Mobitel wins Voice and Data SAARC Innovation award

Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel, won the Voice and Data SAARC Innovation award for "Mobile Operator with Best Consumer Pull - Sri Lanka" presented at The Fifth Voice and Data CEO Conclave 2006, in Colombo, amidst a gathering of senior telecom officials from the SAARC region.

Sanjay Tiwari of JuxtConsult, New Delhi, India, explained the criteria and methodology used in conducting the on-line survey across the seven SAARC countries. He said these awards were the voice of consumer awards, as the ultimate judge of any innovation is the consumer of that product or service.

Ibrahim Ahmad, Group Editor, Voice and Data said that this award was in recognition of the services Mobitel rendered to the telecom industry of Sri Lanka in providing innovative products and services that are valued by consumers.

Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel's Chief Executive Officer, Suren J. Amarasekera, on receiving this prestigious award said "The team at Mobitel had relentlessly pursued on customer centricity in all they do and that it was gratifying to know that the consumers in Sri Lanka had acknowledged our efforts in providing products and services that offer value to the consumers.

The SAARC award winners of "Mobile Operator with the Best Consumer Pull" in their respective countries were Tata Teleservices of India; Warid Telecom of Pakistan; Banglalink of Bangladesh; Wataniya of Maldives and Spice of Nepal.

There were no awards for operators in Bhutan as there was only a single operator.

The Voice and Data magazine is targeted at policy makers, top and senior management, equipment vendors and large enterprise in the SAARC region and is India's only magazine on the business of communications providing vital information, statistics and analyses on the business, technology and regulatory aspects of Indian telecom and networking.