LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint (NYSE: S)
announced a ground-breaking project in Peachtree Corners, Ga. where
the city is building an intelligent vehicle test track featuring
Sprint's 5G technology combined with Curiosity IoT and
micropositioning. "Curiosity™ Lab at Peachtree
Corners", a real-world laboratory, will consist of a
1.5-mile test track constructed within a 500-acre technology park
supported by innovative Sprint technology. Local nodes will reduce
latency and will be deployed as a network for software, so
customers and application providers will be able to offer their
services right from the edge.
"This state-of-the-art lab will serve as a testing facility for
the most advanced automotive technology," said Ivo Rook, senior vice present of IoT and product
development for Sprint. "This is much more than self-driving cars,
Sprint is bringing together Curiosity IoT, micropositioning and HD
mapping, all enabled by our upcoming mobile 5G network, to develop
and test the most advanced technologies in the industry. We are
honored to work with Peachtree Corners to drive AI, robotics and
autonomous."
Sprint and Peachtree Corners will create a state-of-the-art
living transportation laboratory that will allow new intelligent
mobility technologies to be tested and evaluated in actual driving
conditions. Sprint Curiosity IoT with super-fast,
high-capacity mobile 5G will allow for the testing of
vehicle-to-vehicle communication, vehicle-to-infrastructure
communication and over-the-horizon warnings. It will be possible,
for example, to test how connected cars can communicate to make
lane changing and highway exiting safer and more efficient, how
above-road warning messages might instead be sent to and displayed
on car dashboards and how drivers might receive in-car alerts about
approaching connected emergency vehicles.
The Curiosity IoT with 5G telecommunications infrastructure will
provide an immediate benefit to companies exploring next generation
technologies in mobility and IoT applications and will be an asset
to the innovation community. Peachtree
Corners' Prototype Prime, a 501(c)3 non-profit
incubator focused on early stage software and hardware technology
startups, is actively recruiting startups who want to be among the
first to deploy 5G.
"Being at the forefront of research and development into smart
city and transportation technologies helps the city increase
efficiency and will transform how we live, work, learn, and play,"
said Brian Johnson, city manager for
Peachtree Corners. "Only Sprint has an incredible platform that
combines both IoT and 5G which allows us to realize new goals in
this digital age."
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 5G service, 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 a briefing 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.
About Peachtree Corners:
Conveniently located 30 minutes north of the Atlanta International Airport, Peachtree
Corners is home to Technology Park Atlanta, considered the
cornerstone for technology in the Atlanta metro area. The 500-acre innovation
hub plays host to numerous nationally and internationally known
technology companies, two startup technology incubators and a
technology accelerator. Founded on July 1, 2012, the City is home to over 42,000
residents and over 2.500 businesses. For more information,
visit www.peachtreecornersga.gov or
www.facebook.com/peachtreecornersga and
www.twitter.com/PtreeCorners.
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