Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded the Best Communication Service Provider in the recent Emerging Markets Airports (EMA) Award 2011. Winners of the second edition of EMA Awards were announced at a gala evening held at Al Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai. Alcatel-Lucent was among a total of 91,115 nominations and 34,000 votes filed for the awards this year.

The EMA awards were instituted to recognise and honour excellence in the aviation and airport industry from the emerging markets across 28 categories by surveying the most diverse and discerning group of professionals involved in the airports, aviation, aerospace, cargo and logistics industries. The winners were recognized based on the values of the endorsement by these professionals, as well as the online votes received by members of the public and corporate institutions worldwide.

"Following the highly successful inaugural edition last year, the caliber of entries this year was outstanding and we received overwhelming response from a great number of companies and individuals working in the airports and aviation industry. We congratulate all the winners of the EMA Awards for their exceptional performance and contributions to the airports and aviation sector, and we wish them more success and prosperity," said Raj Menon, General Manager, Arabian Reach.

Alcatel-Lucent provides turnkey communication solutions consisting of in-house products and state-of-the-art applications as well as integrated services which can include third parties, to meet airport operators' stringent requirements for reliability, safety, security, and operational efficiency while increasing satisfaction for airlines, passengers and tenants. With Alcatel-Lucent's Dynamic Communications, Airport operators offer on-time, safe and connected journeys to passengers and airlines alike.

"Alcatel-Lucent's brand name as a global communications service provider, our many references in the aviation industry, specifically for airports and our ability to improve operational efficiencies, provide various advanced applications, and non-aviation revenues were all critical factors in our winning this award," said Niren Choudhury, Alcatel-Lucent's Business Development Director in charge of Airport Markets.

The award nominations and voting process is independently managed and audited by Frost & Sullivan. The event was attended by key airports and aviation industry peers and decision makers from around the world.

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