Case Study: Safeteams prevents COVID-19 spread and rapidly deploys 10,000 contact-tracing wearables with Twilio IoT

Wearables innovator taps twilio iot to prevent covid-19 with safeteams

PixMob, a Montreal wearable innovator founded in 2010 and known for its Klik products used at events like the Super Bowl and Olympic Games, pivoted when COVID-19 shut down in-person events. With essential workers at high risk and manual contact tracing too slow and error-prone, PixMob spun out Safeteams to deliver automated, business-focused contact tracing using wearable badge clips and hubs—but needed fast cellular connectivity and developer tools to launch quickly.

Using Twilio IoT’s pay-as-you-go SIMs, APIs, and Console for rapid fulfillment, Safeteams connected clips → hubs → cloud and went from concept to deployment in weeks. The result: 10,000 devices rolled out across three continents within three months, remote hub management from Montreal, and four infections stopped—allowing targeted quarantines, faster decontamination, and safer workplaces without broad closures.

Safeteams

Charles Truong

Head of Product