Improving Lives through Wireless & Mobile Technology
We support U.S. and international nonprofit organizations to develop and utilize wireless and mobile technology to save lives, strengthen the community, increase opportunities for learning, and promote health, safety and sustainability. More
Strengthening the Global Development Sector
We partner, collaborate, and promote knowledge sharing to advance the field of mobile and wireless technology for social benefit. We support convenings, research, information sharing and programs that provide tools to engage and advance the field as a whole. More
Sparking Innovation
We foster innovation in wireless and mobile technology to make an impact in the community. Our Wireless Innovation Project™ (WIP) is an annual competition to promote innovation and increase the development of mobile and wireless technology for a better world. More
Community Grants
Our grants make a positive and enduring impact on the communities where our employees live and work. More
Meet the 2013 Winners of the Wireless Innovation Project more
2013 Winner ColdTrace: Wireless Vaccine Monitoring Nithya Ramanathan President & Founder 
2013 Winner ColdTrace: Wireless Vaccine Monitoring Martin Lukac CTO 
2013 Winner MoboSens – Mobile Water Sensor Logan Liu Assistant Professor 
2013 Winner MoboSens – Mobile Water Sensor Tristan Wietsma Informatics Scientist 
2013 Winner MoboSens – Mobile Water Sensor Manas Ranjan Gartia Ph.D. Candidate 
2013 Winner G-Fresnel Cell-phone Spectrometer Zhiwen Liu Associate Professor 
2013 Winner G-Fresnel Cell-phone Spectrometer Perry S. Edwards Ph.D. student 
2013 Winner G-Fresnel Cell-phone Spectrometer Chuan Yang Ph.D. Candidate
News more
- 4/17/13 Congratulations to the 2013 winners of the Wireless Innovation Project: ColdTrace Wireless Vaccine Monitoring, Mobosens Mobile Water Sensor, and G-Fresnel Cell-phone Spectrometer. Winners were honored at the 2013 Global Philanthropy Forum Annual Conference. more
Blog more
- 1/8/13 Final Call for Entries: The 5th Annual Vodafone Americas Foundation Wireless Innovation Project™ Closes at Midnight PST, January 13th more