Sprint Launches Free Wi-Fi Service as Part of Kansas City’s Smart City Initiative
May 05 2016 - 12:15PM
Business Wire
Becomes first mobile service provider to play
an important connectivity role in the development of a Cisco
Smart+Connected Community in the U.S.
Sprint (NYSE: S), in collaboration with Cisco, is
revolutionizing the way Kansas Citians stay connected with the
launch of its intelligent Sprint Wi-Fi network, which serves as the
backbone of Kansas City’s Smart City framework. Beginning today,
residents and visitors will be able to enjoy free Sprint Wi-Fi
outdoors along the 2.2-mile KC Streetcar line through downtown,
connecting some of the City’s most iconic districts, such as the
River Market, Kansas City Power & Light District, and
Crossroads.
In addition to free Wi-Fi connectivity, the Sprint Wi-Fi
intelligent communications network provides Internet access to a
broad range of citywide services, such as maps and visitor
information. Pinsight Media+, a subsidiary of Sprint, operates the
data analytics and advertising platform, bolstering the intelligent
network to enable brand connections to help bring services to
life.
“We are proud to play an integral role in Kansas City’s Smart
City initiative, making Sprint’s hometown one of the most
comprehensive connected cities in the world,” said Tim
Donahue, president, Kansas and Missouri Region at Sprint.
“Sprint Wi-Fi will help streamline city operations, generate
economic development, and improve the quality of life for Kansas
City residents.”
Initially, Sprint Wi-Fi services will be used for:
- Public Wi-Fi – Allowing Kansas
Citians and visitors to access the Internet along the 2.2-mile
Kansas City streetcar line via their smartphone, tablet or other
Wi-Fi capable computing devices while in public spaces or on the
move.
- Sprint Wi-Fi – Providing Sprint
customers exclusive access to alternative high speed connectivity
options when attending large outdoor events along the 2.2 miles of
Kansas City streetcar line.
- Community Kiosks – A series of
25 interactive digital kiosks along the streetcar line and nearby
downtown locations connected to the Sprint Wi-Fi network can be
used for accessing city services, current events, transportation
services, local business information, public digital art, local
history and entertainment. In addition, these kiosks may be able to
serve as a reverse alert system during emergencies.
- Smart Lighting and Video – Using
Sensity’s NetSense platform, the intelligent Internet of Things
(IoT) platform transforms each lighting fixture into a sensory
node. Advanced lighting controls are designed to automatically
adjust street lights to help save money and energy and reduce light
pollution. Video sensors collect real-time data for smart city,
public safety and security applications along Kansas City’s
downtown streetcar starter line.
“Today marks a significant day in the advancement of IoT
services in the service provider industry,” said Suraj
Shetty, vice president and general manager of mobility
solutions for Cisco. “Cisco is pleased to work with Sprint on the
advancement of a Cisco Smart+Connected Community framework as the
company connects the digital kiosks, outdoor street lighting, the
streetcar line, and other technologies to be utilized in Kansas
City to its Wi-Fi network. Together we are demonstrating endless
possibilities of new experiences in downtown Kansas City for years
to come.”
Kansas City’s Smart City initiative combines a communications
network, wireless sensor technology and intelligent data
management, allowing the city to become more dynamic and efficient.
Sprint Wi-Fi allows consumers to choose alternative network
connection options based on location, creating an even better
mobile experience in more outside locations across downtown Kansas
City. Eventually, Sprint Wi-Fi could be used to support a wide
variety of smart city applications to help the city more
efficiently address and manage transportation, utilities, public
safety and environmental monitoring.
In addition to providing outdoor Wi-Fi connection options as
part of the Kansas City Smart City initiative, Sprint continues to
focus on building a world-class network to deliver the consistent
reliability, capacity and speed that customers demand. According to
independent mobile analytics firm RootMetrics® 2nd half 2015
RootScore® Report, Sprint is tied for #1 in network reliability,
call and text performance in Kansas City.1
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 more than 58.8
million connections as of March 31, 2016 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. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years.
You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or
www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
1Rankings based on RootMetrics Kansas City (November 2015)
RootScore® Report for mobile performance as tested on best
available plans and devices on 4 mobile networks across all
available network types.
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