The technical innovations that got awarded at MWC Shanghai

The 2017 Mobile World Congress at Shanghai saw some important announcements in the world of technology. Qualcomm unveiled it latest budget SoC with flagship features in the Snapdragon 450. Vivo and Qualcomm came together to unveil an under display fingerprint scanner, a technology that is bound to revolutionise the smartphone design. In the midst of all major announcements, GSMA announced the winner of 2017 Asia Mobile Awards.

The winners of the 2017 AMO Awards were chosen from 165 entries and nominations across five categories and judged by more than 50 world-leading independent experts, analysts, journalists, academics and, in some cases, mobile operator representatives. Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S8 took the honours of the best smartphone for this year. Here is a rundown of all the winners from the Shanghai event.

Best Mobile App for Media, Entertainment & Social
Tata Consultancy Services for Singapore Marathon App 2016

Best Mobile App for Retail, Commerce, & Marketing
SAP for SAP Retail Execution

Best Mobile App for Connected Living
SK Telecom for Smart Home

Best Mobile App for Business
Moneycontrol.com for Moneycontrol – Markets on Mobile App

Best Smartphone
Samsung for Samsung Galaxy S8/S8 Plus

Disruptive Device Innovation
HTC for HTC Vive

Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough – Asia
China Unicom for eSIM-based Consumer IoT Solution

Best Innovation for LTE to 5G Evolution
SK Telecom and Ericsson for World-First 5G Connected Car

Best IoT Innovation for Mobile Networks
Huawei for Huawei NB-IoT Solution

Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets
Ericsson for Ericsson Connected Mangroves, Malaysia

Outstanding Mobile Contribution to the UN SDGs in Asia
Ericsson and Telenor Myanmar for Pure Solar Site
United Nations Development Programme for eVIN

Outstanding Contribution to the Asian Mobile Industry
Mr Shang Bing, Chairman, China Mobile
Mr Li Yue, CEO, China Mobile