Deutsche Telekom's subsidiary T-Systems and its partner Kinexon have developed Covid-19 warning technology for companies, known as 'Enterprise Protection System (EPS)' to enable detection of infection chains at an early stage.
The new system helps employees to maintain a safe distance as protection against Covid-19.
Cell phones are often banned in the workplace because of work or data protection issues. There, the smartphone is ruled out as a warning device against Covid-19. The
Whether at a ticket checkpoint or on an assembly line, it's hard to keep your distance when space is tight. A Corona case in the workforce can threaten colleagues with time in quarantine. This runs the risk of bringing production to a standstill. Production and logistics fear the uncontrolled spread of the virus after a positive case. The sports, event and travel industries also want to quickly identify and break infection chains.
Once a second, the SafeTag measures distances. It measures to within ten centimeters. It uses the Utra-Wideband (UWB) radio standard for this purpose. The warning distance can be flexibly adjusted to increased risk of infection by Covid mutations such as the British variant B.1.1.7.
At the end of the day, the device is returned to the charging station. It automatically decouples. The SafeTag transfers the contacts of the working day to the app via the cloud. Short contacts with sufficient distance are deleted immediately. It saves possible risk contacts for 14 days. The data remains on the phone alone.
When employees open the app, it downloads anonymous positive messages from the server. It compares these with the contact list on the smartphone. If there was a virologically relevant encounter, the app displays a warning screen. Depending on the risk level, this is red, yellow or green. The app calculates the risk level from factors such as duration, distance and number of contacts.
Oliver Queck, Responsible for the new service,
Corona doesn't stop at the stadium or factory gate. We detect and break infection chains at an early stage: This is where we support event organizers or companies.
Dr. Maximilian Schmidt, Chief Revenue Officer Sports at KINEXON
Our SafeTags are being used successfully in a variety of leagues in the U.S., where they have made a huge contribution to the safety of everyone in attendance.
