Aegis Graham Bell Awards jury convened in Mumbai to evaluate the winners of 2017

• Multinationals take part in week-long extensive Jury Rounds by presenting innovations in the in the field of Telecom, Smart City, Digital India, Virtual Reality, Mobility, Data Science, Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud & Cyber Security

• Event supported by Convergence India, Cellular Operator Association of India (COAI), Telecom Centers of Excellence (TCOE) & Deloitte

Mumbai, 13^th November 2017: The 8^th edition of Aegis Graham Bell Awards 2017 jury round ticked of today in Mumbai. Over 70+ multinationals, mid-size, medium, large companies & starups from all over India will participate in week-long extensive Jury Rounds starting today in Mumbai. Companies across verticals will present innovations in the field of Telecom, Smart City, Digital India, Virtual Reality, Mobility, Data Science, Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud & Cyber Security. The Aegis Graham Bell Award was started in the year 2010 as a tribute to the father of the telephony, Alexander Graham Bell, with a mission to recognize Innovations and Innovators in ICT Domain in India.

The Award is organized with support of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), and Telecom Centres of Excellence (TCOE) India a public private partnership initiative of DoT with 08 Centres at premier academic institutes (06 IITs, IISc and IIMA) of the country, each supported by a Telecom Service Provider, Convergence India and Deloitte as a knowledge partner. The award was started in the year 2010 as a tribute to the father of the telephony, Alexander Graham Bell, with a mission to bring India at the center stage and to make it a center hub of innovations.

The various Award categories are Innovative Telecom Product/Solutions, Green Telecom, Telecom Infra, Innovative Managed Services, OSS/BSS, Service Innovation, Mobile Applicaion for Social Good, Best Value Added Services, mHealth, Innovative Mobile TV App, mCommerce, Digital India Initiative, Smart City, Innovation in VR, Cyber Security, Innovation in Cloud, Data Science, Innovation in mLearning/mEducation, Innovation in IoT and Innovative Enterprise Solutions.

Some of the esteemed Jury members who will be a part of the selection procedure are Dr. Abhijit Gangopadhyay, Dean, Aegis School of Business, Data Science, Cyber Security and Telecom, Cmde. Dr. J. Jena, Deputy Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India, Mr. Bhupesh Daheria, CEO, Aegis School of Business, Data Science, Cyber Security and Telecom, Mr. Dilip Chenoy, Former CEO & MD, National Skill Development Corporation of India (NSDC), Mr. Mukesh Jain, CTO, VFS Global, Mr. Bhoopesh Raghav, CEO, ATP Networks, Mr. Kallol Kanungo, CEO, Convergent Communications, Dr. Vinay Kulkarni, Director Data Science, Aegis School of Business, Data Science, Cyber Security and Telecom, Dr. Dilip Pandit, Professor, Aegis School of Business, Data Science, Cyber Security and Telecom, Dr. Sanjay Sinvhal, VP Consulting and Allainces, Aegis School of Business, Mr. Shrikrishna Sumant, GM, Deloitte India amongst others.

“The event is a good platform for companies to showcase their Innovative Technologies which have helped the Telecom & allied industries to flourish. I appreciate Aegis School’s initiative to recognize & reward these exceptional leaders in their industries which have been helping to grow towards a more digitally advanced nation” – Cmde Dr. J. Jena, Deputy Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India.

“We, The Aegis Graham Bell Award team together with Aegis School of Business, Cyber Security, Data Science and Telecommunication are proud to laud the innovators and their innovation in the ICT domain for the 8th edition this year. And we are hoping to continue on the similar mission and reach globally with the sustained support from our associate partners” – Dean Mr Abhijit Gangopadhyay, Aegis School of Business, Cyber Security, Data Science and Telecommunication.

The various companies competing are United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Mahindra Comviva, Vodafone India, Huawei, Neron Informatics, Ramboll India, Wipro Technologies, Sterlite Technologies, Lavelle Networks, C-DOT, Tik Tik, Infynium, Teleossco Software, Coslight India Telecom, Indus Towers, Lekha Wireless Solutions, Bharti Infratel, Parallel Wireless, Ericsson India, Subex, One Click Technologies, Esri India Technologies, L&T Constructions, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Save the Children, Accenture, Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank, Sengage, Tejas Network, Infinite Computer Solutions, HashedIn Technologies, UST Global, Nucleus Software Exports, Nokia Solutions & Networks, Persistent Systems, Simulanis, Cisco Systems, Lucideus Tech, Cyberinc an Aurionpro company, InfrasoftTech, NIIT Technologies, CtrlS Datacenters, NIRAMAI Health Analytix, Locus, Lymbyc formerly known MaFoi Analytics, BRIDGEi2i Analytics Solutions, MUST Research Club, HCL Technologies, Datacrops Software, LTI, MUST Research Club, eInfochips, Stellapps Technologies, IBM India, Accion Labs.