet Adapter
- Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia Siemens Networks Flexi Multiradio Base Station
- VNL, VNL’s WorldGSM Solar-powered GSM Base Station
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Mobile Applications & Widgets – Healthcare/Public Safety/Transportation/Public Services
- MyKidisSafe Mobile, MyKidisSafe Mobile All In One
- Nokia, Nokia Traffic Planner
- OnStar, OnStar Stolen Vehicle Slowdown
- Rave Wireless, Rave Guardian
- WeatherBug, WeatherBug Protect
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Mobile Applications & Widgets – Mobile Entertainment/Social Networking
- FusionOne, FusionOne Network Address Book
- Intercasting Corporation, Intercasting’s ANTHEM 2.0
- MobiTV, Mobi4Biz
- Nimbuzz B.V., Nimbuzz
- Nokia, Ovi Store
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Mobile Applications & Widgets – Mobile Marketing/Mobile Advertising
- Alcatel-Lucent, Mobile Enhanced Reality
- FeedHenry, FeedHenry – the Complete Widget Services Platform
- GetJar, GetJar Pay-Per-Downloads
- Greystripe, GS.Rich Media Ad Formats
- PhindMe Mobile, Everywhereigo.com
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Mobile Applications & Widgets – Mobile Payments
- aKos Technology Corporation, aKos Mobile Remittance Gateway Engine (MRGe)
- First Data, First Data® GO-Tag™ Solution
- Shorthand Mobile, Shorthand
- Sybase 365, mpass
- Vesta Corporation, OneButton Top-Up
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Mobile Applications & Widgets – Pro-sumer/Business Productivity
- Cisco, WebEx Meeting Center
- Expert System, COGITO Answers
- Flurry, Flurry Analytics
- Nuance Communications, Nuance Voice Control (NVC) 2.0
- Nuance Communications, T9 Nav
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Mobile CE – Accessory
- AnyDATA, APT-210D
- Avantronics Limited, Bluetooth Text-To-Speech Speakerphone with Solar Charging
- Parrot Inc., Parrot MKi9200
- Samsung Telecommunications America, Samsung MBP-200
- Wi-Ex, zBoost International
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Mobile CE – Fashion & Lifestyle Products
- Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., E181 HSPA USB STICK
- Motorola Inc., AURA™ by Motorola
- Novatel Wireless, Novatel Wireless MiFi 2352 Intelligent Mobile HotSpot
- PowerFilm Inc., USB + AA solar charger
- Zeebo Inc., Zeebo
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Mobile CE – Phone/Smartphone
- HTC America, HTC Touch Pro2
- Nokia, Nokia N97
- Research in Motion, BlackBerry Curve 8900 Smartphone
- Samsung Telecommunications America, Samsung Memoir
- ZER01 Communications, Inc., ZERO1 Mobile
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Network Infrastructure – In-Building/Local Area Network Solution
- Agito Networks, Agito Networks RoamAnywhere™ Mobility Router™
- Motorola Inc., Motorola’s CDMA 9100 Series KeepMeConnected Femtocell
- Nextivity Inc., Nextivity SMART Repeater
- Qualcomm, Femtocell Station Modem™ (FSM™) Chipsets
- Samsung Telecommunications America, Network Extender by Samsung
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Network Infrastructure – Wide Area Network
- Alcatel-Lucent, Alcatel-Lucent Software-defined Multi-technology Architecture (SMA) for 4G Evolution of CDMA RAN
- Fujitsu Network Communications, BroadOne™ LS LTE eNodeB
- Harris Stratex Networks, Eclipse Packet Node
- Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia Siemens Networks Flexi Multiradio Base Station
- Vanu, Inc., Vanu® MultiRAN
They received nearly 300 entries in 18 categories. Participants could “vote” to determine the winner of the “Best In Show” award. Taking this year’s Best in Show award was Top Global for its 3G UFO Personal Hotspot, which provides instant mobile access to the Internet.
Sprint and TeleNav received first place at CTIA’s Emerging Technology Awards for their TeleNav Vehicle Manager, available now exclusively from Sprint.
Launched this February, TeleNav Vehicle Manager, powered by Turnpike, combines vehicle diagnostics and IFTA Fuel Tax filing with GPS-enabled navigation, tracking, wireless forms and wireless timecards. The applications helps companies manage their day-to-day fleet operations, reduce operating costs and simplify regulatory compliance.
Deployed by 13 carriers in 21 countries, TeleNav is a global leader in wireless location-based services (LBS). Currently, the company’s solutions are available in four continents, including North and South America, Asia and Europe.
