Airbus in Search for Creative App Partners
Through Industryhack, a platform that brings big companies together with software developers and tech startups in order to to create new product concepts, Airbus is looking for the best and most talented teams.
Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) devices are carried in the pocket of hundreds of thousands of professionals all over the world. However, they are used mainly for routine work, while the personal smartphone in the professional’s other pocket has a lot of additional useful, entertaining and informative content. Airbus sees huge potential in combining these two devices with the launch of the Tactilon Dabat, a sleek Android smartphone using the regular LTE network, but which also has a built-in mission-critical TETRA capability.
To boost the creation of hybrid applications, Airbus has established the SmarTWISP programme. Through this programme and through this new innovation challenge Airbus wants to find creative partners to develop new applications for the Tactilon Dabat.
When you are interested to participate in the Critical App Challenge, that will take place between Feb 2nd - Feb 4th in the city of Munich, you can find more detailed information in the the HERE Developer Portal.
How it works
Each participating team will be paid 1500 eur after having presented their demo and given feedback. The best teams have a chance to become an Elite partner in Airbus SmarTWISP programme, and thus enter a co-marketing and revenue sharing collaboration with Airbus.
Timeline
- Application period ends – Dec 8th
- Teams informed about the results – Dec 16th
- Kickoff webinar – Jan 10th 11:00 (Finnish time)
- Hackathon event – Feb 2nd-4th
Airbus will take care of the participants during the hackathon weekend. This includes transportation, catering and accommodation. For most promising team applications, Airbus is also willing to cover the travel costs for the team.
If you wish to learn more about this initiative, please click here
