APAC_ICT_AwardsIn its 11th consecutive year, the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards program seeks to recognize companies and individuals that have demonstrated best practices in their industry, commending the diligence, commitment, and innovative business strategies required to advance in the global marketplace.

At the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards, a total of 37 awards across 4 categories were presented. Esteemed award recipients include BT, Managed Service Provider of the Year; Huawei, Telecom Equipment Vendor of the Year and Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Chief Executive Officer as Service Provider CEO of the Year.

“Against the background of the ever changing ICT industry, these leading companies have demonstrated a commitment to best practices, be it through customer appreciation, product and service innovation. These factors, together with sound business strategies and a robust business model have made them worthy industry leaders in Asia Pacific as they shape the ICT landscape of this region,” said Manoj Menon, Senior Partner and Managing Director at Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific.

2014 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards Recipients

ENTERPRISE VENDORS

Network Security Vendor of the Year

PALO ALTO NETWORKS

Web Security Vendor of the Year

BLUE COAT

Web Application Firewall Vendor of the Year

IMPERVA

Advanced Persistent Threat Solution Vendor of the Year

FIREEYE

Application Delivery Controller Vendor of the Year

F5 NETWORKS

Unified Communications Vendor of the Year

MICROSOFT

UC as a Service Vendor of the Year

BT

Enterprise Video Vendor of the Year

POLYCOM

Collaboration Service Provider of the Year

ARKADIN

Contact Center Applications Vendor of the Year

VERINT

Contact Center Outsourcing Service Provider of the Year

TELEPERFORMANCE

Business Process Outsourcing Service Provider of the Year

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Data Communications Service Provider of the Year

TATA COMMUNICATIONS

Data Center Service Provider of the Year

NTT COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

Software as a Service Provider of the Year

SALESFORCE.COM

Infrastructure as a Service Provider of the Year

AMAZON WEB SERVICES

Telecom Cloud Service Provider of the Year

TELSTRA

Managed Service Provider of the Year

BT

TELECOMS VENDORS

Telecom Carrier Data Infrastructure Vendor of the Year

HUAWEI

Telecom Optical Vendor of the Year

ALCATEL-LUCENT

Fixed Broadband Equipment Vendor of the Year

HUAWEI

Wireless Infrastructure Vendor of the Year

HUAWEI

Telecom OSS Specialist Vendor of the Year

NETCRACKER

Telecom BSS Specialist Vendor of the Year

NETCRACKER

Telecom OSS/BSS Vendor of the Year

HUAWEI

Mobile Social Network of the Year

LINE CORPORATION

eCommerce Provider of the Year

ALIBABA

Telecom Equipment Vendor of the Year

HUAWEI

SERVICE PROVIDERS

LTE Service Provider of the Year

NTT DOCOMO, INC.

M2M Service Provider of the Year

TELSTRA

Emerging Market Telecom Service Provider of the Year

DIALOG AXIATA PLC

Most Innovative Telecom Service Provider of the Year

PT XL AXIATA TBK

Fixed Broadband Service Provider of the Year

TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD

Wireless Service Provider of the Year

TELSTRA

BEST OF THE BEST

Telecom Service Provider of the Year

SOFTBANK TELECOM CORP.

Telecom Group of the Year

AXIATA GROUP BERHAD

Telecom Service Provider CEO of the Year

MASAYOSHI SON,
SOFTBANK TELECOM CORP.

Frost & Sullivan identifies outstanding industry achievements in the past year by companies in regional and global markets, through in-depth interviews, market analysis, performance measurements, and benchmarking of market participants to bring unique best practices to the forefront.

Award recipients are evaluated based on their revenue growth, market share gains, leadership in new product introduction and innovation, breadth of products and solutions, major customer acquisition, and business and market strategy.

The results are then presented to an independent panel of judges, comprising of influential personalities, decision-makers and thought leaders from the ICT sector across Asia Pacific.

To view the complete list of judges on the 2014 ICT Awards judging panel, please visit http://ict-awards.com/judges.shtml and more on the 2014 Asia Pacific ICT Awards can be found at http://www.ict-awards.com/.