OVERLAND PARK, Kan.,
Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint
(NYSE: S) is looking for the next class of technology startups to
join its 2020 Corporate Accelerator program, focused on the power
of its new True Mobile 5G network. Startups working on the next
disruptive emerging technology that will lead to the development
and commercialization of 5G-enabled products, applications, and
solutions that deliver on the brand promise of True Mobile 5G are
encouraged to apply. The program begins April 6, 2020 and will run for 90 days.
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"With Sprint True Mobile 5G now live in parts of nine
metropolitan areas, including Kansas
City, we're enabling incredible new connections to people
and things, services and opportunities," said Bryan Fries, Sprint vice president for 5G market
strategy and global services. "It's going to be extremely exciting
to not only mentor and collaborate with our next round of startups,
but to watch the resulting 5G-related innovation that has the
potential to transform the way individuals experience the world
around them and the way businesses operate."
Participants in the 2020 Corporate Accelerator program will take
advantage of increased capacity, lower latency, and blazing fast
speeds of Sprint's True Mobile 5G network. The company's next
generation wireless service is now available in parts of
Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas-Fort
Worth, Houston,
Kansas City, Los Angeles, New
York City, Phoenix and
Washington, D.C. Sprint 5G
covering approximately 2,100 square miles, with approximately 11
million people expected to be covered in total across all nine
market areas in the coming weeks.
The diverse mix of 2020 Corporate Accelerator Program candidates
Sprint seeks will likely come from, but are not limited to, the
following industries and verticals:
Consumer:
- Enhanced mobile experiences in gaming, entertainment and social
networking
- Mobile fan engagement for viewing, content creation and live
event interaction
- Smart home
Enterprise:
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Edge Computing
- Digital infrastructures (security, asset management)
- Smart Places (city, factory, building, corporate campus,
etc.)
- Mixed Reality / Immersive Simulations
- Healthcare and Telemedicine
- Tactile Internet
- Web 3.0, Data Security, Hyper-Ledger, Block-Chain, Business
Process Improvement
The selected 2020 startups will engage with mentors while also
learning from business-building informational sessions.
Applications are open now at www.sprintaccelerator.com. The
deadline to apply is January 31,
2020.
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 54.3 million
connections as of June 30, 2019 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
a 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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