CableLabs '10G Challenge' to award more than $300K

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – CableLabs, the leading innovation and research and development lab for the cable industry, today introduced the 10G Challenge at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2021 to encourage innovators to think about future technologies that operate on the 10G network, a broadband technology platform that will deliver internet speeds 10 times faster than today's networks and 100 times faster than what most consumers currently experience. CableLabs has committed over $300,000 in cash prizes to the winners of the Challenge.

"We are looking for innovators that are building services, products and applications that will benefit from the most robust broadband network," said Phil McKinney, president and CEO of CableLabs. "Whether you're a growing company, an inventor, a university student or an entrepreneurial venture, we want to help you develop the technologies that will inspire the way we live, work, learn and play in the future."

The 10G Challenge is focused on encouraging innovation in four categories:

To participate in the 10G Challenge, innovators (a resident of the U.S. or Canada over the age of 18) must submit a short video describing their technology or idea and fill out a submission form by July 1, 2022. Each product, service, application or technology must show how it would use at least a 1 Gbps network. All submissions will be reviewed by representatives from the participating companies to determine finalists in each category.

Six winners will be chosen: one winner in each category, a People's Choice winner and a Grand Prize winner. Winners will be chosen by industry leaders and will be notified in August 2022. The Grand Prize winner will receive a $100,000 USD cash prize to help move their technology forward, while category winners will receive a $50,000 USD cash prize and the People's Choice winner will receive a $10,000 USD cash prize.

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