On the occasion of World Telecom Day 2010 INFOCOM & CMAI Association of India announces the 2nd National Telecom Awards Saluting Nation Builders TV Partner May 20, 2010, The Lalit, New Delhi World Telecommunication & Information Society Day Awards Presentation by Thiru A Raja Hon’ble Union Minister for Communications & IT Government of India Shri Kariya Munda Hon’ble Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha Guests of Honour Dr J S Sarma, IAS Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Shri P J Thomas, IAS Secretary, DoT and Chairman, Telecom Commission Endorsed by Partner Associations Supported By INFOCOM CMAI National Telecom Awards – Saluting Nation Builders INFOCOM – a Businessworld initiative and CMAI Association of India jointly organized National Telecom Awards with Bloomberg UTV as TV partner, on July 24, 2009 at New Delhi. Attended by over 600 delegates representing the who’s who of the telecom and related industries, the event received much acclaim and has been recognized by the industry as the largest Telecom Awards event in the country. The awards were presented by Shri Gurudas Kamat, Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications & IT along with Dr J S Sarma, IAS ,Chairman – TRAI and Shri Siddhartha Behura, Secretary - Department of Telecom. The second edition of the event, INFOCOM CMAI National Telecom Awards 2010 will acknowledge the leaders of the Telecom and ICT Industry on 20 th May, 2010 at The Lalit, New Delhi coinciding with the celebration of World Telecommunication & Information Society Day, which marks the anniversary of the signature of the first international Telegraph Convention in 1865 and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union. The partners behind INFOCOM CMAI National Telecom Awards Businessworld The largest-selling and most-read business magazine in India is a part of the ABP Group, one of the foremost media conglomerates in the country with 11 premier publications like Anandabazar Patrika and The Telegraph, three 24-hour national TV news channels, two leading book publishing businesses as well as mobile and internet properties. For the past eight years, Businessworld has been organising INFOCOM – India’s largest ICT conference and exhibition. CMAI Association of India CMAI (Communication , Multimedia And IT ) is a professional registered association for promotion of Indian Telecom , Multimedia and IT Sector. CMAI is the only Integrated Association in India for Telecom, Multimedia and IT Sector having all stake holders as its members. It is an apex premier body with MOU partners and representatives all over the world. Bloomberg UTV BLOOMBERG UTV (www.bloombergutv.com ) is India's fastest growing business news network & part of the BLOOMBERG TELEVISION® network which is the only global 24-hour business and financial television service, broadcasting to more than 200 million homes. It is a strategic partnership between BLOOMBERG, the global leader in business news and information and UTV, India's leading integrated media and entertainment company. BLOOMBERG UTV's edge comes from UTV's local newsgathering, production and distribution expertise combined with the deep financial news capabilities and global reach of Bloomberg to broadcast news and information for and about the Indian markets. Bloomberg also adds depth and context to on-air reports, providing viewers with charts, breaking news, stock quotes and relevant stock indexes in real time gleaned from the news, data and analytics of the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service. Bloomberg UTV is powered by over 2500 journalists across 145 BLOOMBERG NEWS® bureaus around the world & supported by BLOOMBERG TELEVISION® network global feed. BLOOMBERG UTV brings the world to India and it takes India to the world, establishing itself as the final word in business. www.bloombergutv.com is the online & mobile presence of BLOOMBERG UTV. Distinguished delegates at the 2009 National Telecom Awards : • Ericsson India & Sri Lanka - Gowton Achaibar, President • Nokia Siemens Networks - Michael Kuehner, Head Sub-Region India • Intel - Praveen Vishakantaiah, President • Sify Technologies - Raju Vegesna, Chaiman & CEO • VNL - Rajiv Mehrotra, Chairman & CEO • Aircel - Gurdeep Singh, COO • Avaya Global Connect - Anil Nair, MD • BSNL - Kuldeep Goyal, CMD • MTNL - R S P Sinha, Ex CMD • Nokia India - Sachin Saxena, MD • Power Grid Corporation - S K Chaturvedi, CMD • Railtel Corporation - S K Vasishta, MD • Phi Televentures - Ravi Sharma, Founder & CEO • Reliance Globalcom - Punit Garg, President • Sistema Shyam Teleservices - Raymond Armes, Dy CEO • Tata Teleservices - A G Rao, President & CTO • TCIL - R K Upadhyay, CMD • Utstarcom India Telecom - Vijay Yadav, MD • Bharti Airtel - Raghunath Mandava, Chief Marketing Officer • Shyam Telecom - Arun Khanna, Director • Virgin Mobile