Wireless Reach
Discover our impact.
The Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™ initiative is transforming lives around the globe. Explore these case studies, videos, news articles and blogs, and learn the effect each project has had on a community.
Featured Resources
Mapping the rise of mobile technology for social good infographic
Qualcomm’s Approach to Improving People’s Lives Worldwide
Mobile Frontiers in Higher Education
Videos
SOUTH AFRICA: KidzAlive Mobilized
Mar 4, 2019
3:19
Qualcomm Engineers Improve Health Care for Rural Patients in China
Jul 19, 2017
2:37
Qualcomm Engineers are Improving Safety and Livelihoods for Fishermen in India
Jul 12, 2017
1:52
Qualcomm Engineers are Empowering Micro-Entrepreneurs in the Philippines
Jul 6, 2017
2:43
Qualcomm Engineers are Making mLearning Possible for Youth in Kenya
Jun 16, 2017
2:58
CHINA: Wireless Heart Health
Sep 29, 2016
2:56
Wireless Reach Mobile Education on Lifetime Television
Jan 27, 2011
8:16
Wireless Reach Pill Phone Hypertension Research Study
Feb 8, 2011
2:05
Wireless Reach in the Philippines
Jan 17, 2011
3:29
Wireless Reach in Thailand
Aug 17, 2010
0:53
Wireless Reach in Tanzania
Aug 17, 2010
1:30
Wireless Reach in Spain
Aug 17, 2010
1:11
Wireless Reach in South Korea
Dec 2, 2009
1:15
Wireless Reach in Portugal
Dec 1, 2008
1:31
Wireless Reach in Nepal - Education
Oct 1, 2009
1:05
Wireless Reach in Kenya
Aug 16, 2010
1:21
Wireless Reach in Indonesia
Aug 16, 2010
1:12
Fisher Friend: Wireless Reach in Action in India
Dec 21, 2009
2:04
Wireless Reach United States EcoMobile Video
Nov 13, 2012
2:29
Wireless Reach Brazil - Fishing with 3G Nets
May 9, 2012
1:57
Wireless Reach Renaissance Academy Launch - Japanese
Feb 1, 2012
7:43
Wireless Reach - 3G Health Care in Japan
Jul 29, 2011
1:58
Wireless Reach Unlimited Access Migrant Education Pilot
May 24, 2011
1:56
Wireless Reach Egypt Teledermatology Project
Apr 20, 2011
1:31
Wireless Reach Radiphone Project with Sesame - India
Jan 3, 2013
3:14
Wireless Reach Brazil - Fishing with 3G Nets (English subtitles)
Mar 13, 2013
5:07
Wireless Reach Video: China, Let's Get Ready! Sesame project (Chinese with English subtitles)
Jun 20, 2013
3:06
CHINA: Wireless Reach Overview
May 14, 2018
3:20
GLOBAL: Wireless Reach Portfolio Overview
Oct 26, 2015
1:39
See how Wireless Reach has been transforming lives over the last 10 years.
Jun 9, 2017
3:35
Case Studies
Reports
Awards
Blog Posts
East Asia
CHINA: 21st Century Classroom
774 KBpdfCHINA: Heart Health
455 KBpdfCHINA: Let’s Get Ready!
351 KBpdfCHINA: Mobilizing HERhealth
359 KBpdfJAPAN: 3G Smartphones & Tablets as Digital Textbooks
403 KBpdfJAPAN: 3G Smartphones & Tablets as Digital Textbooks (Japanese)
602 KBpdfSOUTH KOREA: Digital Education Project
875 KBpdfSOUTH KOREA: Digital Education Project (Korean)
511 KBpdfSOUTH KOREA: South Korea, Seoul Family Helper (English)
784 KBpdfSOUTH KOREA: Q-Care
370 KBpdfTAIWAN: CloudPlay for Education
654 KBpdf
Latin America
BRAZIL: Project SIM
709 KBpdfBRAZIL: Project SIM (Portuguese)
703 KBpdfBRAZIL: Drone Technology Development Program for Precision Agriculture Aims to Help Farmers Reduce Environmental Impact and Increase Crop Yields
697 KBpdfBRAZIL (Portuguese): Drone Technology Development Program for Precision Agriculture Aims to Help Farmers Reduce Environmental Impact and Increase Crop Yields
BRAZIL: Fishing with 3G Nets
451 KBpdfCOLOMBIA: Fishing with Mobile Nets
1016 KBpdfCOLOMBIA: Fishing with Mobile Nets (Spanish)
994 KBpdfEL SALVADOR: Wireless Security
572 KBpdfMEXICO: Dulce Wireless Tijuana (Spanish)
302 KBpdf
Middle East / Africa
ISRAEL: Project Ray
368 KBpdfJORDAN: Personalized Learning via 3G in Jordan
399 KBpdfKENYA: Power of mLearning
863 KBpdfMIDDLE EAST: SmartWoman
314 KBpdfMOROCCO: Mobile Ultrasound Patrol Project
5 MBpdfMOROCCO: Mobile Ultrasound Patrol (French)
374 KBpdfMOROCCO: Mobile Ultrasound Patrol (Arabic)
346 KBpdfNIGERIA: CliniPAK360
866 KBpdfSENEGAL: Wireless Access for Fishery (WISE)
950 KBpdfSENEGAL: Wireless Access for Fishery (WISE) (French)
571 KBpdfSOUTH AFRICA: AftaRobot
