Spoke Chooses T IoT from T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom to Pave the Way for Safer Cycling
July 13 2022 - 10:34AM
Business Wire
With T IoT, Spoke aims to improve awareness
between bicyclists and motorists worldwide
What’s the news: Spoke will use T IoT,
from T-Mobile for Business and Deutsche Telekom, to connect and
manage Spokeware — a unique hardware and software system that
digitally connects bicyclists and motorists to improve awareness
and safety on the road.
Why it matters: Bicyclists and motorists are safer on the
road when they are better aware of their surroundings. Spoke's
emerging technology, with T IoT connectivity, aims to deliver
improved safety by enhancing road awareness in the 5G era.
Who it’s for: Bicycle, motorcycle and automotive OEMs
looking to make the road a safer place.
Today, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Deutsche Telekom (NASDAQ:
DTEGY) announced that Spoke, a mobility platform for safety,
connectivity and rich rider experiences, will use T IoT to help
bicyclists and motorists share the road more safely. T IoT, a
comprehensive solution for global IoT connectivity, platform
management and support, will power Spoke’s new hardware and
software system that delivers near real-time information to
bicyclists and motorists on the road, to help them reach their
destination safely.
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With T IoT, Spoke aims to improve
awareness between bicyclists and motorists worldwide (Graphic:
Business Wire)
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
78 percent of bicycle accidents happen in urban areas where
bicyclists ride near traffic. Spoke is on a journey to shrink those
numbers by creating an ecosystem of IoT-connected sensors and
cameras to provide bicyclists and motorists with highly accurate
and timely alerts that will be delivered over LTE and 5G. This
helps ensure that bicycles can “digitally” see cars, and more
importantly, that cars can see bicycles.
Consider that there were nearly 50 million bicycles sold last
year across the world. Then think about the millions of connected
vehicles on roadways across the globe. Right now, the process of
connecting vehicles to data requires the time-consuming, cumbersome
process of enterprise negotiations with different network operators
and IoT platforms. And bicyclists and motorists obviously don’t
care how a safety notification is delivered or which jurisdiction
they are in, as long as alerts are timely and actionable — because
the outcome can oftentimes prevent property damage, injury, or
ultimately save a life.
T IoT delivers network connectivity spanning the full range of
technologies to support nearly every possible IoT scenario today,
and tomorrow — including NB-IoT, LTE-M, LTE, and 5G — making it
optimized to help deliver near real-time connectivity at scale, in
188 destinations worldwide.
“T IoT supports the low-latency speed and massive data required
to connect Spoke’s global network of hardware and software on the
road,” said Jarrett Wendt, CEO, Spoke. “As a result, Spoke will
deliver much more than peace of mind for cyclists. It will deliver
a world-class user experience with ride-enriching features made
just for them — like traffic, navigation, ride and health
information. T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom’s leading innovation
makes them the perfect teammate for Spoke’s solutions.”
“Spoke is exactly the kind of customer, innovation, and global
application we had in mind when we launched T IoT earlier this
year,” said Mishka Dehghan, Senior Vice President, Strategy,
Product, and Solutions Engineering, T-Mobile Business Group. “Spoke
is looking to leverage IoT and 5G for global good, and with T IoT,
they will have one team and solution to manage all their
connections around the world — to help the most vulnerable on our
roadways by connecting them to the mobility ecosystem around
them.”
“The future of our traffic system is based on a robust
vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) ecosystem provided through global
cellular 5G connectivity. We are happy to support pioneers like
Spoke and help building up a reliable connected system for mobility
safety and rich rider experiences through our T IoT global
footprint”, said Dennis Nikles, CEO of Deutsche Telekom IoT.
To learn more about T IoT from T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom, go
to: www.t-mobile.com/business/solutions/iot/T IoT-global
For more information about Spoke, visit: www.spokesafety.com
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About T-Mobile
T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) is America’s supercharged
Un-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and transformative
nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable connectivity for
all. T-Mobile’s customers benefit from its unmatched combination of
value and quality, unwavering obsession with offering them the best
possible service experience and undisputable drive for disruption
that creates competition and innovation in wireless and beyond.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile provides services through its
subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands, T-Mobile, Metro by
T-Mobile and Sprint. For more information please visit:
https://www.t-mobile.com.
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