Taiwanese chip maker, MediaTek and Telefónica have formed a collaboration on the development of Telefónica’s Labsinitiative, a temporary innovation cell co-hosted with MediaTek Labs. The lab will allow ten engineering students from leading Spanish universities to work on new proof-of-concepts for IoT and Wearable devices built using MediaTek LinkIt™ development platforms and to learn how to produce innovative Android applications using MediaTek’s 3D graphics SDK.
Through the Labs initiative, MediaTek Labs seeks to develop innovative hardware and software solutions, from smart light bulbs, to the next-generation of fitness trackers, to smart watches. The initiative builds on the existing Talentum Startups program, part of Telefonica’s Open Future open innovation initiative, that seeks to foster entrepreneurship, innovation, new technologies and the development of young talent.
Carlos Lopez Blanco, Global Head of Public Affairs and Regulation, Telefónica
Since their inception in 2014, more than 15 projects have been carried out through the Labs initiative with 150 high-potential students participating in them. MediaTek’s participation in the program will allow Labs to extend the international reach of the program and expose more students to international work experience and technology innovation.
Marc Naddell, Vice President of MediaTek Labs
MediaTek Labs believes that students are one of the groups at the forefront of emerging technology innovation and an important source of entrepreneurship. In collaboration with Telefónica, we are excited to support the next generation of creative and driven pioneers to work on interesting new prototype devices and applications using MediaTek technologies.
