The CDG Industry Achievement Awards were presented on Friday, June 17, 2011 at the CDMA World Forum in Guangzhou, China.

CDMA Development Group Announces Winners of Industry Achievement Awards and Smart Wireless Awards at 2011 CDMA World Forum

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Dr. Hideo Okinaka, Vice President of Emerging Technologies and Industry Standards, KDDI Corporation
Dr. Hideo Okinaka is a strategist for international CDMA standards and an advocate of CDMA technology. He has been involved in 3GPP2 activities since its inception in 1998 and its formation in 1999, served as the founding TSG-S Chair and later as the Steering Committee Chair in the 2003-2004 term. Dr. Okinaka has also been on the executive board of the CDG for many years, and is a recognized industry leader who has shared the advantages of CDMA2000 from both business and technical perspectives at numerous venues and events.

Sprint Nextel Corporation
A leader in the rapidly-growing Machine-to-Machine (M2M) market, Sprint uses CDMA2000 to drive innovation in device connectivity. Sprint's CDMA network and partner ecosystem are key factors in placing CDMA at the M2M forefront. This includes expanding M2M across the high-growth sectors of connected transportation, fixed and portable solutions, SmartGrid and utilities, health care and education. Sprint's ONE (Open-Network-Execution) approach expands CDMA deployments by providing an open environment. Key elements include Sprint's Network Vision for consolidating networks and the M2M Collaboration Center.  

Innovation in Mobile Consumer Products:
This award is given to the company that have demonstrated innovative thinking in terms of services supported and terminal design. Resulting products take advantage of the inherent benefits and latest technological developments of CDMA2000, offering consumers state-of-the-art terminals in both features and packaging.

Samsung India Software Operations Pvt., Ltd.
Samsung is recognized for industry leadership in driving the CDG Open Market Handset (OMH) initiative by creating device variety at the entry level. In 2010, CDMA2000 and WorldMode™ (CDMA and GSM) feature phones, EV-DO feature phones and Android smartphones were launched directly by Samsung to the end-consumer in the open market.

ZTE Corporation
ZTE is recognized for its R750 model smartphone with Android 2.1 OS and a 480 x 320 (HVGA) capacitive TFT touch screen, supporting multi-touch. With support for 1X, EV-DO, GSM and Wi-Fi, dual-mode/dual-standby capabilities, 512MB ROM, 512MB RAM and enhanced office application support, the R750 is one of the flagship CDMA2000 smartphones for China Telecom.

Innovation in Network Technology:
This award is given to the companies that has introduced network capabilities that allow CDMA2000 operators flexible and cost-effective solutions for implementing advanced features and an easy evolution path to future network enhancements and complementary 4G systems.

Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent is recognized for LIGHTRADIO, a groundbreaking mobile technology that will enable the creation of greener, simpler and lighter mobile broadband networks by dramatically reducing operating costs, technical complexity and power consumption in mobile broadband networks. Designed to meet the long-term needs of mobile operators seeking to ensure their networks can handle increasing traffic loads, LIGHTRADIO radically reduces and simplifies today's base stations and massive cell site towers, typically the most expensive, power-hungry and difficult-to-maintain elements in the network.

Innovation in Wireless Social and Economic Solutions Development:
This awards is given to the business, infrastructure, device or application developer that has leveraged the capabilities of CDMA2000 to offer innovative mobile services that improve the social and/or economic well-being or advancement of people, communities or target segments. Qualifications include user interface, positive impact, breadth of applicability, scalability, uniqueness and sustainability.

Innovation in Mobile Applications:
This awards is given to the operator or application developer that has leveraged the capabilities of CDMA2000 to introduce an innovative and appealing mobile application (music, games, mobile TV, social networking, health, banking, etc.) to the market. Qualifications include sound, user interface, ease of use, success in the market as measured by consumer adoption and/or revenues generated.