Comverse, a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc. today announced the selection of the top ten finalists for its Third Annual Innovation Awards, organized in association with the Yankee Group, an independent research firm.

The award sets off to honor service providers who have creatively implemented a Comverse solution to achieve significant business results.

The ten finalists named as a potential winner for the award are as follows- Airtel India, T-Mobile International Germany, Vodafone Italy, Max Telecom, Bulgaria, MegaFon and INcore, Russia, StarHub, Singapore, Telstra, Australia, Mobile TeleSystems, Russia, Orange UK and Kyivstar, Ukraine.

Five selected winners out of the ten finalists will be honored at the Comverse 2008 User Forum that will take place from June 2-5 in Porto, Portugal.