Sibesonke winner of AfricaCom Award 2010
SIBESONKE PRESS RELEASE November 11, 2010
Sibesonke Ltd named Winner of the AfricaCom 2010 Award Telecom Innovation of the Year
Espoo, Finland – Sibesonke Ltd today announced it has been selected as the Winner of the AfricaCom Award 2010 in the category Telecom Innovation of the Year. Awards were given in 10 different categories. The African telecom “Oscars” have been granted now for the third consecutive year at the AfricaCom conference and exhibition taking place in the International Convention Center in Cape Town 10th and 11th November 2010. Among the finalists in the same category with Sibesonke were Ericsson (Base Transceiver Station), Helios Towers (Lean Operator Model), Vodafone & Vodacom Tanzania (M-PESA) and Zephyr Corporation (Wind Powered Network).
"This award is a great honor for us and of extraordinary importance as it proves Sibesonke's business innovation is recognized also within the telecommunication industry and even more important in the market of our customers - Africa. Our company's vision is to bring life-empowering mobile phone services to literally billions of lower-income people in emerging countries. Together with mobile operators we will be able to pursue this vision in a profitable way." comments Sibesonke CEO Mr Uwe Schwarz.
About AfricaCom:
AfricaCom is the premier communications event in the continent. With an attendance of over 4,000 professionals including people from over 40 operators it is full of interactivity and networking opportunities, attended also by many decision-making executives at CxO level.
About Sibesonke Ltd:
Sibesonke aims at serving billions of under-privileged people in emerging countries all over the world through a mobile service that does not require any upgrading or Internet data connection in the phone. Sibesonke's proprietary technology works even on 10 year old GSM phones. The service is life in South Africa since 2009 and planned to be launched soon in other African countries.
Winner Company’s Contact:
Uwe Schwarz, CEO, +358 50 3400 469, email uwe.schwarz@sibesonke.com
Press
Email: press@sibesonke.com
Web: www.sibesonke.com
SIBESONKE PRESS RELEASE November 11, 2010
Sibesonke Ltd named Winner of the AfricaCom 2010 Award Telecom Innovation of the Year
Espoo, Finland – Sibesonke Ltd today announced it has been selected as the Winner of the AfricaCom Award 2010 in the category Telecom Innovation of the Year. Awards were given in 10 different categories. The African telecom “Oscars” have been granted now for the third consecutive year at theAfricaCom conference and exhibition taking place in the International Convention Center in Cape Town10th and 11th November 2010. Among the finalists in the same category with Sibesonke were Ericsson (Base Transceiver Station), Helios Towers (Lean Operator Model), Vodafone & Vodacom Tanzania (M-PESA) and Zephyr Corporation (Wind Powered Network).
"This award is a great honor for us and of extraordinary importance as it proves Sibesonke's business innovation is recognized also within the telecommunication industry and even more important in the market of our customers - Africa. Our company's vision is to bring life-empowering mobile phone services to literally billions of lower-income people in emerging countries. Together with mobile operators we will be able to pursue this vision in a profitable way." comments Sibesonke CEO Mr Uwe Schwarz.
About AfricaCom:
AfricaCom is the premier communications event in the continent. With an attendance of over 4,000 professionals including people from over 40 operators it is full of interactivity and networking opportunities, attended also by many decision-making executives at CxO level.
About Sibesonke Ltd:
Sibesonke aims at serving billions of under-privileged people in emerging countries all over the world through a mobile service that does not require any upgrading or Internet data connection in the phone. Sibesonke's proprietary technology works even on 10 year old GSM phones. The service is life in South Africa since 2009 and planned to be launched soon in other African countries.
Winner Company’s Contact:
Uwe Schwarz, CEO, +358 50 3400 469, email uwe.schwarz@sibesonke.com
Press
Email: press@sibesonke.com
Web: www.sibesonke.com
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