MTN and China Mobile (Zhejiang) win Global Telecom Awards

Awards showcase Huawei’s work in accelerating CSPs digital transformation

[London, UK, Nov 17, 2016] Nigerian and South African mobile operator MTN and China Mobile (Zhejiang) have been named winners of prestigious Global Telecoms Awards (GLOTEL) by Telecoms.com and Informa. (The projects exemplify how Huawei is enabling CSPs’ digital business transformation. The annual Global Telecoms (GLOTEL) Awards recognize innovation and excellence in the global telecoms industry and are open to any company operating in the telecoms industry worldwide.

MTN won the Digital Content Service of the Year award against stiff competition for its Music+ service in Nigeria.

Rahul De, Chief Marketing Officer of MTN Nigeria, said: “With Music+, MTN is championing the discovery and promotion of our local music talent. The service gives upcoming and aspiring artists the opportunity to build their brands and earn money by uploading their content onto the platform where millions of potential fans are waiting to listen, rate and recommend it. Given the broad reach of our mobile internet services, in a world where word-of-mouth is considered the most trusted source of consumer information and the most likely to be acted upon, the potential impact of for young artists is huge. The innovative and secure Huawei platform delivered flexibility, and continues to scale seamlessly giving our customers new ways to access and engage with music’. He concluded.

China Mobile (Zhejiang) won the Best Digital Transformation Project award for their program to provide API’s that expose their mobile and network service capabilities.

“A critical part of the Digital transformation of China Mobile has been the establishment of an API exposure platform to enable B2B2X services,” said Qian Junbo, Director of Internet and Customer Response Center, China Mobile Group Zhejiang Co., Ltd. “This platform, supported by Huawei, has been serving our partners and over 50 million subscribers in China’s Zhejiang Province since 2014. To date, the platform has provided over 200 API’s which are called over 2 billion times. It has delivered innovative new revenue streams to Zhejiang Mobile and enables innovative business and consumer services for over 100 partners such as Tencent and Xinhua NET.”.

Dai Jingyue, President of Huawei Software Marketing & Solution Sales, commented on the awards: ‘Developing scalable innovative products and solutions is at the heart of Huawei’s strategy. These awards recognize MTN and China Mobile (Zhejiang) for their leadership in digital business transformation and excellence in delivering the best customer experiences”.

For more information on the GLOTEL Global Telecoms Awards 2016 see: https://awards.telecoms.com/2016-winners/.