LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint (NYSE:
S) and Mapbox are launching precision mapping technology with
Curiosity™ IoT, allowing automated services that run on Sprint's
dedicated IoT network to move around the ever-changing world with
pinpoint accuracy. Smart machines, from drones to autonomous
delivery carts, will be able to make fast location and routing
decisions using highly detailed, accurate maps that are updated as
the environment changes.
"Smart machine-based services need to be able to make immediate
mobility decisions similar to the way a driver might react to
construction, traffic or other obstacles on a street," said
Ivo Rook, senior vice president, IoT
& product development at Sprint. "The launch of Mapbox's
precision mapping technology allows all intelligent machines to
move at a level of precision never seen before. Our fully dedicated
Curiosity IoT network and operating system – soon to be powered by
Sprint's mobile 5G connectivity makes this possible. From
autonomous vehicles to advanced AI-based machines, precision
mapping is a big step forward in making smart service models a
reality for the immediate economy."
"As maps guide new smart machines on IoT networks, you remove
the human in the middle that used to compensate for differences
between the map and the real world. Precision mapping services need
to reflect the world as it is, at that precise moment so that those
smart machines can travel safely and efficiently," said
Eric Gundersen, CEO of Mapbox.
"Sprint's Curiosity IoT network with mobile 5G provides platform
services that make that real with high bandwidth, edge computing
for object detection and data processing and super low
latency."
Sprint and Mapbox: High Accuracy, Precise
Detail and Instant Decision-Making
Mapbox has pioneered
the "Live Map"; a map built not from traditional data surveys
months or years before, but rather from data collected from
hundreds of millions of location-enabled sensors that feedback
information about the world in real time. Mapbox uses AI to turn
those massive data flows into a picture of real time transit paths
that can be used for precise, up-to-date routing.
Through its relationship with Sprint, Mapbox will leverage the
inherent advantages of Curiosity IoT with 5G to take mapping to the
next level. The network's extreme bandwidth and low latency will
allow Mapbox to collect higher volumes of richer data from the
sensors, including high resolution video. That data can be
processed to identify and detect changes in the physical
environment. Those changes are then incorporated into updated maps
which can be distributed at scale to a wide variety of smart
machines. The result is more accurate, more up-to-date maps
that reflect the world in real time.
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 mobile 5G technology, Curiosity
IoT's dedicated, distributed and virtualized IoT core network is
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, Mapbox precision
mapping and/or to schedule an interview or 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 Mapbox:
Mapbox is the live location platform for
over 1.2 million developers. Mapbox provides a global map,
real-time traffic, location search and navigation via our APIs and
SDKs. Our services power industry leaders, including Bosch, CNN,
Facebook, General Electric, IBM, Instacart, Lonely Planet, Porsche,
Snapchat, Tableau, Tinder, and The Weather Channel. Mapbox is the
foundation for other platforms, letting enterprises analyze their
data, drone companies publish flyovers, friends find each other,
real estate sites visualize properties, satellite companies process
cloud-free imagery, and insurance companies track assets. Founded
in 2010, Mapbox offices in San
Francisco, Washington,
D.C., Berlin, Helsinki, Minsk and Shanghai. Learn more at Mapbox.com and
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