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Announcement from the 2019 Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas:
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Sprint has announced at CES 2019 that Greenville, South Carolina, will see its first smart city build-out based on both its Curiosity Internet of Things (IoT) platform and mobile 5G network connectivity.
As part of the project, Sprint will deploy Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (Massive MIMO) technology as well as a dedicated IoT network and "micro-positioning" technology aimed at enabling connected vehicles, smart machines, and autonomous drones to operate and react in real time.
"Greenville government officials and staff are placing their trust in ... leveraging the power of Sprint mobile 5G and Curiosity IoT networks to bring smart city use cases to life," Sprint SVP of IoT and Product Development Ivo Rook said during CES on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
Greenville is hoping to attract startups to the city, as well as companies wanting to conduct R&D across artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and autonomous vehicles use cases.
We had Sprint about 10 years ago but their coverage, particularly in the mountains was awful. We switched to Verizon fo the better network. Has Sprint gotten better? Seems like expansion of their network with existing 4G technology should be a priority over deployment of 5G to a limited footprint.
Wasn't familiar with the term "smart city" before. It appears this initiative is an ambitious one that goes way beyond better phone service:
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A smart city is an urban area that uses different types of electronic data collection sensors to supply information which is used to manage assets and resources efficiently. This includes data collected from citizens, devices, and assets that is processed and analyzed to monitor and manage traffic and transportation systems, power plants, water supply networks, waste management, law enforcement, information systems, schools, libraries, hospitals, and other community services
The 5G connectivity is necessary to support the smart city functionality, in other words. So yeah, I'd say it has to be real 5G.
"A smart city is an urban area that uses different types of electronic data collection sensors to supply information which is used to manage assets and resources efficiently. This includes data collected from citizens, devices, and assets that is processed and analyzed to monitor and manage traffic and transportation systems, power plants, water supply networks, waste management, law enforcement, information systems, schools, libraries, hospitals, and other community services"
Sounds too "big brother" to me.
If so, I'll take a not so smart city.
BTW, also had Sprint for years; will NEVER go back. Service area was poor and customer service was the absolute worst I've ever seen from a company!
Big Brother is already closely watching our lives, but he wants to gain even more direct access to influence every aspect of our existence.
I just read where the current CES technology show displayed smart toilet seats, programmed to monitor your bio-waste for a multitude of interested parties. Robot vacuums will use AI and will test your household dust for content. Imagine getting a subpoena for your "Roomba" to appear in court, for your most recent drug bust.
I stopped upgrading my OS at Win 7 and I've greatly hobbled it's ability to call home. This old guy is not going there voluntarily.
"A smart city is an urban area that uses different types of electronic data collection sensors to supply information which is used to manage assets and resources efficiently. This includes data collected from citizens, devices, and assets that is processed and analyzed to monitor and manage traffic and transportation systems, power plants, water supply networks, waste management, law enforcement, information systems, schools, libraries, hospitals, and other community services"
Sounds too "big brother" to me.
If so, I'll take a not so smart city.
BTW, also had Sprint for years; will NEVER go back. Service area was poor and customer service was the absolute worst I've ever seen from a company!
Seems like Greenville is ahead of the curve, with several "smart city" initiatives:
Wonder if this could help land new tech companies here?
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