MobileWorld magazine, a leading telecommunications publication, which focuses on Africa, has announced plans to stage its first awards for the telecommunication industry in the continent.

You can read the rest of the official press release at Mobile Africa.

Voting is open on the MobileWorld Telecom Africa Awards website. Open categories include:

1. African Fixed Line Operator of the Year
2. African ISP of the Year
3. African Mobile Operator of the Year
4. African Vendor of the Year
5. North African Mobile Operator of the Year
6. West African Mobile Operator of the Year
7. East African Mobile Operator of the Year
8. Southern African Mobile Operator of the Year
9. African Regulator of the Year
10. African Phone of the year
11. Value added services company of the year
12. Best Mobile Money Service
13. Best African Mobile Content Provider
14. Best African Telecom Brand
15. Best African Telecom Financing Bank
16. Best African Infrastructure Company
17. Best African Rural Deployment
18. Most Socially Responsible Telecom Operator
19. MobileWorld Lifetime Achievement Award

Visit http://mwtelecomafricaawards.com/ to vote now.