Swisscom StartUp Challenge 2020
Shaping the future with 5G
The 10 Finalists:
About the StartUp Challenge
The Swisscom StartUp Challenge 2020 is looking to the future. 5G is the next generation of mobile telecommunications and offers a wealth of new opportunities for our smart digital society. With ultra-fast, robust broadband connections and low latency, 5G will transform our lives, our business activities and our society. Let’s join together to shape the future!
If you are a start-up or a research team keen to harness the potential of 5G, then apply with your product or prototype for the Exploration Week in Swisscom’s 5G Lab and take your products to the next level alongside our 5G experts.
What the winners can expect during the Exploration Week
Lab environment
Working with the latest 5G architectures (from the access to the core, including a Faraday cage) in which E2E testing can take place
Swisscom live network
Access to the live Swisscom 5G network at a range of different locations (indoor, hotspots, on trains, rural environments)
Access to 5G devices
Access to 5G smartphones, hotspots, tablets, laptops, existing Swisscom services and testing tools
5G Experts
Support/mentoring by 5G experts from Swisscom and the partner firms/programme partners
Interactions
Opportunities to interact with potential customers, partner firms or investors
An attractive programme of events
An unforgettable week in Switzerland including a visit to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and Swiss innovators of business/technology
What the applicants need
- A prototype/product that requires 5G functionality and is unviable or has only limited viability with 4G
- During the Exploration Week, the team must be able to demonstrate that the prototype/product works in the live 5G network or the 5G lab
What the winners receive
- Analysis of business cooperation with Swisscom and investment by Swisscom Ventures
- A one-week exploration programme with access to one of the world’s most advanced 5G networks
- Mentoring and challenges set by Swisscom experts and programme partners (Venturelab, Ericsson, Qualcomm)
Timetable
Until October 11th, 2020
Application
Apply with your 5G Case on swisscom.ch/challenge.
December 17th, 2020
Pitch
The 10 finalists pitch to the jury (Remote Option)
October 12th to November 26th, 2020
Selection
Swisscom and Venturelab select the 10 most interesting cases from all applications.
December 17th, 2020
Announcement of the 5 winners
November 26th, 2020
Announcement of the 10 finalists
December 22th, 2020 and January 14th, 2021
Briefing Exploration Program
The preparations are now running (Remote Option)
November 26th to December 17th, 2020
Public Voting
The public votes online for their favourite. Great prizes to win.
March 22th to 26th, 2021
Exploration Program in the Swiss 5G Lab from Swisscom
December 3rd, 2020
Pitch-Training
Preparation for the final with Venturelab. (Remote Option)
Programme Partners
Outreach Partners
The Swisscom StartUp Challenge’s jury and mentors
The jury includes members of the Swisscom Group Executive Board and representatives from Swisscom Ventures and programme partners Venturelab, Ericsson and Qualcomm. During the Exploration Week, experts from Swisscom and the programme partners will provide support and guidance to the winners.
Roger Wüthrich-Hasenböhler
Chief Digital Officer, Swisscom
Christoph Aeschlimann
Chief Technology and Information Officer, Swisscom
Kathrin Hösli
Head of Exploration, Swisscom
Patrick Weibel
Head of 5G Program, Swisscom
Dominique Mégret
Head of Swisscom Ventures, Swisscom
Dario Vieceli
Head of TV & Smart Products ad interim, Swisscom
Friederike Hoffmann
Head of Connected Business Solutions, Swisscom
Egon Steinkasserer
Chief Product Officer, Swisscom
Corinne Andenmatten
Head of Wireless Story, Swisscom
Enrico Salvatori
Senior Vice President & President Qualcomm EMEA
Martin Bürki
Managing Director Ericsson Switzerland
Stefan Steiner
Co-Managing Director at Venturelab
Hall of Fame
Aero41 SA
Problem: emerging need of replacement solution to the actual aerial spraying sectoron added-value crop segments.
Solution: Aero41 proposes a specific UAV system designed to carry and «surgically» deliver crop protection means while respecting the highest environmental standards.AI and data gathering capabilities are planned to be added to the system to achieve predictive and intelligent crop protection capabilities.Aero41 already developed its own flight control system.
Morphean SA
Morphean is a Swiss company present in 12 countries. The secure Morphean cloud platform informs decision making and drives efficiencies for all organisations by generating unique and actionable insights from a multitude of data sources and sensors (i.e video cameras and 3D sensors). With expertise across security, retail, smart cities, among others, the company is recognised as a leader in secure service platform delivery through the use of cloud and AI technologies. Morphean helps firms prepare for the future by keeping their Eyes Wide Open to the intelligence gathered from a variety of network connected devices.
qiio AG
qiio provides plug and play, edge-to-cloud secure cellular IoT solutions optimized for bidirectional connectivity through the cloud. We provide customers with everything theyneed to securely connect, monitor, and control their industrial assets. qiio’s technology is ideal for high-security IoT applications requiring remote management, monitoring and predictive maintenance in hard-to-reach places.
Robotic Systems Lab_ETH
We bring cutting-edge technology in teleoperation and automation for heavy machinery to a product level - and provide a solution to work in places which are too dangerous or too remote for humans to operate. Our unmanned solution enables safe clean-up of the ammunition, tree harvesting in remote forests, removal of rockfalls and mudslides on roads and allows continued work during Pandemies.
Somniacs AG
SOMNIACS is committed to becoming the leading provider of immersive extended reality (XR) solutions that bring users to worlds they cannot otherwise explore. Whether the limitations are physical, financial, or environmental, our technology – both hardware and software – democratizes exploration opportunities and allows users to travel easily through space and time.
HEGIAS AG
HEGIAS VR is world’s first browser-/cloud-based and automated solution for visualization and communication using virtual reality for the construction and real estate sector. It enables architects’ 3D plans to be viewed and altered in a virtual world by one or more people from any location at the touch of a button, at any stage of planning or construction.
Fotokite
Fotokite provides Public Safety teams with live on-site and remotely streamed situational awareness solutions to help them stay safe, save lives, and preserve property. Fotokite systems are mounted on top of Public Safety vehicles and operate with the single push of a button, streaming aerial thermal and RGB video to help them size-up emergency response scenes. Fotokite is a 50-person ETH-Zurich spin-off with offices in Zurich, Syracuse, and Boulder.
Rigi Technologies SA
Rigitech is creating the future of last-mile logistics through electric-powered drone delivery networks powered by cloud-based centralised operation. Our autonomous drone networks transfer lab tests or life-saving medicines between clinics and laboratories without the need for on-the-ground operators.
Smart Mobile Labs AG
WELCOME TO THE REAL REAL-TIME: WORLD’S FASTEST VIDEO STREAMING by SMART MOBILE LABS: The only provider capable of transmitting live video end-to-end, many-to-many and in real time. With our core technology EVO (Edge Video Orchestrator), we enable secure, dynamic and high-quality distribution of video, audio and data streams over the mobile network – with an hyper-low latency of 1 millisecond. Our aim with this unique technology is to create unprecedented solutions for sports & event venues, public safety, and connected cars.
ZaiNar, Inc
ZaiNar provides real time location for any 5G device to within a meter in 3D. ZaiNar location is powered by patented advancements in signal processing for tracking phones, cars, drones and IoT without hardware changes and without additional battery drain. ZaiNar uses an order or magnitude less spectrum than other positioning techniques and is flexible across frequencies and protocols.