Wi-Fi Global Congress – Beijing, China – 20th November 2013 – The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the industry association focused on driving the next generation Wi-Fi experience, today announced the winners of the WBA Wi-Fi Industry Awards 2013. The awards recognize Wi-Fi innovations by operators, vendors, device manufacturers and new ventures within the industry. The awards were presented today at a gala awards dinner and networking event at Wi-Fi Global Congress in Beijing.

The awards were open to the entire industry and judged independently of the WBA by a panel of highly distinguished analysts and industry experts, led by Guang Yang, Senior Analyst of Wireless Operator Strategies & Mobile Broadband Opportunities, Strategy Analytics. The awards attracted entries from vendors and operators from across the world encompassing the whole public Wi-Fi ecosystem. The Chairman Awards are voted for separately by WBA Members and recognize the outstanding contributions that have been driving key initiatives in the Wi-Fi ecosystem over the past 12 months.

The winners are

  1. Best Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) Initiative

    KT – Next Generation Hotspot by KT

  2. Best Wi-Fi Service Innovation Award

    SK Telecom – Giga Wi-Fi service by SK Telecom

  3. Best Wi-Fi Technology Innovation Award

    Ericsson – Real-Time Traffic Steering

  4. Most Innovative Hotspot Venue Award

    China Mobile – WLAN in Poverty-Rural Areas

  5. Best Next Generation Wi-Fi Device/ Application Award

    Fon – The new Fonera: a social Wi-Fi router

  6. Best New Venture Award

    BandwidthX – BandwidthX: Introducing a Wi-Fi Market

The winners of the Chairman Awards are

  1. Operator Category

    China Mobile

  2. Technology Partner Category

    Ruckus Wireless

“The quality and volume of entries received this year was of an extremely high standard and it was tough for the judging panel to select a shortlist. Carrier Wi-Fi is experiencing a boom in interest with massive innovation currently occurring in the industry. This was reflected in the high calibre of submissions this year and I would like to congratulate each of tonight’s winners on their invaluable contributions to the ecosystem,” said Guang Yang, Senior Analyst for Strategy Analytics and Head Judge for the Wi-Fi Industry Awards 2013.

You can find full details about the WBA Wi-Fi Industry Awards and Categories at wballiance.com/awards/