765 KBpdfSOUTH AFRICA: Mobile Health Information System
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North America
UNITED STATES: Care Beyond Walls and Wires
338 KBpdfUNITED STATES: Making Learning Mobile (MLM) Project
383 KBpdfUNITED STATES: Onslow County Schools’ High School Mobile Learning Initiative
451 KBpdfUNITED STATES: Onslow County Schools’ Middle School Mobile Learning Initiative
446 KBpdfUNITED STATES: STEAMing Ahead with Mobile Learning
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Southeast Asia
INDONESIA: AppLab
409 KBpdfMALAYSIA: Mentoring Women in Business
857 KBpdfMYANMAR: Connect to Learn
229 KBpdfPHILIPPINES: Mobile Money Hub Program
839 KBpdfPHILIPPINES: Wireless Access for Health
872 KBpdfSINGAPORE: We Learn
604 KBpdfINDONESIA: THRIVE Indonesia (English)
895 KBpdfINDONESIA: THRIVE Indonesia (Bahasa)
640 KBpdfVIETNAM: DevelopHer- Empowering Women in Asia (English)
240 KBpdfVIETNAM: DevelopHer- Empowering Women in Asia (Vietnamese)
249 KBpdf
Scale the Technology Now
5 MBpdfWireless Heart Health Improves Health Care for Rural Patients in China
2 MBpdfSTEAMing Ahead with Mobile Learning Evaluation Report
2 MBpdfWireless Reach Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa
688 KBpdfWireless Reach in Japan
849 KBpdfMobile Frontiers in Higher Education
4 MBpdfWireless Reach in Sub-Saharan Africa
192 KBpdfWireless Reach Report: Establishing a Global End to End Mobile Content Distribution Process for Health Workers
730 KBpdfWireless Reach Report: The Primary Initiative: Addressing Maternal and Infant Health
3 MBpdfSupporting Digital Inclusion in Malaysia
2 MBpdfOpportunities to Improve Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health in India through Smartphones and 3G Connectivity Solutions
969 KBpdfThe 8 Essentials for Mobile Learning Success in Education
6 MBpdfHow Technical Innovation Can Improve Healthcare Access and Delivery: Cases from South Africa and China
166 KBpdfMOROCCO: Mobile Ultrasound Patrol Project
5 MBpdfTransforming Women's Livelihoods Through Mobile Broadband
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Brazil
- Participant in the ACE Award - USAID
- Winner of the Arede Brazil Award for our Fishing with 3G Nets project
China
- Participant in the ACE Award - USAID
India
- Wireless Reach Fisher Friend project won the mBillionth award in the category of Agriculture and Ecology, 2014
- Fisher Friend project was a Vodafone Mobile for Good Award finalist
Indonesia
- Wireless Reach selected as finalist for the GSMA's 2012, mWomen: Best Mobile Product or Service for Women in Emerging Markets for the AppLab project in Indonesia
- Wireless Reach Selected as Finalist for the American Chamber of Commerce’s 2012 Citizens Awards in the Best International Ambassador category for the AppLab program in Indonesia
- Project partner, Grameen Foundation, was a winner of the Create a World that Works Award that was co-hosted by the eBay Foundation and Ashoka Changemakers. Qualcomm Wireless Reach matched the award funding to Grameen Foundation.
- Winner of the Global Telecoms Business Award in June 2011 for our Application Laboratory project
- Finalist for the Ernst and Young Award that was announced in Indonesia at the end of November 2011 for our Application Laboratory project
- Winner of the Salesforce.com’s Force for Change Award for our Application Laboratory project
Philippines
- Wireless Reach Selected as Finalist for the Good Practices Awards in the Philippines for the Wireless Access for Health Intiative
- Winner of the Philippines Health Market Innovation (Galing Likha-Kalusugan Award) Award
South Africa
- Wireless Reach Mobile Health Information System project was commended in the GBC Health 2013 Business Action on Health Awards Partnership / Collective Action category
Other
- Wireless Reach Recognized as Computerworld Honors Laureate for 2012
- Shawn Covell was the recipient of the TWIN Award which promotes the advancement of women
- Shawn Covell won the Women Inspiration and Enterprise (WIE) Corporate Social Responsibility Award