get brochure
book now
sponsors
add event to diary
email this to...
contact us
 
awards details
awards ceremony and gala dinner:
 
26th November 2008 
The London Hilton on Park Lane
7.00pm - 12.30am
 
Register online now 
or call +44 (0)20 7092 1215 
 
World Communication Awards 08
Important dates:

Entry deadline: 
20th June 2008

Shortlist announced:  September 2008

Gala awards evening:
26th November 2008

look back at 2007 winners
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2007 World Communication Awards Winners
 
 
Best Brand
 
Bharti Airtel Limited
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
> Kaz Nishihata, Managing Director, NTT Europe Ltd., presents the award for Best Brand to Bharti Airtel.
 
Best Content Service
 
Minick Group
 
 
 
 
> Axel Haentijensw of Orange Business Services presents the award for Best Content Service to Minick Group.
 
Best Customer Care
 
BT Group
 
  
 
 
> Lakh Jemmett, managing director (UK) of Platinum sponsor COLT, presents BT Group with the award for Best Customer Care.
 
Best Managed Service
 
NTT Communications
 
  
> Osamu Inoue, executive vice president and member of the board, NTT Coomunications, is presented with the award for Best Managed Service by Total Telecom publisher, Rob Chambers.
 
Best Mobile Operator
 
Bharti Airtel Limited
 
  
 
 
> Ofer Gneezy, from awards sposnor iBasis, presents Bharti Airtel with the award for Best Mobile Operator.
  Best New Service
 
SpinVox
 
 
 
 
> Michael O'Hara, general manager, communications sector, at Microsoft, presents SpinVox with the Best New Service award.
  Best Operator in a Developing Market
 
Afsat Communications
 
 
 
> Shelley Schachter-Cahm, telecoms practice leader at HSBC Complex and Major Risks, presents Afsat Communications with the award for Best Operator in a Developing Market.
  Best Project Management
 
Orange Business Services
 
 
 
 
> Barbara Dalibard of Orange Business Services accepts the award for Best Project Management from Allan Ryan of easynet.
 
Best Technology Foresight
 
ip.access
 
 
 
 
> Daniel Kurgan, ceo of Belgacom, presents the award for Best Technology Foresight to ip.access.
  Best Convergence Award
 
BT 21CN
 
 
 
> Anne Morris, editor of Total Telecom, presents Sally Davis of BT with the new Convergence Award for the companies work on 21CN.
 
Best Change-Maker
 
Vishvas Sethi
 
 
 
> Vishvas Sethi of Botswana Communications is named the 2007 Change-maker. Arctic explorer, Pen Hadow, presents the Award on behalf of Vanco to WCA Judge Annette Nabavi.
 
Best Wholesale Carrier
 
TeliaSonera International Carrier
 
 
 
 
> TeliaSonera International Carrier is named Best Wholesale Carrier 2007, an award sponsored by Carriers World.
  Best Global Operator
 
Orange Business Services
  
 
> Malin Frenning of TeliaSonera Internatinal Carrier presents Orange Business Services with the award for Best Global Operator. Barbara Dalibard, executive vice president, Orange Business Services, accepts her second award of the night.
 
 
Most Influential Person
 
Viviane Reding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
> Viviane Reding is named Most Influential Person in Telecoms 2007. WCA judge Audrey Mandela accepts the trophy on her behalf from John Ward, MD of sponsors NationalGrid Wireless.
 
sponsors

Sponosor    

   Sponosor   

  Sponosor   

   

Sponosor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsor now 

  
event sponsors
Silver sponsors:
 
Category sponsors:
Supporting partner:
» See the full sponsors list
 
sponsorship opportunities
The World Communication Awards (WCA) is widely recognised as the most trusted and global industry event of its kind in the communications industry. Over 600 influencers and decision-makers, CEOs and senior executives will gather in a spectacular evening ceremony and gala dinner to witness key industry players being awarded for their contribution to the industry during the preceding year.
 
Sponsorship opportunities are available at Diamond, Gold, Silver and Category Level.
 
Sponsor now! Contact:
Rob Chambers
Total Telecom
T/+4420 7827 5971
F/+4420 7242 4303
 
our judges
Speaker photo
David Molony
Principal Analyst, IP Enterprise Practice
Ovum
Speaker photo
Kenneth Cukier
Japan Business Correspondent
The Economist
 
 
 
Speaker photo
Janet Watkin
Director
Telemark Services Ltd.