CTIA Announces B!G Idea Award Winners at CTIA 2013™

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May 21, 2013, 06:00 ET

LAS VEGAS, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CTIA–The Wireless Association® today announced the winners for its annual B!G Idea Awards at CTIA 2013™ at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas. The awards honor the mobile champions and visionaries who are transforming the mobile ecosystem and this year recognize the individuals who are driving global mobile innovation.

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Members of the wireless industry participated in the process, voting online for their favorite B!G Idea contenders. With the votes officially tallied, the winners were announced by Sascha Segan, Lead Mobile Analyst for PCMag.com.

By category, the 2013 B!G Idea Awards winners are:

The Mobile Visionary for Vision, Strategy & Business Acumen was awarded to Wayne Irving II, CEO & Chairman, Monster Offers.
The Ingenious Innovator for Product & Service Innovation, R&D was awarded to Rip Gerber, President & CEO, Locaid.
The Commerce & Retail Commander for Commerce, Retail & Distribution was awarded to Steve Abernethy, President & CEO, SquareTrade.
The Mobile Guardian for Enterprise IT & Security was awarded to Chris Hill, Senior Vice President, Advanced Solutions, AT&T Business Solutions, AT&T.

To learn more about the winners, as well as all the entries, visit http://ctiait.ctia.org/bigIdea/2013/public/index.cfm/viewEntries.

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