Asia-Pacific's Top ICT Firms commended at the 2017 Frost & Sullivan ICT Awards

SINGAPORE, July 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia-Pacific's leading ICT firms were announced at Frost & Sullivan's annual ICT Awards held at the Shangri-La hotel in Singapore earlier this evening.

Arkadin, Amdocs, Genesys, Huawei, Palo Alto Networks, SingTel and Telstra were amongst the outstanding companies recognized at the gala event, now in its 14(th) year.

Mr. Manoj Menon, Senior Partner and Managing Director, Asia-Pacific at Frost & Sullivan said the ICT awards serve as a benchmark for best practices and outstanding performance by technology firms in Asia-Pacific over the past 12 months.

"Frost & Sullivan hosts the Asia-Pacific ICT Awards annually to celebrate companies that have consistently excelled in their business segments and recognizes their leadership efforts in advancing the sector to the next level. Through our recognition of best-in-class products, companies and individuals, we reaffirm our commitment to innovation and excellence and hope to see more ICT firms continuing to push the boundaries," noted Mr. Menon.

The recipients of the Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific ICT Awards were evaluated on a variety of actual market performance indicators which include revenue growth, market share and growth in market share, leadership in product innovation, breadth of products and solutions, major customer acquisitions, and business and market strategy, amongst other category-specific criteria.

A team of leading Frost & Sullivan analysts and consultants based in Asia-Pacific were involved in the shortlisting, evaluation and research process, applying the same thorough approach that has been the hallmark of Frost & Sullivan globally.

The findings of the detailed examination are then presented to a panel of independent judges comprising influential personalities, decision makers and thought leaders in Asia-Pacific's ICT industry, who have in themselves pushed the boundaries of innovation and corporate excellence, in deciding the recipients in each award category.

For more details on the 2017 Asia Pacific ICT Awards, please visit http://www.ict-awards.com/ or connect with us via social media Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, for the latest news and updates. We also invite you to join the conversation using #apictawards or #FrostAwards.

Frost & Sullivan congratulates all 2017 Asia Pacific ICT Award Recipients:

    Asia Pacific
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    AWARD                      RECIPIENT
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    OSS/BSS Vendor of the Year AMDOCS
    -------------------------- ------

    Anti-DDoS Vendor of the
     Year                      ARBOR NETWORKS, INC.
    -----------------------    --------------------

    Collaboration Services
     Provider of the Year      ARKADIN CLOUD COMMUNICATIONS
    ----------------------     ----------------------------

    Cloud Video Collaboration
     Service Provider of the
     Year                      BLUEJEANS NETWORK
    -------------------------  -----------------

    Hosted Telephony and UCC
     Services Platform
     Provider of the Year      BROADSOFT
    ------------------------   ---------

    Emerging Cyber Security
     Vendor of the Year        CARBON BLACK
    -----------------------    ------------

    Cyber Security Excellence
     Award                     CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
    -------------------------  -------------------

    Video Conferencing
     Endpoints and
     Infrastructure Vendor of
     the Year                  CISCO SYSTEMS
    -------------------------  -------------

    Wholesale Colocation Data
     Center Service Provider
     of the Year               DIGITAL REALTY
    -------------------------  --------------

    Retail Colocation Data
     Center Service Provider
     of the Year               EQUINIX
    ------------------------   -------

    Telecom CEO of the Year    ERNEST L. CU
    -----------------------    ------------

    Network-based Advanced
     Malware Analysis Vendor
     of the Year               FIREEYE
    ------------------------   -------

    Industrial Augmented
     Reality Company of the
     Year                      FUJITSU
    -----------------------    -------

    Customer Contact Platform
     Vendor of the Year        GENESYS
    -------------------------  -------

    Fixed Broadband Service
     Provider of the Year      GLOBE TELECOM, INC.
    -----------------------    -------------------

    Telecom Equipment Vendor
     of the Year               HUAWEI
    ------------------------   ------

    Talent Management
     Solutions Technology
     Innovation Award          IBM WATSON TALENT
    ---------------------      -----------------

    Intrusion Detection and
     Prevention Systems Vendor
     of the Year               IBM SECURITY
    -------------------------- ------------

    Cyber Security Analytics
     Platform Vendor of the
     Year                      IBM SECURITY
    ------------------------   ------------

    Web Application Firewall
     Vendor of the Year        IMPERVA
    ------------------------   -------

    Telecom Disruptor of the
     Year                      RELIANCE JIO INFOCOMM LIMITED
    ------------------------   -----------------------------

    Enterprise Security
     Product Line Strategy
     Leadership Award          LOGRHYTHM
    ----------------------     ---------

    Integrated Biometrics
     Solutions for Public
     Safety Leadership Award   NEC CORPORATION
    ------------------------   ---------------

    Telco Data Center Service
     Provider of the Year      NTT COMMNUNICATIONS
    -------------------------  -------------------

    UC-as-a-Service Total
     Solution Provider of the
     Year                      NTT COMMNUNICATIONS
    -------------------------  -------------------

    Network Firewall Vendor of
     the Year                  PALO ALTO NETWORKS
    -------------------------- ------------------

    Telecom Service Provider
     of the Year               PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK
    ------------------------   -------------------------------

    SSL VPN Vendor of the Year PULSE SECURE
    -------------------------- ------------

    Talent Management
     Solutions Enabling
     Technology Leadership
     Award                     RAMCO SYSTEMS
    ----------------------     -------------

    5G Modern Enabling
     Technology Leadership     QUALCOMM
    ----------------------     --------

    Industrial Control Systems
     Security Vendor of the
     Year                      SASA SOFTWARE
    -------------------------- -------------

    Telecom Group of the Year  SINGTEL
    -------------------------  -------

    BPM Solutions Provider of
     the Year                  TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
    -------------------------  -------------------------

    Emerging Market Service
     Provider of the Year      TELENOR MYANMAR
    -----------------------    ---------------

    Contact Center Outsourcing
     Service Provider of the
     Year                      TELEPERFORMANCE
    -------------------------- ---------------

    Telco Cloud Service
     Provider of the Year      TELSTRA
    ---------------------      -------

    M2M Service Provider of
     the Year                  TELSTRA
    -----------------------    -------

    Mobile Service Provider of
     the Year                  TRUE MOVE H UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATION CO LTD
    -------------------------- ------------------------------------------

    Telecom Mobile Payment
     Service Provider of the
     Year                      TRUEMONEY
    ------------------------   ---------

    LTE Service Provider of
     the Year                  TRUE MOVE H UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATION CO LTD
    -----------------------    ------------------------------------------

    Customer Contact
     Optimization Solutions
     Vendor of the Year        VERINT SYSTEMS
    -----------------------    --------------


    Country
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    AWARD                      RECIPIENT
    -----                      ---------

    Philippines Telecom
     Service Provider of the
     Year                      GLOBE TELECOM, INC.
    ------------------------   -------------------

    Philippines Mobile Service
     Provider of the Year      GLOBE TELECOM, INC.
    -------------------------- -------------------

    Philippines Fixed
     Broadband Service
     Provider of the Year      GLOBE TELECOM, INC.
    ---------------------      -------------------

    Myanmar Mobile Service
     Provider of the Year      TELENOR MYANMAR
    ----------------------     ---------------

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