SPHERE
#41
2016
07
3 WOWS THE WORLD!
Telecoms toppers from Austria
to Indonesia!
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Austria is the national “Service
Champion” according to ServiceValue,
Goethe University, and Austrian
customers surveyed. It was also rated
as having the best download and upload
connections of any Austrian 4G network
by
Smartphone
magazine.
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Ireland won two CSR Awards for
“Excellence in CSR Communications”
(raising awareness of homelessness with
Focus Ireland and the national Irish Rugby
Team) and “Excellence in Community ––
Partnership with Charity” (working with
An Cosán Virtual Community College to
eliminate poverty through mobile and
online technology).
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Hong Kong’s
“Making Better”
marketing campaign
brought home a
merit award in the
HKMA/ TVB Awards
for Marketing
Excellence 2016
organised by
the Hong Kong
Management
Association
and Television
Broadcasts Limited.
Hutch Sri Lanka won an “Effie Award”
in the Internet and Telecom category
for advertising excellence for its “Always
Internet” campaign. That work no doubt
lent to it being rated sixteenth among the
“Most Connected Brands” by
LMD,
a respected businessmagazine andTNS,
a global research agency.
YICT AWARD
Yantian International Container
Terminals (YICT) won the prestigious
“Ports and Terminals Award” at the
SeatradeMaritime Awards Asia 2016 for,
in particular, its emission reduction efforts.
THE HEALTHY EMPLOYER ––
EVERSHOLT RAIL
Britain’s Healthiest Workplace recently
announced that Eversholt Rail was the
winner of “Britain’s Healthiest Employer”
in the small company category for 2016.
This award testifies to the strength of the
company’s culture, which encourages
social interaction and empowers staff to
foster a culture of well-being, celebrating
the drive for a healthier, happier
workforce. Health is wealth, literally!
RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS IS
GOOD BUSINESS!
Wales &West Utilities, the gas distribution
network for Wales and the south-west of
England in Great Britain, recently won
a “Responsible Large Business of the Year
Award” fromBusiness in the Community
after demonstrating how following its core
values impacts on its business outcomes
and the local community.
WINNING SMILES
ASW in Hong Kong saw their WeSmile App
win the “Best Use of Digital – Silver” in
the PR Awards 2016 and an “Excellence In
CSR Strategy – Gold” in the HR Innovation
Awards 2016. More importantly, it put
smiles on the faces of Hong Kongers with
its facial recognition AI and automatic
connection to Facebook. It’s no surprise
that Watsons won the “HKMA Quality
Award 2016 Certificate of Excellence”
for delivering a world-class customer
experience online and in store.
Hutchison TelecomHong Kong Holdings
(HTHKH) won 14 Stevie Awards for
excellence in business between its
divisions HGC and
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Hong Kong for its
accomplishments in mobile and fixed
line business operations.
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UK won “Best Pay Monthly Network”
and “Best for Roaming” at the uSwitch
Mobile Awards and then took home
the “Best Customer Service ––Network”
at the Mobile News Awards 2016.
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Indonesia has impressed MarkPlus,
winning their “Champion of Excellence
Award (category Cellular Provider)” in
five separate cities including Manado,
Pontianak, Balikpapan, Palembang
and Aceh.
LEAPING LIPA!
Lipa Pharmaceuticals, a CK Life Sciences
company in Australia, has won the “High
Quality Manufacturer of the Year” award
for 2016 at the Complementary Medicines
Australia annual awards –– its third win
in a row!
