Indonesian Journalists Present Telecommunication Awards

A group of Indonesian journalists from the Forum Komunikasi Wartawan Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telco Media) gathered for an awards ceremony dedicated to the telecommunications industry in the country. This year the event, named the Golden Ring Award 2011 was held for the fourth time and was opened by Tifatul Sembiring, Indonesia’s minister of telecommunications and information.

It is quite interesting to see that all the judging for the awards was done by telecommunications journalists. Indeed, the Golden Ring Award ceremony is designed as an independent awards event involving as many journalists from Indonesia as possible. Their perception becomes an assessment benchmark, reflecting the condition of the telecommunications industry in the country.

Yusuf Mars, Chairman of the Organising Committee explained:

The Golden Ring Award, which is held every year, is a form of appreciation from the journalists who have been specifically covering the telecommunications field. The awards given are also a form of appreciation from the journalists towards the industry’s key people, and is designed to promote the industry.

Several months ago we reviewed a similar event organized by the Indonesian media. These kind of events are aimed at stimulating the telecommunications industry to be more creative and innovative, especially the telco and handset vendors, which are now growing rapidly and in this country.

Here are the awards presented at the Golden Ring Award 2011, starting with hardware and devices:

• Best Entertainment Phone: Samsung i9000 Galaxy S
• Best Business Phone: Nokia E7
• Best Imaging Phone: Nokia N8
• Best Design Phone: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
• The Most Innovative Local Brand Phone: Nexian G915 Music Card Player
• Best Mobile Phone Bundling Program: TiPhone A85 & Telkomsel
• Favorite Local Brand: Nexian
• Best Mobile Modem: Huawei E5830
• Best Tablet : Samsung Galaxy Tab 7
• Best Phone: Samsung I9000 Galaxy S

Now moving away from hardware, to focus on services, brands, and marketing:

* Best Customer Service: XL Axiata
* The Most Innovative Marketing Program: Bakrie Telecom, for the program Telepon Putus Kami Ganti
* Best Value Added Service (VAS): Langit Musik, from Telkomsel
* Best Operator Product: Telkomsel
* Best Mobile Broadband: Connex from Smartfren
* Best BlackBerry Internet Service: Telkomsel
* Best CSR Program: Indosat IWIC
* Best Operator: Telkomsel
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Prof. Dr.Ing Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (Indonesia’s former President and Minister of Research and Technology)
* The Most Innovative Person: Erik Meijer (Deputy President Director of Bakrie Telecom)

[Source: Theponsel]