Fotokite, HEGIAS AG, qiio AG, Robotic Systems Lab (ETH) and ZaiNarInc are the winners of this year's Swisscom StartUp Challenge focusing on 5G technology. They convinced the 11-member jury from Ericsson, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies and Swisscom in the online pitch. In March 2021, they will now test their 5G use cases and prototypes for a week in the Swisscom 5G Lab and on the live network in different locations and in entire regions. In addition to the jury, the audience also chose their favourite: HEGIAS AG, who want to democratise VR.
We have already reported on the Swisscom StartUp Challenge in the run-up to the event. reports.
To score points with the jury, the start-ups not only had to present clever ideas and a convincing business model, but also demonstrate team spirit and determination. The jury was particularly enthusiastic about the following start-ups: Fotokite, HEGIAS AG, qiio AG, Robotic Systems Lab (ETH) and ZaiNarInc.
In addition to the jury winners, the audience also voted for their favourite in the online voting. With 25 percent of the votes, the young company won the audience award. HEGIAS AG. As you can see very well on the cover picture, HEGIAS AG wants to democratise VR.
Friederike Hoffmann from Swisscom says: "The visions and innovative power of these young companies impress me! In the Exploration Programme, we will experience live what opportunities the new 5G technology will open up for us. Because 5G only shows its full potential with the applications. I am very much looking forward to that."
The second company specialising in VR, namely Somniacs (Birdly) unfortunately came away empty-handed.
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