AfricaCom 2015 Awards - shortlist announced

The winners will be announced at the eagerly anticipated AfricaCom Awards event, always a highlight on the AfricaCom agenda, which this year takes place on 18th November.

The shortlisted contenders for the various categories in 2015 are:

Best Network Improvement

• Airtel - NW Modernisation Airtel Kenya
  
• Botswana Fibre Networks - Best Network Improvement
  
• Huawei Technologies - Huawei's Lampsite Solution in Kenya
  
• Liquid Telecom - Liquid Telecom Kenya - Nairobi metropolitan network
  
• Millicom Ghana Limited - Best Network Improvement
  
• World Telecom Labs - ICN and World Telecom Labs - increasing capacity in Nigeria

Excellence in Customer Experience Management

• First National Bank - FNB Connect
  
• Mahindra Comviva - Real-time Analytics of Customer Experience (RACE)
  
• MODE - Advanced Credit Services
  
• Orange - Vocal Emergency Credit
  
• Safaricom - Voice of the Customer
  
• Etisalat - 24/7 Help Line/Support

Breakthrough LTE Development

• Ericsson - Ericsson LTE roll out
  
• Huawei Technologies - Huawei's eLTE Solution for Kenya
  
• PCCW - high-performance IPX-enabled networks
  
• Safaricom - LTE
  
• Telkom SA SOC Ltd - LTE and LTE-A
  
• Vodacom South Africa and Nokia Networks - Voice over LTE Service

Best Cost Efficiency Solution for Africa

• CSG - International Managed Services
  
• Huawei Technologies - MTN wireless Managed Service project
  
• PCCW - Keeping African international voice traffic in Africa
  
• Sigma Solutions Inc - OmniCare - a suite of telecom software solutions
  
• ZTE - Cloud Radio

Best Connectivity Solution for Africa

• Internet Solutions - CloudConnect
  
• Liquid Telecom - 100Mbps FTTH "Fibroniks" Service
  
• MTN SA - fibre to the home or FTTH
  
• Orange - Always Connected Services
  
• Polystar - Polystar Network Insight and Customer Insight Solutions
  
• Project Isizwe - Tshwane Free WiFi project

VSAT Innovation for Africa

• Liquid Telecom - Double VSAT Service
  
• Orange - VPN VSAT Services_Orange Business Services
  
• Vodacom DRC - Rural Coverage System
  
• Isatafric - SkySat

Best Marketing Campaign

• BigTime - Revenue Booster Campaign Suite
  
• Millicom Ghana Limited - Best Marketing Campaign
  
• MTN SA - MTN Sky "Win a Plane" Competition
  
• Orange - Orange Money - Member get Member
  
• Unitel - Kisom

Best Mobile Money Service

• Airtel - Airtel Money
  
• Ericsson - Ericsson Wallet Platform
  
• Jumo - Access
  
• Millicom Ghana Limited - Mobile Money
  
• Millicom Tchad - TigoCash Paare
  
• Orange - Orange Money - Kuma & Cash voucher PAM
  
• Panamax Inc. - MobiFin
  
• Safaricom - KCB M-PESA Account
  
• WorldRemit - Pioneering safer, lower cost remittances for the African diaspora

Best App for Africa

• AIM - EKYC Platform
  
• mVentus - mVentus Self-Care app
  
• Orange - Orange Radio
  
• Project Isizwe - Tshwane WiFi Voice Mobile App
  
• Unitel - Kisom
  
• Vodacom - My Vodacom App

Best Device for Africa

• Huawei Technologies - Huawei P8
  
• MTN SA - Steppa
  
• Orange - Orange Klif

Most Innovative Service

• Airtel - Airtel Tanzania Micro Loan
  
• EdgePoint - bimaAFYA : A Mobile Micro Health Insurance
  
• First National Bank - FNB Connect
  
• PCCW - OnTap.TV
  
• Project Isizwe (Tshwane Free WiFi Project) - WiFi TV
  
• Trace Group - Trace Mobile
  
• Vumatel - Fibre to the home

Best Pan-African Initiative

• ISON BPO - Best Pan - African Initiative
  
• Liquid Telecom - 100Mbps FTTH "Fibroniks" Service
  
• Orange - Stop Ebola Initiative_Most Operators
  
• Trace TV - Trace Music Star

Changing Lives Award

• Ericsson and MTN Benin - Eco Management
  
• GoMetro - GoMapp/GoMetro Pro
  
• ISON BPO - BPO Services, IP to Work
  
• Liquid Telecom - Office of the President (Kenya) and Liquid Telecom - free WiFi in Nakuru County
  
• Millicom Ghana Limited - Changing Lives
  
• Mindset Network - Ukusiza Project
  
• Orange - Mobile Health Services
  
• The Apprentice Valley - Xenophobia citizen tool
  
• The South African Depression and Anxiety Group, Speaking Books - The Speaking Book
  
• WIOCC - Improved connectivity transforming Somalia