In search of Asia's best telcos
The search is on for Asia’s best-run telecom carriers with the launch of this year's Telecom Asia Awards, the region’s longest-running and most prestigious telecom industry awards. The Awards, now in their 14th year, are aimed at rewarding innovative and outstanding performance by Asian service providers and industry executives.
This year’s Awards have been expanded to cover best community telecom project and most innovative telecom project.
Readers were invited to nominate candidates in the following categories:
- Best Asian Telecom Carrier
- Telecom CEO of the Year
- Best Community Telecom Project
- Most Innovative Telecom Project
Nominations are no longer accepted
Read the press release: Asia's best telcos compete for top honors
Awards Categories - 14th Annual Telecom Asia Awards
| Category | Criteria |
| Best Asian Telecom Carrier * | For innovation, business execution, financial performance, market leadership, CSR, corp governance |
| Telecom CEO of the Year * | For the senior executive who has shown leadership and vision |
| Best Mobile Carrier | For innovation in product portfolio and business models, business execution, financial performance, market & technology leadership and customer care |
| Best Fixed-line & Broadband Carrier | For innovation in product portfolio and business models, business execution, financial performance, market & technology leadership and customer care |
| Best Regional Mobile Group | For the operator with the most successful regional performance based on financial results, innovation and leadership |
| Best Emerging Markets Carrier | For best-performing fixed or wireless carrier in an emerging Asian market |
| Best Managed Services Provider | Best provider of managed communications services to enterprise, government and other large customers |
| Best International Wholesale Carrier | Best provider of connectivity services to operators and ISPs |
| Best Community Telecom Project* | Operator initiative that has contributed the most to the local community via improved communications |
| Most Innovative Telecom Project* | For implementation that has had the biggest impact on the market |
* Open to Telecom Asia readers' nominations
For information about the Telecom Asia Awards, please email to awards@telecomasia.net
