2016 Communications Ambassador
The CEO and Managing Director of Netcomm Wireless, David Stewart has been named Australian Communications Ambassador 2016 for his long-running and ground-breaking contributions to the Australian IT and Communications Industries over the past 30 years.
Winner: David Stewart
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Innovation - Large Company
Telstra Air is Australia's largest Wi-Fi network with more than 300,000 hotspots in Australia and 17 million globally.
Winner: Telstra for Telstra Air
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Vendor Innovation - Large Company
Cash by Optus Wearables enables Optus mobile customers to make contactless payments using their phone anywhere Visa payWave is accepted
Winner: Optus Mobile for Cash by Optus Wearables
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Vendor Innovation - Emerging
TollShield for Symbio Networks is a real-time toll fraud mitigation software.
Winner: Symbio Networks for TollShield
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Commitment to Customer Service
Southern Phone Company implemented an integrated approach to lifting customer satisfaction levels for mobile customers.
Winner: Southern Phone Company
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Services to Industry - Professional Services
Cisco Systems for bringing together 500 students with industry leaders at their NedAcad Student Summit during Cisco Live ses'.
Winner: Student Summit for Cisco Systems
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Best Mobile Solutions
Optus Mobile for their Cash by Optus is Money Made Mobile.
Winner: Optus Mobile
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Internet of Things Innovator
NetComm Wireless for their NetComm Wireless Smart Home Gateway. This first IoT device to reduce household power consumption and sustain energy efficiency.
Winner: Netcomm Wireless
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Community Contribution
Conexu Braille CapTel Trial allows people who are deaf and blind access their telephone using their own voice.
Winner: Conexu Foundation for Braille Captel
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Community Contribution
This android app harnesses the collective power of users' devices when they are charging, by sending them tiny problems from the cloud to solve. Users choose a research project (breast, prostate, ovarian or pancreatic cancer), and how much data they'd like to give on mobile (max 500MB a month) or WiFi.
Winner: Vodafone and the Vodafone Foundation for DreamLab
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Satellite Provider of the Year
SpeedCast for their investment in infrastructure to support classified communications for government clients.
Winner: SpeedCast
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Best Marketing Initiative
Cisco for Cisco Live their premier education program training destination for IT professionals worldwide.
Winner: Cisco for Cisco Live
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