Top 10 Broadband Awards 2009 nominees revealed
The nominees for the annually Top 10 Broadband Awards, being held for the second time now, have been unveiled with 3, Virgin Media and O2 leading the nominations with 4 a piece.
The Top 10 Broadband Awards are based on ratings of more than 1.5 million customers as well as speed tests carried out during the last year by Top 10 Broadband, the most popular independent site for comparison of broadband prices, thereby making it the most valued customer awards in the industry.
The awards ceremony will be conducted in the 24 Club, a cutting – edge venue located in Soho, Central London in September the 15th. Nominees will lock horns in 11 categories, including fastest service, innovation, best value and customer satisfaction.
The panel which made the nominations observed the detailed speed test as well as the customer rating data, nearly thousands of customer reviews left on the website and put all the packages of broadband providers to the most strict quantitative and qualitative test in order to come up with the nominations.
O2, 3 and Virgin Media are in the front in nominations and have been short – listed in 4 main categories. O2, TalkTalk, T-Mobile, BT and Vodafone have 3 nominations each.
Customers have continued to make their views count in the awards by rating their broadband providers as well as the speed that they get.
The director of Top 10 Broadband, Alex Buttle, said that the Digital Britain report preceded the rolling out of extremely fast home broadband as well as an increase in the number of customers seeking mobile broadband dongles as well as other related devices.
Therefore, he continued, it was pertinent that excellence was recognized and was duly awarded in this highly competitive industry. They, he mentioned, were happy to celebrate the success of companies who’s commitment to excellence and innovation in the industry was helping to make the digital future of the country better.
O2 is awarded with a top prize after results of a broadband survey
O2, a leading broadband service provider, has been honoured with a top award after the results of a broadband survey which involved nearly six thousand and five hundred people.
The PC Advisor Broadband Survey, conducted recently, saw O2 snatch one of the top awards and saw off competition from other broadband providers. The results of the survey led to O2 winning the ‘Best Buy’ broadband title, a prestigious one, despite close competition from other companies like ZEN Internet and Be Broadband.
More than six and a half thousand people were part of the survey and they were asked their opinions on a number of aspects of the broadband package they hand, including the download speeds, the reliability of service as well as the level of customer service. After the analysis of the responses to the survey, O2 came trumps and won the title ‘Best Buy’ broadband.
Commenting on the award, an O2 official said that they were very happy to have got the award and that it was a fantastic year for them and that they felt that they had a very impressive product at a reasonable price. He also said that their customers never have to worry about anything when they avail of O2’s services as they provide a number of benefits such as access to free internet security, no connection charges and free customers service. He also thanked everyone for voting for them and looked forward to the next year.
A spokesperson on behalf of the PC Advisor said that with a big response rate, their survey has gained its place in the country as one of the most trusted survey of its kind and that this year saw the rating and ranking of the top 14 ISPs in the country. Most of the ISPs got good results but O2 scored the most in the 3 fields mentioned earlier.
The Internet Service Providers Association Awards
The ISPA or Internet Service Providers Association is a British governing body made up of Internet Service Provides or ISP. Established in 1995 to become the first formal trade association for ISPs, the body aims to promote healthy competition among its members while allowing self regulation by complying and binding its members with a set of acceptable ethical business and consumer service practice embodied in its ISPA Code.
The Internet Industry Awards
Since 1999, the ISPA holds its annual UK Internet industry awards to recognize both organizations and individuals for their exceptional contribution to the internet industry as well as to celebrate technical innovation and best industry practice for the year. In 2002, the awards became known as the ISPAs. Attended by the bigwigs in the internet industry, from the government and private sector consisting of company executives from telecoms and computer companies, the ISPAs have become a prestigious and highly anticipated event in the internet service industry.
Every year, the awards take on special meaning as body recognizes the many changes taking place in broadening the internet service picture. For this year, the award categories now fall on two divisions, ISP and the Special Awards.
- The ISP division awards the following: Best Consumer Fixed Broadband, Best Consumer Mobile Broadband, Best Consumer Customer service, Best Business Fixed Broadband, Best Business Mobile Broadband, Best Business Customer Service, Best Dial-up, Best Shored Hosting, Best Dedicated Hosting, Best Internet Telephony and Best Streaming Host.
- In the Special Awards division, the categories are The Corporate Social Responsibility Award, Internet Hero and Internet Villain.
A more detailed and comprehensive Information on how to qualify for nomination under any of these awards as well as the award rules can be found on the ISPA website at http://www.ispaawards.org.uk/page/rules. The 2009 ISPA awards took place last July 9th with the awardees in each category published in the ISPA homepage at http://www.ispaawards.org.uk/page/home.
Top 10 Broadband Awards to be hosted by Spencer Kelly
Spencer Kelly, who is the presenter of the Click show, one of the most highly rated technology shows in the country, has been given the privilege of being the host for the annual Top 10 Broadband Awards, which is being held for the second time now, said Top 10 Broadband.
The former Gadget Show presenter, who is also a TV tech guru, has obtained exclusive and prestigious interviews from a number of popular personalities, which include gaming guru Will Wright as well as Bill Gates. Therefore, Top 10 Broadband express their honour in announcing that Spencer Kelly has been appointed as the compere for this ceremony and will also participate in a light – hearted sideways look at the broadband industry and how it has developed over the past year or so.
With only 6 days until the event takes place at the beautiful 24 Club in Soho, the excitement is gaining unmanageable proportions .The people attending the awards ceremony include shaker and movers from all around the broadband industry from the biggest ISPs in the country to top tech journos from a number of newspapers and magazines such as Web user, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, PC advisor, Mac World.
In order to learn more about the awards being presented and to find out the nominees for these awards, have a look at the relevant press release. If you have not confirmed that you are attending the event, please send an e-mail to Jessica McArdle at press@top10.co.uk
