NIEUWEGEIN, THE NETHERLANDS - Teleena Holding B.V. a leading provider of Global Mobile Data Connectivity Services (GMDS), has recently been named as a National Champion in The European Business Awards sponsored by RSM International; a prestigious competition supported by businesses leaders, academics, media and political representatives from across Europe.
The European Business Awards now in its 8th year engaged with over 24,000 business from 33 European countries this year and 709 companies from across Europe have been named today as National Champions; going through to the second phase of the competition.
Teleena provides Global Mobile Data Connectivity Services (GMDS), not only to MNOs, Cable Companies and MVNOs but also to any mobile device manufacturer, machine-to-machine (M2M) service provider or brand. Teleena enables these global organizations to act as a virtual global mobile operator, connecting cellular mobile devices to hundreds of mobile data networks globally. Teleena’s Mobile Platform as a Service (mPaaS), cloud-based mobile platform, is built on home-grown state-of-the-art technology enabling global organizations and brands to launch new and improved mobile propositions to their client base quickly, effectively and with a reduced total cost of ownership. Teleena provides global 3G/4G coverage in almost 200 countries and over ±400 networks.
Philip Macridis, CEO of Teleena: “We’re very proud to be selected to represent The Netherlands as a National Champion. The European Business Awards is widely recognised as the showcase for Europe’s most dynamic companies and we are now looking forward to the next round of the judging process. We are keen to explain in more depth how Teleena is unleashing the potential of Global Mobile Data Connectivity which is becoming key to the business success of global organizations.”
Adrian Tripp, CEO of the European Business Awards said: “Congratulations to Teleena, it is a great achievement to be named National Champion and we wish them luck in the next stage. The European Business Awards is inspiring businesses to greater success and helping to improve the competitive edge of companies across Europe.”
Jean Stephens, CEO of RSM International, said: “Every year this competition gets tougher and with the increased number of entries and countries, this year looks to become the toughest Awards yet. It will be exciting to watch as we move through to the next round.”
A panel of judges made up of Europe-wide business leaders, academics and entrepreneurs will view the National Champions’ videos, and award the best of this group the coveted ‘Ruban d’Honneur’ status. Ruban d’Honneur recipients will then go on to the grand final in 2015. All of the National Champions will also take part in a public vote to decide ‘Public Champions’ for each country. Last year over 93,000 votes were cast, and over 400,000 people visited the EBA website during the competition.
