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T Challenge 2025 Submissions Now Open

BONN, Germany and BELLEVUE, Wash. — Nov. 21, 2024 — Deutsche Telekom AG and T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) have teamed up for the fifth annual T Challenge. Once again, the companies are inviting innovators and disruptors from across the globe to compete for the best uses of AI to enhance telecommunications and the way it integrates with people’s everyday lives.
For the fifth anniversary of T Challenge, this year’s competition will challenge participants to innovate in six key areas where AI can make a significant impact in telecoms:
Awards include:
Submissions are officially open now through Jan. 31, 2025.

After the application review period, up to 12 teams will showcase their innovations to a panel of judges from Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile at Deutsche Telekom’s headquarters in in Bonn, Germany on June 2 and 3, 2025. Winners will receive cash prizes and the opportunity to continue developing their technology alongside Deutsche Telekom in Europe and T-Mobile in the U.S.

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