LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The city of
Greenville, South Carolina will
work with Sprint (NYSE: S) to build out smart city infrastructure
and ecosystem, set to leverage the power of 5G and the
ground-breaking Sprint Curiosity™ IoT. The announcement, made
at CES® 2019, entails the installation of innovative
Massive MIMO technology, dedicated IoT network technology and more
across the city.
"Greenville government
officials and staff are placing their trust in Sprint to power what
will be one of the most forward-thinking smart city ecosystems on
the planet, leveraging the power of Sprint mobile 5G and Curiosity
IoT networks to bring smart city use cases to life," said
Ivo Rook, senior vice president, IoT
& product development at Sprint. "We are proud to be supporting
the fourth fastest growing city in the country to develop the
infrastructure of the future."
Concepts will be a reality with 5G network and
"micropositioning" technology enabling connected vehicles,
autonomous drones and any other smart machines to operate, navigate
and react in real time, in a dedicated area of the city. Leading
companies including Smart Greenville, W8less and LG, among others,
are working together to bring exciting ideas to life. Together, new
technology in the city will attract digital start-ups and research
and development in autonomous, AI and robotics.
"Cities used to invest in roads, rails and airports; the
infrastructure of the future to attract investment is digital,"
said Knox White, Mayor of Greenville,
S.C. "Sprint's Curiosity IoT with mobile 5G is readying
cities to attract the business of the future."
Curiosity™ IoT with 5G: Driving the
Connected Device Revolution
Sprint 5G and Curiosity are
creating the new standard in IoT which features device data
intelligence, over-the-air device management and chip-to-cloud
security. When coupled with Sprint's blazing-fast, high-capacity
mobile 5Gservice, Curiosity IoT's dedicated, distributed and
virtualized IoT core network will be capable of supporting
artificial intelligence, robotics, edge computing, autonomous
vehicles and other IoT systems requiring extreme low-latency and
high-bandwidth.
For more information on Sprint Curiosity™ IoT or to
schedule briefings with Sprint executives, contact
Sprint@GoDRIVEN360.com.
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 54.5 million connections as of Sept.
30, 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.
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