The GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, announced the nominees for the 15th Annual Global Mobile Awards. The winners will be announced and recognised during the Global Mobile Awards presentation, which will be hosted by writer, actor and self-confessed technophile Stephen Fry on Tuesday 16th February in the main conference auditorium at the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month. The full list of categories and nominees for the Global Mobile Awards is available here.

“The GSMA would like to congratulate all those who have been nominated in this year’s Global Mobile Awards,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer at the GSMA. “Our judging panel certainly had their work cut out – the 105 nominees from across 18 categories have been chosen from more than 500 high quality entries, and to be one of the shortlisted companies is a fantastic achievement. We look forward to recognising and celebrating the innovation, ingenuity and creativity of our winners at the afternoon awards presentation and evening celebration party in Barcelona next month.”

The Global Mobile Awards includes categories for Mobile Marketing, Best Mobile Contribution to Social & Economic Development, the Green Mobile Awards and Mobile Entertainment, which includes awards for games, music and video, advertising and social networking. At the Congress Party & Awards Celebration at the National Palace in Barcelona on Tuesday 16th February, three high-profile awards for the year will also be presented, including Best Mobile Handset, the GSMA Chairman’s Award and Mobile Industry Personality of the Year. The evening event will also be hosted by Stephen Fry and will culminate with a headline performance by one of the world’s most famous bands, Duran Duran.M