India - M A Madhusudan, CEO • Microsoft Corporation India - Yogesh Kochhar, Director-BD • Starlite Technologies - Rahul Sharma, VP • Videocon - Saurabh Dhoot, Vice President …. and many more INFOCOM CMAI National Telecom Awards - Objective To identify and recognize outstanding contributions to the field of Communications, ICT and to provide greater encouragement and impetus to the players for their contribution in building a robust National Telecom Network and providing an effective means of communications. INFOCOM CMAI National Telecom Awards 2010 - Highlights • Awards presentation by Thiru A Raja, Hon’ble Union Minister for Communications and IT, Govt. of India and Shri Kariya Munda, Hon’ble Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha along with Dr J S Sarma, IAS, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and Shri P J Thomas, IAS, Secretary, DoT and Chairman, Telecom Commission. • Shri Gurudas Kamat, Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications & IT, Shri Sachin Pilot, Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications & IT and Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, Hon’ble Minister of State for Commerce & Industry have been invited. • Panel discussions • Over 600 delegates from Telecom and ICT companies, large corporates, SMEs, policymakers and media. • Attended by top executives & decision makers of Telecom, ICT and user industry as well as bureaucrats. • Dignitaries invited - Shri R. Chandrashekhar, IAS , Secretary, DIT ; Justice Satya Brata Sinha, Chairman, TDSAT; Shri G D Gaiha, Member, TDSAT. • Over 25 award categories covering all segments of Telecom and ICT industry. • Supported by Apex Telecom, ICT Hardware, Internet and Operators Association in India and international associations. • Entertainment evening. • Networking Gala Dinner. Programme outline • Registration over networking tea • Keynote address • Panel discussions • Award inaugural session • Award announcement and presentation of awards • Concluding Session • Entertainment evening • Networking Gala Dinner Award nomination Nominations are invited for awards as per the categories listed below. Last date for receipt of nomination is April 20, 2010. Award categories : • Best IP Services • Telecom brand of the Year • Best Network Service Quality • Largest Exporter of Telecom Services excluding Software • Largest Telecom Equipment Manufacturer • Largest Exporter of Telecom Equipment • Largest Integrated Telecom Network • Largest Independent Tower Company • Best New Telecom Operator • Best Enterprise Telecom Company • Best BPO Telecom User • Emerging Telecom Infra Provider • Excellence in Infrastructure for Application Services • Excellence in Research & Innovation • Best Managed Services vendor • Excellence in Innovation with Rural Telecom Focus • Excellence in Innovative New Telecom Services • Best Managed Capacity Vendor • Best Systems Integrator • Excellence in Device Strategies • Emerging Telecom Services Company • Innovation in Turnkey Solution Products • Innovation in Managed Services • Best VAS Provider • Emerging Telecom VAS Provider • Budding Young Telecom Entrepreneur • Excellence in Innovation in Tower Management • Innovation in Power Management System • Value Added Service Innovation • Excellence in Fixed Line Network • Best Internet Service Provider • Best Mobile Service provider • Emerging Managed Service Company • Best Infrastructure Provider • Excellence in R&D in Manufacturing • Emerging Exporter of the Year • Emerging Telecom Manufacturing Company • Emerging E-Waste Management Company • Excellence in Green Manufacturing • Best Content Provider Marketing and Branding opportunities With an important platform like INFOCOM CMAI National Telecom Awards, marketing and branding opportunities at the event will help you gain mind share of your customers and leave an impression with the leaders in the Telecom and IT space. The various branding opportunities available are as under: 1. Presenting Sponsorship 2. Associate Sponsorship 3. Conference session sponsorship 4. Conference session co-sponsorship 5. Delegate Badge and Lanyard 6. Delegate Notebook 7. Delegate Pen 8. Delegate Bag 9. Registration Desk 10. Entertainment evening sponsorship 11. Gala Dinner Sponsorship 12. Tea break For filing award nominations contact : N K Goyal, President, CMAI Association of India @ +91 98 111 29879 Nomination forms available at : http://www.cmai.asia/events/forthcoming.aspx For marketing and branding opportunities contact : Delhi : Bijeet Guha 98 112 41656 Mumbai : Bhaswati Ghosh 98 190 22145 Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai : Devarshi Bhattacharjee 93 792 03675 Calcutta : Rudrashish Nag 98 313 10118 ; Chiranjib Bhattacharya 98 312 59143 ; Arghya Mitra 98 304 03575 www.indiainfocom.com www.cmai.asia INFOCOM CMAI National Telecom Awards 2010 – Saluting Nation Builders