2018 Nokia Open Innovation Challenge

High performance wireless transceiver

With its digital wireless technology with very low power consumption and latency dedicated to the Internet of Things, SPARK Microsystems has been crowned great winner of the 6th Nokia Open Innovation Challenge (NOIC). The winners were announced on December 6 at Nokia Bell Labs headquarters in Murray Hill, New Jersey.

SPARK Microsystems was born from the association of professors Dominic Deslandes and Frédéric Nabki. Researchers have combined their respective expertise in radio frequency circuits and integrated circuits and offer a whole new approach aimed at revolutionizing the world of signal transmission.

They chose the Centech, ÉTS technology business accelerator, to help them get started with their business.

SPARK’s high-performance wireless transceiver extends battery life and improves instantaneous and faithful communications. Its efficiency, agility and robustness open up a large number of markets, many of which are poorly served by current wireless technologies.

The goal of the Nokia Bell Labs NOIC competition is to connect the world with innovations that will change the world of human collaboration, communication, connectivity and surveillance.

In addition to $ 100,000, the prize awarded to Professors Deslandes and Nabki gives them access to the precious research and development resources of Nokia Bell Labs, as well as many opportunities to grow their business through partnerships with Nokia.

This year’s competition focused on industrial automation and the industrial Internet of Things. Participants competed in two rounds of evaluation and the six finalist companies were invited to present their ideas to an international jury. Chosen from more than 300 start-ups from around the world, SPARK Microsystems impressed the judges.