BARCELONA, Spain and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ --
mywaves, the largest mobile video destination, today announced that its
free mobile video service was selected as the best mobile video service by
the GSMA Mobile World Congress. In winning the award, mywaves beat out
mobile media powerhouses including MTV International, Sony Pictures
Television International, Telestra Corporation and Vodafone. The award was
given at the Global Mobile Awards Gala Dinner during the GSMA Mobile World
Congress (previously 3GSM), one of the world's largest communications
conferences.
"mywaves is extremely honored to be named the winner of this
prestigious award," said Rajeev Raman, CEO, mywaves. "This win is a
testament to the importance we place on delivering an unparalleled mobile
entertainment experience to our loyal global audience of
consumers-on-the-go."
As the most broadly distributed, fastest-growing mobile video provider,
mywaves drives nearly 5 million monthly views through more than 400,000
channels dedicated to content from the world's leading media companies,
user-generated video, and everything in between. Since its consumer launch
one year ago, mywaves has amassed users in over 175 countries.
"Entries to the Global Mobile Awards this year demonstrate the social,
business and economic impact that mobile communications is having in every
corner of the world," said Rob Conway, GSMA CEO. "Being nominated by our
independent judging panel is no mean feat given the caliber of experts it
comprises, and the quality and quantity of submissions received," noted Rob
Conway, CEO of GSM Association, in a recent press release.
About the GSM Association
The GSM Association (GSMA) is the global trade association representing
700 GSM mobile phone operators across 215 countries of the world. In
addition, more than 180 manufacturers and suppliers support the
Association's initiatives as key partners. The primary goals of the GSMA
are to ensure mobile phones and wireless services work globally and are
easily accessible, enhancing their value to individual customers and
national economies, while creating new business opportunities for operators
and their suppliers. The Association's members serve more than two billion
customers -- 82% of the world's mobile phone users.
About mywaves Inc.
mywaves is the largest mobile video destination for consumers,
attracting over 5 million unique visitors monthly to its free mobile video
service. Consumers can browse through nearly 400,000 channels of premium,
private and user-generated videos and have their favorites automatically
updated and delivered to their phones. Most users tune in to watch mywaves
video weekly with average viewing times of 24 minutes per session. The
service works globally across all 3G, EDGE, BREW and EV-DO carriers as well
as most video-capable mobile phones, including Palm, Windows Mobile,
Symbian and RIM based phones. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., mywaves
is led by a team from Yahoo!, Napster, Danger, Palm and TiVo. The company
is funded by venture capital firm, Menlo Ventures. For more information or
to sign up for mywaves, go to http://www.mywaves.com or from a mobile
browser: http://www.mywaves.com/m.
SOURCE mywaves Inc.
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Related links:
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CONTACT:
Nicole Rodrigues, Public Relations Manager of
mywaves Inc., +1-510-305-9881, Nicole@mywaves-inc.com
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