OVERLAND PARK, Kan.,
July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Today Sprint (NYSE: S) announced that the award-winning
Sprint Magic Box is slated for deployment in approximately 100
City of Pittsburgh buildings to
provide connectivity for the nation's first fully integrated Energy
Savings as a Service initiative.
BOSS Controls, an IoT energy management company headquartered in
Pittsburgh, has received the
intent to award contract from the City of Pittsburgh. It is collaborating with Sprint
and the City of Pittsburgh's
Sustainability and Resilience Division, Facilities Bureau and
the Department of Innovation and Performance and other companies to
provide immediate energy savings for city buildings, making
Pittsburgh a national model for
clean energy innovation.
Sprint Magic Box, which offers improved data coverage and
increased download and upload speeds, and Sprint LTE modems with
Wi-Fi, will connect BOSS Smart Plugs installed in the City of Pittsburgh buildings. The BOSS Smart
Plugs can be added to any electrical device that simply needs to be
scheduled off when the buildings are unoccupied, ultimately netting
meaningful cost savings and granting the city a reduced carbon
footprint.
"This is a great example of how Sprint Magic Box is making a
difference for our customers with a data connectivity solution
that's so simple to use," said Scott
Santi, Head of Network Deployment & Operations at
Sprint. "We're proud to play a part in launching this innovative
program to increase energy efficiencies and lower costs with the
City of Pittsburgh."
Sprint Magic Box is the world's first all-wireless small cell,
which improves data coverage and increases download and upload
speeds on average by 200 percent.1 This low cost,
self-configuring small cell provides indoor coverage averaging up
to 30,000 square feet, but its signal also extends data coverage to
Sprint customers in nearby businesses. As part of its Next-Gen
Network investment, Sprint is densifying its network by deploying
more small cells – including Sprint Magic Boxes – to improve
coverage, reliability and speed for consumers and businesses in
cities across the country.
For more information about the integrated Energy Savings as a
Service initiative visit
https://bosscontrols.com/boss-city-pittsburgh-roll-energy-savings-service/.
About Sprint:
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications
services company that creates more and better ways to connect
its customers to the things they care about most. Sprint
served 54.6 million connections as of March
31, 2018 and is widely recognized for developing,
engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the
first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands
including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost
Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international
push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet
backbone. Today, Sprint's legacy of innovation and service
continues with an increased investment to dramatically improve
coverage, reliability, and speed across its nationwide network
and commitment to launching the first 5G mobile
network in the U.S. You can learn more and visit Sprint
at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
1 Signal and speeds based on optimal conditions for
most Sprint devices.
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