From August 31 to September 5, 2018, the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) opened its doors and Berlin once again became the TECH capital of the world. Autonomous dishwashers, future-proof hearing aids and cute robot dogs - there was very little not to marvel at in 2018.
One of the main topics was the networking of devices in the smart home and IoT. Numerous new notebooks, smartphones and various software solutions were also on show.
Deutsche Telekom presented itself at the IFA on a 3,000 square meter exhibition space. Under the motto “Magenta connects”, visitors were given exciting insights into what connected life will look like in the future. In addition to the latest products, the trade fair presentation focused on interactive exhibits and presentations that offered special and exciting experiences for the whole family. For example, visitors were able to try out the future 5G standard in a virtual multiplayer drone race.
Another highlight from the gamification area was the dedicated e-sports arena. Here, players from SK Gaming invited young IFA visitors in particular to marvel and play against professionals in e-sports games such as League of Legends, FIFA and mobile gaming.
Around 950 C25 LED strips from Schnick-Schnack-Systems were installed in 220m of Profil18 in the e-sports arena. The LED components were supplied with power and data by 15 System Power Supplies 4E and a Pixel-Gate Plus. Controlled was
