Posts Tagged ‘Mobile World Congress’
March 3, 2009
The INQ Social Mobile, the latest mobile brainchild from Hutchison Whampoa, took home the Gold at this year’s Mobile World Congress for Best Mobile Handset. That’s the second Global Mobile award in a row for Hutch, whom you all may remember snagged the Silver Medal last year for the 3 Skypephone.
What the judges had to say:
“The INQ represents a significant step towards the mobile device as a social networking hub and also represents superb value for money. Its approach to the deep integration of services such as Facebook outshines that of much costlier smartphones, and it presents a compelling proposition by treating the phonebook as the focal point of the device. With its ingenious ability to transform from phone to 3G modem by simply plugging it into your USB port, the INQ¹ delivers data services to the mass market and for an affordable price.”
This also happens to be the second year running that a handset featuring the iSkoot-powered Skype solution nabbed the industry’s highest international accolades. Coincidence?! C’mon now…In fact, INQ Mobile was kind enough to give iSkoot a ‘lil gratitude shout out on the company site. Thanks for the nod guys!
Of course, INQ Mobile’s award-winning handset happens to rock for a sweet set of features in addition to mobile Skype - this mighty little phone also has Facebook, Windows Live Messenger, Last FM and mobile email built right in. The phone is on the market today in the UK, Ireland and Australia, and INQ Mobile promises to start stocking more shelves throughout Europe and Asia soon. Keep an eye out!
And a big congrats to INQ Mobile. Job well done, guys.
Posted in: 3 Skypephone, New Things, awards | No Comments
Tags: 3 Skypephone, Global Mobile Awards, INQ, Mobile World Congress
February 19, 2009
iSkoot has just gone and gotten ourselves one rock star of a sales guy. As we announced in our press release on Tuesday, industry veteran Alan Coad just signed on as our new Senior VP of Global Carrier Sales.
Alan’s been in the business of growing telecoms-oriented software/IT services companies for over 18 years, doing both the start-up thing (Aldiscon back in the day, SpinVox most recently) and bigger multinational corporate gigs (he founded Logica’s South American operations, headed worldwide Sales & Operations for its Global Telecoms products division, and eventually took over Logica’s worldwide Communications sector P&L).
He’s got a track record that’s tailor-made to deliver success for iSkoot, and our team is incredibly excited to have Alan aboard - So much so that we just unleashed him on the industry at Mobile World Congress. Perhaps you spotted our newest all-star executive in the wild? 
Welcome to the iSkoot fam, Alan!
Posted in: Management Team, New Things, iSkoot Appearances | No Comments
Tags: Alan Coad, Mobile World Congress
April 22, 2008
The 3 Skypephone earned the second place ‘Highly Commended,” Silver Award in the “Best Mobile Handset” category by the GSMA Mobile World Congress! The first ever mass-market Skype-enabled mobile handset, the innovative 3 Skypephone leverages iSkoot technology to give customers push-of-a-button access to their online Skype accounts. Skype contacts and presence information are even integrated into the core features of the phone–like the general address book and call log–so users can enjoy seamless Skype calling and chat anytime. And best of all, all calls between Skype users are free of charge. It’s a pretty sweet deal and a one-of-a-kind mobile handset–and the folks at the GSMA Mobile World Congress (previously 3GSM) have definitely taken notice!
The 3 Skypephone was recognized for offering complete, first-of-its-kind integration of Skype functionalities and a wide range of features at an affordable price point. The award was given at the Global Mobile Awards Gala Dinner during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, one of the world’s largest and most important communications conferences.
Our CEO Mark Jacobstein, on the 3 Skypephone’s Silver Medal win: “iSkoot is extremely thrilled by the accolades that the judges of the GSMA Mobile World Congress bestowed upon the 3 Skypephone in the Best Mobile Handset category. This award is a testament to the powerful synergism of our collaboration with 3 and Skype to develop the device. Together, we’re redefining the mobile handset experience for a worldwide audience of consumers-on-the-go.”
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.
Posted in: 3 Skypephone, awards | No Comments
Tags: 3 Skypephone, awards, Mark Jacobstein, Mobile World Congress
