T Challenge 2026 Pitch & Award Event: Register now
Join us for this year’s T Challenge on “Building the AI-Native Telco” hosted by T-Mobile US and Deutsche Telekom.
Don’t miss the pitches and demo sessions on April 28th – 29th at Telekom Headquarter in Bonn, where teams will present their solutions for the AI-native telco across Autonomous Networks, Energy Efficiency and Security. Step into the future with us.
The T Challenge is our stage to recognize pioneering solutions and award outstanding innovators with a broad network full of opportunities. This year, our focus is on building the AI-native telco – creating autonomous, customer-focused, and intent-based telecommunications networks. We invite researchers, startups, and tech pioneers to share their visions for intelligent networks and enhanced customer experiences, elevated by the power of AI.
Ideas have the power to change the world forever. Thoughts that are born inside genius minds can be truly mind-blowing and deserve all the attention in the world. But here’s the twist: if these ideas are not shared, they lose all their power.
That’s why T-Mobile US and Deutsche Telekom want to make sure great ideas are seen and heard. We set the stage for the greatest talent, brightest minds, and most creative visions, and transform them into real game-changers – by working on them, re-thinking them, and further developing them with a network of experts in the middle of the spotlight.
The T Challenge features a prize pool of up to €450,000, designed to reward visionary ideas, groundbreaking research, and impactful solutions. In addition to the three top awards and a special award, all nominees are invited to present their solutions at Deutsche Telekom’s headquarters in Bonn. This is a remarkable opportunity to engage with top decision-makers from both Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US about business opportunities and showcase your ideas to a wide audience.