Frost & Sullivan Celebrates Asia-Pacific's Best ICT Firms at the 2016 ICT Awards
SINGAPORE, June 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan yesterday honored top ICT firms in Asia Pacific at its 13th annual ICT Awards ceremony at Equinox Restaurant, Swissotel the Stamford in Singapore.
Telstra, PCCW Media, Orange Business Services, ChungHwa Telecom, Telkomsel, Penta Security, Arkadin, Amdocs, Symantec, Huawei and Broadsoft were amongst the companies recognized.
Mr. Andrew Milroy, Senior Vice President, Digital Transformation, Asia Pacific at Frost & Sullivan said the ICT awards seek to recognize best practices and outstanding performance by technology firms in Asia Pacific.
"We are excited to host the annual awards for the 13th time and will continue to host them in the years to come as these awards play an important role in recognizing best practices by ICT firms in Asia Pacific. We hope that this recognition will help ICT firms to continue to push the boundaries of excellence," he added.
The contenders for the Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific ICT Awards were evaluated on a variety of actual market performance indicators which include revenue growth, market share and growth in market share, leadership in product innovation, breadth of products and solutions, major customer acquisitions, and business and market strategy, amongst other category-specific criteria.
A team of 30 leading Frost & Sullivan analysts and consultants based in Asia-Pacific were involved in the shortlisting, evaluation and research process, applying the same thorough approach that has been the hallmark of Frost & Sullivan globally.
The findings of the detailed examination are then presented to a panel of independent judges comprising influential personalities, decision makers and thought leaders in Asia-Pacific's ICT industry, who have in themselves pushed the boundaries of innovation and corporate excellence, in deciding the recipients in each award category.
For more details on the 2016 Asia Pacific ICT Awards, please visit http://www.ict-awards.com/ or connect with us via social media Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, for the latest news and updates. We also invite you to join the conversation using #apictawards or #FrostAwards.
Media partners for the 2016 Asia Pacific ICT Awards include Asia Pacific Broadcasting magazine, Developing Telecoms and Telco Professionals.
Frost & Sullivan congratulates all 2016 Asia Pacific ICT Award Recipients:
| AWARD TITLE |
RECIPIENT |
| EMERGING MARKET SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
TELENOR |
| LTE SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. |
| TELCO CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
SINGTEL |
| DATA COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
ORANGE BUSINESS SERVICES |
| MANAGED SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
TELSTRA |
| FIXED BROADBAND SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
TPG AUSTRALIA |
| MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
PT TELEKOMUNIKASI SELULAR |
| TELECOM SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
GLOBE TELECOM |
| TELECOM GROUP OF THE YEAR |
SINGTEL |
| TELECOM CEO OF THE YEAR |
ALEX JANANGKIH SINAGA |
| DATA CENTER SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
EQUINIX |
| SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
MICROSOFT |
| INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
AMAZON WEB SERVICES |
| INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION SYSTEM VENDOR OF THE YEAR |
IBM SECURITY |
| INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS SECURITY TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION LEADERSHIP |
DARKTRACE |
| COLLABORATION SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
ARKADIN |
| VIDEO COLLABORATION VENDOR OF THE YEAR |
CISCO SYSTEMS |
| HOSTED TELEPHONY AND CLOUD UC PLATFORM PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
BROADSOFT |
| CUSTOMER CENTER PLATFORM VENDOR OF THE YEAR |
GENESYS |
| CUSTOMER CONTACT OPTIMIZATION SOLUTIONS VENDOR OF THE YEAR |
VERINT SYSTEMS |
| CONTACT CENTER OUTSOURCING SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
TELEPERFORMANCE |
| HOSTED TELEPHONY AND UC APPLICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
NTT COMMUNICATIONS |
| TELECOM OSS/BSS VENDOR OF THE YEAR |
AMDOCS |
| TELECOM EQUIPMENT VENDOR OF THE YEAR |
HUAWEI |
| EMERGING CYBER SECURITY TECHNOLOGY VENDOR OF THE YEAR |
DARKTRACE |
| NETWORK FIREWALL VENDOR OF THE YEAR |
PALO ALTO NETWORKS |
| ANTI-DDOS SOLUTION VENDOR OF THE YEAR (CLOUD-BASED) |
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
| ANTI-DDOS SOLUTION VENDOR OF THE YEAR (ON-PREMISE) |
ARBOR NETWORKS, INC. |
| WEB APPLICATION FIREWALL VENDOR OF THE YEAR |
IMPERVA |
| ASIA-BASED CYBER SECURITY VENDOR OF THE YEAR |
PENTA SECURITY SYSTEMS INC. |
| BPM SOLUTIONS PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES |
| M2M SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
TELSTRA |
| DATA VISUAL ANALYTICS SOLUTIONS PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
TABLEAU |
| MOST PROMISING IOT NETWORKING SOLUTIONS PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
SIGFOX |
| MOST INNOVATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE |
IBM WATSON |
| BIG DATA PLATFORM VENDOR OF THE YEAR |
CLOUDERA INC |
| DISRUPTIVE APPLICATION PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
GRAB |
| SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORK VENDOR OF THE YEAR |
CISCO SYSTEMS |
| SECURE CONTENT MANAGEMENT (SCM) VENDOR OF THE YEAR |
SYMANTEC CORPORATION |
| TELECOM ECOMMERCE SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
SK PLANET FOR SYRUP |
| TELCO DIGITAL SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
PCCW MEDIA LIMITED |
| CONNECTED INDUSTRIES SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
TELSTRA |
| TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET CHALLENGER OF THE YEAR |
MY REPUBLIC |
| MOBILE CARRIER BIG DATA SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR |
SINGTEL |
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