1. Best Contribution to R&D for LTE in North America
This award recognises the contribution towards the research and development of LTE. Entrants are required todescribe the investment made into R&D for LTE in the North America region, opening of labs, the results fromresearch, number of patents that have been filed and describe how the R&D activities have had a positive impact onmaking LTE commercially successful in North America.Entrants should answer the following questions using no more than 500 words in total:a. What is the ongoing investment being made in R&D for LTE in North America?b. How has the R&D work helped to make LTE commercially successful in North America?
Entrants should answer the following questions using no more than 500 words in total:
- a. What is the ongoing investment being made in R&D for LTE in North America?
- b. How has the R&D work helped to make LTE commercially successful in North America?
2. Best Contribution to LTE Standards in North America (Individual Only)
This award recognises the contribution made to LTE standardisation. Entrants must be based in North America and are required to state the contribution made to the development of standards and specifications and their contribution to helping the industry to standardise LTE technology.
Entrants should answer the following questions using no more than 500 words in total:
- a. What has been the contribution to the development of LTE standards?
- b. How has this benefitted the industry to standardise LTE technology?
3. Best Network/Device Testing Product for LTE
This award recognises network and/or device testing products that are exceptional in their area. Entrants arerequired to describe their testing product, state why the product is different to others in the North Americanmarket, examples of its use in North America and what the impact has been to measure true LTE performance inreal life conditions in the North American market
Entrants should answer the following questions using no more than 500 words in total:
- a. What is the testing product?
- b. Why is the product different to other products on the North American market?
- c. Give one example of its use in North America
- d. What is the impact of this product on measuring LTE performance?
4. Best Green LTE Product or Initiative in North America
This award recognises the achievement to make LTE more environmentally friendly in North America.
- If a product, entrants are required to describe the product and explain how it is “greener” than other products oran improvement on products in the past. How is the product likely to impact the environment in North America,how this is measured and what have the results been.
Entrants should answer the following questions using no more than 500 words in total:
- a. What is the green product?
- b. How is it an improvement on green products in the past?
- c. How will the product benefit the environment and how has this been measured?
- If the entrant is a green initiative for LTE, entrants need to describe what the impact on the environment inNorth America is expected to me, how this is measured and what have the results been? What lessons can belearnt from the initiative and could it be applied by others in the telecoms industry.
Entrants should answer the following questions using no more than 500 words in total:
- a. What is the green initiative?
- b. What has the impact on the environment been and expected to be in the future?
- c. What lessons have been leant from the initiative and how can this be applied by others in the telecoms industry?
- d. How will the initiative evolve in North America in the future?
5. North American Association Commitment Award for LTE
This award recognises the commitment made by an association based in North America to the development of LTEand promoting it throughout the industry in North America. Entrants are required to explain the work that has beendone and the impact that this has had on the develoEntrants should answer the following questions using no more than 500 words in total:
- a. What has the contribution towards the development of been?
- b. What has the impact of this contribution been on making LTE a commercial reality in North America?
6. North American LTE Start Up of the Year
This award recognises achievements made by small start up companies based in North America in developing their LTE product and bringing it to market. A start up company should have no more than 10 members of staff and should not have been founded more than 5 years ago.
Entrants should answer the following questions using no more than 500 words in total:
- a. What is the LTE product that is being developed?
- b. What is the impact/expected impact of the product on the LTE market in North America?
- c. State if funding (if any) for the product has been received
7. Best Enabling Product/Technology for LTE by a North American Company
This award recognises the achievements in producing enabling technologies for LTE. Entrants are required todescribe the enabling technology and how it contributes to making LTE more attractive to an operator to deploy,explain how it contributes to improving the network QoS and/or QoE for the user, how has this been measured andhow the product/technology is different to anything else on the market and the commercial success of thetechnology so far.
Entrants should answer the following questions using no more than 750 words in total:
- a. What is the enabling technology for LTE being entered?
- b. How does the enabling technology contribute to making LTE more attractive to an operator?
- c. How does the enabling technology improve the QoS/QoE for the user and how has this been measured?
- d. How is the product different from anything else in the market?
- e. What has been the commercial success of the technology so far?
8. Significant Progress for a Commercial Launch of LTE by a North American Carrier
This award recognises the progress by carriers in deploying LTE. Entrants will need to state the progress being made in launching LTE, in which markets will LTE be deployed, how they have contributed to the development of the ecosystem, what services are being developed alongside the network rollout, what are the strategies to educate customers and attract them to LTE and how will LTE be branded.
Entrants should answer the following questions using no more than 750 words in total:
- a. What has the progress in been in getting LTE deployed?
- b. What has been done in order to get the ecosystem in place for rollout?
- c. What revenue generating services are being developed?
- d. What are the branding strategies for LTE?
9. Significant Progress for a Commercial Launch of LTE by a Vendor in the North America Region
This award recognises the activities by vendors in making the case for a commercial rollout of LTE in North America,including the launching of trials, commitment and investment into LTE development over other technologies andcustomer contracts awarded in North America as a result. Entrants are required to explain the activities undertakenand the impact that this has had on making LTE a commercial reality in North America. Vendors do not have to beNorth American companies, but need to demonstrate activeness in the region.
Entrants should answer the following questions using no more than 750 words in total:
- a. What has been done to make the case for a commercial rollout of LTE in North America?
- b. What contracts have been rewarded to your company in North America as a result?
- c. What has been the impact of the activities undertaken to make LTE a commercial reality in North America?
- d. What are the branding strategies for LTE?
10. Award for Individual Contribution to LTE Development in North America
This award is for an individual who has made a significant contribution to the development of LTE. Entrants are required to explain the work that has been done and the impact that this has had on the development of LTE and making it a commercial reality in North America.
Entrants should answer the following questions using no more than 500 words in total:
- c. What has the contribution towards the development of been?
- d. What has the impact of this contribution been on making LTE a commercial reality in North America?
Judges
- Mike Roberts, Principle Analyst, Head of Americas Region, Informa Telecoms & Media, USA
- Phil Marshall, Senior Research Fellow, Managing Director, Tolaga, USA
