2016 ACOMMS Finalists Announced
Sydney, 10 June 2016 – Communications Alliance and Communications Day are proud to announce the finalists in the communications industry’s premier awards for excellence, the ACOMMS, which recognise exemplary achievement across 11 categories of endeavour.
The ACOMMS will be presented at a gala industry event in Sydney on 20 July 2016.
The short-listed nominees are indicative of the industry’s transformation from the provision of traditional fixed communications to available-anywhere, advanced services and applications.
Communications Alliance CEO John Stanton said: “the activities underlying the nominations bear testimony to the strength of innovation that is driving the Australian communications industry”.
He welcomed the inclusion of a new award category - IoT Innovator – which will recognise company’s offering innovative IoT solutions or products to end users.
He was also delighted that this year, an unprecedented number of submissions in the Community Contribution Category were received.
“It is heartening to see that our industry is invested to go above and beyond to help the community. In recognition of this, the Community Contribution award will go to two worthy nominations.”
“There are great stories behind the commitment to excellence on display from all finalists. I congratulate and wish them well for the ACOMMS Awards night.”
The 2016 ACOMM Awards finalists are:
Innovation (large)
- Ericsson / Telstra / Ciena - Low-latency long-distance un-regenerated terrestrial fibre optic link.
- Telstra Corporation - Telstra Air – Australian Network
- Vodafone Hutchison Australia, and the Vodafone Foundation - DreamLab
Vendor Innovation (Large)
- Cisco Systems Australia - COSN Platform Deployment at Optus
- Nokia - nbn Fixed Networks Innovation
- Optus Mobile - Cash by Optus Wearables
Vendor Innovation (Emerging)
- ECConnect - EAP and EAP Promotions Engine
- NEXTDC - AXONVX
- Symbio Networks - TollShield
Commitment to Customer Service
- Macquarie Telecom - Macquarie Telecom publishes real time NPS
- Southern Phone Company - Industry leading customer service for mobile customers
- Vodafone Hutchison Australia - Customer service transformation
Services to Industry - Professional Services
- Cisco Systems - Student Summit – at Cisco Live Melbourne 2016
- Creator Tech - Australian IoT Industry Collaboration
- Telstra Corporation - muru-D
Best Mobile Solution
- Fonality - Fonality HUD Mobile (HUDm)
- Optus Mobile - Cash by Optus Wearables
IoT Innovator
- Cisco Systems Australia - Cisco Asset Management for Sites
- NetComm Wireless - Smart Home Gateway
- Telstra Corporation - Telstra Internet of Things Challenge
Community Contribution
- Conexu Foundation - Braille CapTel
- Southern Phone Company - Southern Phone Grants Scheme
- Telco Together Foundation collaboration - PSMS Donations Pilot Project
- Telstra Corporation - Telstra Safe Connections
- Vodafone Hutchison Australia and Vodafone Foundation - DreamLab
Satellite Provider of the Year
- Optus Satellite - Optus Satellite Upgrade of HPA’s at our Satellite Facility
- SpeedCast - Establishment of Teleport facilities in Australia
Best Marketing Initiative
- Announced on the night
Communications Ambassador
- Announced on the night
The ACOMM Awards are jointly presented by Communications Alliance and Communications Day and recognise excellence among communications industry participants including individuals, service providers, content providers, carriers, technology partners, consultants and third party suppliers. Vodafone is the 2016 title sponsor of the ACOMMS, with Optus, Cisco, Mirait Technologies, amaysim, Bird & Bird, Foxtel and KPMG also sponsoring the event.
The ACOMMS will be announced and presented at the 10th Annual ACOMMS Dinner o be held on 20th July 2016 at the newly completed Four Points Sheraton, Sydney and Minister for Communications, The Hon Mitch Fifield, will deliver the keynote address at the dinner. The ever popular Julia Zemiro will be back to be the MC for the evening.
Registrations for this year’s event can be made at: http://www.acomms.com.au/register.php
ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE
Communications Alliance is the primary communications industry body in Australia. Its membership is drawn from a wide cross-section of the communications industry, including carriers, carriage and internet service providers, content providers, platform providers, equipment vendors, IT companies, consultants and business groups.
Its vision is to be the most influential association in Australian communications, co-operatively initiating programs that promote sustainable industry development, innovation and growth, while generating positive outcomes for customers and society.
The prime mission of Communications Alliance is to create a co-operative stakeholder environment that allows the industry to take the lead on initiatives which grow the Australian communications industry, enhance the connectivity of all Australians and foster the highest standards of business behaviour. For more details about Communications Alliance, see www.commsalliance.com.au.
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Communications Day Australasia is Australia and New Zealand’s most respected source of daily telecom industry news and commentary published under the Decisive Publishing stable. For further information, see www.commsday.com