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20th February 2003
The winners of The 2003 ISPAs - The 5th Annual UK Internet Industry Awards in association with Tarifica and InternetWorks - were announced at a gala dinner in London on 20th February 2003.
ISPA is grateful to the Rt. Hon. Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State for E-Commerce and Competitiveness, the keynote speaker at the event. ISPA thanks him and his Department's continued support of this event.
Consumer Division
Best Consumer Application sponsored by Blueyonder from Telewest Broadband
Winner: Freeserve SiteBuilder
The judges found that Freeserve's Sitebuilder helped to break down perceived technological barriers, enabling non-technical consumers to develop an online presence.
Best Consumer Broadband Provider sponsored by Toragen
Winner: Pipex
Pipex were found to be innovative in price reductions. The Pipex ADSL offering provides a good access level price for consumers requiring an all in one package to access the Internet with a high-speed connection.
Best Unmetered ISP sponsored by mediaWays
Winner: Freeserve
Freeserve's unmetered access was thought to give consumers value-for-money access and services, good customer support and the flexibility of not being tied into a contract.
Best National Consumer ISP sponsored by Mastercard
Winner: One.Tel.
The judges highlighted the penny per minute access tariff and the Centrica influenced bundling of telephony services to provide diverse and good value Internet services to consumers.
Business Division
Best Small or Niche Market ISP sponsored by Freeserve
Winner: West Dorset Internet.
The judges saw that not only was West Dorset Internet small, but it also served a particular niche market. WDI uses wireless masts to deliver broadband to rural areas, a business regarded as both innovative and challenging by the judges.
Best Business Application sponsored by Exponential-e
Winner: JetSet from Community Internet.
The judges found JetSet an effective application to enable business travellers to prepay for their online time so they can dial-up to the Internet in over 150 countries without changing ISP.
Best Small Business ISP sponsored by top-pile.com
Winner: Fastnet
Fastnet were seen to be a company dedicated to transparent pricing and dynamic enough to tailor their services to individual small businesses.
Best Business Broadband Provider sponsored by NTT Europe
Winner: Eclipse Internet.
Eclipse's resource commitment to research and development and customer service impressed the judges, as did their commitment to offering important value added services, such as virtual private network solutions.
Best National Business ISP sponsored by AOL
Winner: Claranet
Claranet wins this award for the second time in a row. The judges sited their continued focus on good customer service to the business community.
Industry Division
Best Hardware sponsored by BT
Winner: Electronic Frontier
Not only did the judges admire the plug and play nature of Electronic Frontier's products, they also highlighted good customer service. The levels of support offered were found to reduce the time needed for internal training.
Best Broadband Supplier sponsored by Pipex
Winner: West Dorset Internet
The difficulty of getting broadband to rural areas prompted the judges to award this very small operation. WDI was described as a gutsy company providing an alternative to broadband provision and bypassing local loop unbundling.
Best Co-Location Provider sponsored by EuroISPA
Winner: Telecity
The judges made much of Telecity's facilities outside of the docklands. Telecity was found to have carrier notions and performed to the best standards. They were regarded as competent and easy to deal with.
Best Carrier sponsored by Corporate Internet
Winner: Cable and Wireless
Good transit times, global reach, operating their own network and competitive pricing for national transit prompted the judges to choose Cable and Wireless as the Best Carrier.
Best Search Engine sponsored by One.Tel
Winner: Google
The judges found Google to offer good, profitable partnerships. It's clean results and editorial policy of not selling rankings make it a useful tool for end users, so good for ISPs to partner with.
Internet Watch Foundation Award for Developments in Online Safety sponsored by Mistral.
Winner: Childnet International for Kidsmart
Kidsmart uses a roadshow, lesson and classroom activity plans, drama scripts, online role playing, leaflets and posters, a seminar for parents and an effective website to communicate to children, parents and teachers about being safe on the internet.
Internet Hero sponsored by MessageLabs
Winner: Richard Allan MP
Richard Allan MP for Sheffield Hallam wins this award for his ongoing support and understanding of the Internet and the Internet industry.
Internet Villain sponsored by ts.com
Winner: The Home Office
The Home Office wins this award for the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security (ATCS) Act and continued delays associated with the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA).
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Notes to Editors:
For further information, go to www.ispaawards.org.uk or contact the ISPA press office. Email: pressoffice@ispa.org.uk Tel: 020 7233 7239.
For more information about the Internet Watch Foundation visit www.iwf.org.uk.
The 2003 ISPAs - The UK Internet Industry Awards is brought to you by:
Tarifica
TARIFICA - established in 1976 - is the London-based communications, media and pricing consultancy and a leading brand of PBI Media. The group has evolved from a tariff data and publishing service to a fully integrated practice with research and consultancy conducted in Bandwidth, Wholesale and Metro Markets, Colocation and Managed Solutions, Billing and CRM, Internet Services and Infrastructure, and Retail Pricing.The consultancy group delivers researched and customised services and products including white papers, focused reports, multiclient studies, workshops and seminars. For more information on Tarifica please visit www.tarifica.com or contact us on +44 (0)20 7423 4500
Internetworks
Launched in 1997 by Future Publishing Ltd, Internetworks is the only magazine specifically aimed at helping small and medium sized businesses make the most out of the Internet and its technology. A monthly publication, Internetworks is cover-mounted with a CD featuring premium e-commerce products and retails at £3.99. www.iwks.com
ISPA UK
The Internet Services Providers' Association (ISPA) was established in 1995 as a trade association to represent providers of Internet services in the UK. ISPA promotes competition, self-regulation and the development of the Internet industry. For a list of members or other information about ISPA, please consult the website: http://www.ispa.org.uk
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