T-Mobile Accelerator Kicks Off Fall Program Fueling 5G Innovation in Wellness Tech
August 31 2021 - 9:11AM
Business Wire
Meet these six startups building the next big
thing in 5G health and fitness technology
5G is powering new innovations that help us
live healthier lives. T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) has kicked off its
Fall 2021 T-Mobile Accelerator Wellness Technology Program. For the
next few months, the following handpicked startups will work
directly with technologists and business leaders at T-Mobile to
build the next big thing in 5G technologies that promote wellness
and improve quality of life. These participants are building
breakthrough innovations in personal health wearables and
applications, from smart glasses for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
individuals, to fitness devices and smart apparel that enhance
athletic performance.
Participants in the T-Mobile Accelerator Fall 2021 program
include:
- formsense (San Diego, CA). Building the next
generation of wearable technologies to keep people healthy, active
and injury-free. With proprietary sensors, on-board artificial
intelligence and ubiquitous connectivity to the cloud, formsense’s
machine-washable smart apparel delivers the first-ever volumetric
assessment of biomechanics form in real-time to elevate
performance, prevent injuries and improve rehab outcomes for sport,
health and fitness applications. formsense technology has been in
use by over 25 partners including professional sports teams,
university research centers, healthcare providers, and fitness and
apparel brands worldwide. (https://www.formsense.com)
- OLIVER (Barcelona, Spain). Developer of a
football-focused platform designed to prevent injury. The company’s
platform tracks information about kick power, dribbling sprints,
speed, acceleration, distance covered, calories burnt, fatigue
index and total session, enabling football players to get clear
statistics on their performance. (https://tryoliver.com)
- Shot Scope (Edinburgh, UK). A leading manufacturer of
golf improvement technology provides wearable, global positioning,
laser and shot tracking devices designed to aid decision making and
improve golf performance. On average golfers of all abilities
experience an improvement of 2.7 shots in fewer than 25 rounds of
golf using Shot Scope. (https://shotscope.com/us)
- SignGlasses (Orem, Utah). An innovative solution for the
communication barriers that Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals
face on a day-to-day basis. With SignGlasses they now have access
to a live, highly qualified Sign Language interpreter relayed to a
pair of smart glasses, all at a moment’s notice.
(https://www.signglasses.com)
- Somatix (New York, NY). A cutting-edge wearable
artificial intelligence-powered remote patient monitoring platform.
Using patented gesture detection algorithms, Somatix’s technology
can provide detailed and actionable insights, alerts, and analytics
from wearables, including fluid intake and risk for dehydration,
falling, medication intake, sleep analytics, smoking, activity
trending, and activities of daily living. The cloud-based platform
consists of Somatix’s own smartband (also works on commercial
off-the-shelf smartbands and smartwatches), mobile apps (both
Android and iOS devices) and a cloud-based dashboard for providers.
(https://somatix.com)
- TRIPP (Los Angeles, CA). A research-backed digital
wellness platform for personal transformation. Through immersive
experiences that harness the power of XR technology and
best-in-class content, TRIPP takes you on a journey to connect with
yourself and explore new possibilities for healing, insight,
relation, focus and wonder. (https://www.tripp.com)
“Consumers are increasingly interested in new ways that
technology can improve their well-being, whether it’s better
performance on the sports field or deeper diagnostics to monitor a
health concern,” said John Saw, EVP of Advanced & Emerging
Technologies at T-Mobile. "With 5G we are beginning to see a vast
array of new devices and services that give us better insight into
our own health and can dramatically improve our quality of
life.”
Companies participating in T-Mobile Accelerator will work
directly with technology and business leaders at T-Mobile as they
build, test and bring to market new products and services that
unleash the potential of T-Mobile 5G. The fall program runs through
early November 2021 and will culminate in a Demo Day where
participants showcase their accomplishments.
T-Mobile Accelerator serves as a hub for driving ideas,
innovation and action. Focused on collaborative experiences for
growth, it delivers year-round programming and activities,
including entrepreneurial and tech community engagements, expert
speakers and mentorship sessions. Since its inception, the T-Mobile
Accelerator has worked with 75 startup companies that have raised
an aggregate of over $96 million with 80% of the alumni companies
still in business today.
T-Mobile 5G, A Platform for Innovation
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T-Mobile, the Un-carrier is widening its lead, lighting up Ultra
Capacity 5G across the country, bringing fast 5G speeds to more
places than anyone else.
Amazing new 5G products and services are quickly being built,
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foundation, T-Mobile is fueling 5G innovation and building the 5G
ecosystem with a number of initiatives. The Un-carrier collaborates
with universities and standards bodies to support 5G research and
development. It operates the award-winning T-Mobile Accelerator and
collaborates with Georgia Tech and Curiosity Lab at Peachtree
Corners. In addition, it operates the T-Mobile Ventures investment
fund and it is a co-founder of the 5G Open Innovation Lab.
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