Verizon and Newlab Unveil First Results of 5G Studio

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon and Newlab today announced results from the first cohort of companies testing new applications of 5G technology through the organizations' 5G Studio. Earlier this year, Verizon and Newlab launched the 5G Studio to support the development of next-generation industry applications built on Verizon's 5G Ultra Wideband network.

To facilitate the 5G Studio, Verizon deployed 5G Ultra Wideband and mobile edge compute (MEC) at Newlab's headquarters in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Leveraging access to 5G capabilities and Newlab's advanced prototyping resources and product realization support, companies from Newlab's vast member community and beyond have been able to showcase their technologies to address challenges across industries.

"Verizon seeks to empower innovation using the transformational power of Verizon's 5G Ultra Wideband and MEC technologies," said Elise Neel, VP of New Business Incubation at Verizon. "We are proud to collaborate with Newlab through the 5G Studio to enable leaders at the frontier of the fourth industrial revolution to leverage the extraordinary capabilities of 5G and edge computing to help create the products and ecosystems of the future."

"5G technology and edge computing are ushering in an unprecedented era of innovation, with profound implications for how we will live and work," said Shaun Stewart, CEO of Newlab. "Earlier this year, we proudly established the 5G Studio with Verizon, a collaboration intended to harness the immense potential of 5G advancements by providing critical support to companies applying technology to transform industry and society. The results produced by this year's incredible cohort of 5G Studio companies is a testament to the enormous breadth of these solutions, to the cohort companies' visions, and to the efficacy of Newlab's Innovation Studio model in empowering entrepreneurial innovation."

The following are the 5G Studio's first cohort of startups, along with a description of each company's 5G application and test results:

    --  Exyn Technologies
        --  Company Description: Exyn Technologies is a leader in intelligent
            autonomy with ExynAI for robotic systems. First commercialized on
            unmanned aerial vehicles, the platform-agnostic, self-contained
            technology enables safe data acquisition for digitally starved
            industries and GPS-denied environments at the press of a button.
        --  5G Application: Exyn has leveraged 5G to provide near-real-time
            persistent data streams that weren't possible on 4G networks. 5G
            will unleash Exyn's robotic autonomy and data collection in
            traditionally communications-challenged environments.
    --  Ghost Robotics
        --  Company Description: Ghost Robotics is revolutionizing legged
            robotics and the market for highly-agile teleoperated and autonomous
            unmanned ground vehicles (UGV(TM)) for military, homeland, public
            safety, and enterprise applications.
        --  5G Application: With 5G, Ghost Robotics has established
            robot-to-robot communication without external intervention to deploy
            fully autonomous robots while boosting Ghost Robotics' performance,
            reliability, and efficiency.
    --  Vecna Robotics
        --  Company Description: Vecna is a provider of Autonomous Mobile
            Robots. Vecna's platform, Pivotal(TM), integrates with warehouse
            management systems to maximize throughput, efficiency, and
            human-robot collaboration.
        --  5G Application: With 5G, Vecna has demonstrated a streamlined
            cloud-based architecture and deployed systems more rapidly, reliably
            teleoperated continuously and at scale using VR, and processed
            non-critical functions and machine learning in the cloud.
    --  Phantom Auto
        --  Company Description: Phantom Auto offers safety technology designed
            to remotely control and easily navigate autonomous vehicles through
            a long-range teleoperation platform.
        --  5G Application: By increasing total network bandwidth availability,
            reducing baseline network latency, and enhancing network security
            and control, 5G has helped Phantom Auto offer new features to
            address customers' network constraints as they scale their unmanned
            operations.
    --  Ponto Care
        --  Company Description: Ponto Care is a Medical Exam Delivery Service
            that enables exams and medical consultations anywhere by bringing
            the exam kit to the patient and broadcasting live to a doctor via
            AR.
        --  5G Application: Ponto Care has leveraged 5G to enable doctors to
            remotely supervise and guide complex exams in near-real-time and
            high definition, allowing them to deliver comprehensive and safe
            care to patients that don't have easy access to well-equipped exam
            rooms.
    --  FOAM
        --  Company Description: FOAM is a blockchain-based network for
            crowdsourced maps and decentralized location services, including
            secure location verification and localization for IoT devices and
            product tracking from supplier to customer.
        --  5G Application: FOAM has authenticated locations of various objects
            on blockchain in near-real-time without sensors while addressing
            privacy concerns by utilizing 5G mobile edge compute to run an
            Ethereum client that connects to the blockchain.

About Newlab:
Newlab is a community of experts and innovators applying transformative technology to solve the world's biggest challenges. Newlab membership and studios bring together entrepreneurs, engineers, inventors and industry leaders to create sustainable solutions and enterprises. Newlab employs technologies including robotics, AI and material science to transform what matters most--health, environment, media, cities, and infrastructure.

About Verizon:
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on June 30, 2000 and is celebrating its 20th year as one of the world's leading providers of technology, communications, information and entertainment products and services. Headquartered in New York City and with a presence around the world, Verizon generated revenues of $131.9 billion in 2019. The company offers data, video and voice services and solutions on its award winning networks and platforms, delivering on customers' demand for mobility, reliable network connectivity, security and control.

CONTACT: Lynn Fischer, PR@Newlab.com

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