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The 10G Challenge awards 6 winners envisioning life-changing technologiesPHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CableLabs, the leading innovation and research and development lab for the cable industry, today announced the six winners of The 10G Challenge, a unique competition meant to inspire innovators to leverage the emerging 10G broadband network.
“With the speed and security of 10G, the possibilities unlocked by the network of the future’s lower latencies, faster symmtrical speeds, improved reliability and enhanced security are seemingly endless,” said Phil McKinney, president and CEO of CableLabs. “Our team at CableLabs was excited by the incredible depth and breadth of innovative solutions submitted by individual entrepreneurs, innovators and organizations from across North America — and we look forward to empowering the winners to move their life-changing technologies forward.” Created to support forward-thinkers developing transformative solutions that rely on the 10G broadband network of the near future, The 10G Challenge focused on encouraging innovation in four categories: Live, Work, Learn and Play. Participants submitted short videos demonstrating their technology or idea, and all submissions were reviewed by representatives from collaborator companies Corning, Intel, Mayo Clinic and Zoom to determine finalists in each category. Each of the winners will receive a cash prize to further their project’s development, and the Grand Prize and four category winners will present their technologies and connect with leading industry professionals today at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2022. MediView will be awarded the $100,000 grand prize to support the development of its technology; each category winner will be honored with $50,000 to help move their project forward; and the T4 Movement Engineering project will receive $10,000 for the People’s Choice award. For more information about The 10G Challenge and to view the winning submissions, please visit 10gchallenge.com. To learn more about how CableLabs provides cable operators with the necessary technologies and tools to deliver 10G, please visit cablelabs.com/10g. About CableLabs About the 10G Challenge Editorial Contacts: Ann Finnie Director of Communications, CableLabs, Kyrio, SCTE [email protected] (669) 777-9036 Melissa Christensen Vice President, Public Relations, Comprise [email protected] 970-363-4652 |