Boost Mobile Prepaid Customers Can Now Locate Valuables With Tracker + Safe & Found
November 13 2019 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Solution is First Consumer IoT Service for
Prepaid Customers
Boost Mobile and Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI) (“Smith Micro”), today announced
that Boost Mobile prepaid customers are now able to track virtually
anything with the new Tracker + Safe & Found. The portable
device has a long-lasting, rechargeable battery and can easily
attach to vehicles, children’s backpacks, pets, luggage, bikes and
more. Tracker + Safe & Found instills customers with peace of
mind through real-time location tracking, enabling easy location of
valuables at all times.
“Boost Mobile is excited to expand our current offerings of
affordable and reliable devices with the new Tracker + Safe &
Found,” said Angela Rittgers, senior vice president of sales and
marketing, Boost Mobile. “Tracking devices have increasingly gained
popularity over the last few years, providing today’s busy consumer
with the comfort of knowing they’ll always be able to find what’s
important to them. Whether financial or sentimental, we carry
valuables with us almost everywhere we go, and through this
partnership, we’re bringing cutting-edge IoT technology to all
Boost Mobile customers.”
“Smith Micro is proud to have worked with Boost Mobile to bring
to market a solution that recognizes the pervasive challenges
facing today’s digital family lifestyle, and is the next step in
keeping both the family and the things they value protected and
secure,” said William W. Smith, Jr., president and CEO of Smith
Micro. “This collaboration represents the first time that prepaid
mobile customers are being offered a consumer IoT solution and
Tracker + Safe & Found is certainly a great place to
start.”
Tracker + Safe and Found runs on Sprint’s nationwide network.
This new service is powered by Smith Micro’s platform that supports
one of the industry’s leading location and parental control apps.
Safe & Found provides real time location tracking and alerts on
mobile devices and tablets. In addition to real-time tracking,
consumers can enjoy the safety features of Tracker + Safe &
Found such as personalized geo-fences or safety zones and
notifications when family members have left or entered a designated
zone. Additional features such as a light sensor, SOS alert and
more, offer a comprehensive family safety solution in one, seamless
experience.
“With today’s families going in so many different directions,
the one thing that ties them together are their mobile devices,”
said Smith. “With the mobile phone at the center of the digital
experience, it can be broadened to include devices like Tracker to
keep track of children, pets, elderly family members, bags,
briefcases, and everything else that is loved in one app
experience.”
Tracker + Safe & Found device is available now for $49.99
(plus tax) online at BoostMobile.com and in the coming weeks in
Boost retail stores. Tracker requires a $5 per month subscription
which includes access to the nationwide Sprint network and the Safe
& Found app features for Tracker.
For full details on the device and pricing, please visit
BoostMobile.com.
About Boost Mobile:
Established in 2002, Boost Mobile provides best-in-class value
and connectivity to U.S. wireless consumers. An award-winning
mobile carrier that operates on the highly reliable Sprint
Nationwide 4G LTE Network, reaching over 300 million people, Boost
Mobile offers customers one of the best unlimited plans with no
annual service contracts. Learn more about Boost Mobile online on
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
About Smith Micro Software, Inc.:
Smith Micro develops software to simplify and enhance the mobile
experience, providing solutions to some of the leading wireless
service providers and cable MSOs around the world. From enabling
the family digital lifestyle to providing powerful voice messaging
capabilities, our solutions enrich today’s connected lifestyles
while creating new opportunities to engage consumers via
smartphones and consumer IoT devices. The Smith Micro portfolio
also includes a wide range of products for creating, sharing and
monetizing rich content, such as visual voice messaging, optimizing
retail content display and performing analytics on any product set.
For more information, visit www.smithmicro.com.
SafePath, Smith Micro and the Smith Micro logo are registered
trademarks of Smith Micro Software, Inc. All other trademarks and
product names are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements:
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking
statements regarding future events or results, including statements
related to the benefits that Smith Micro believes its products
offer, and statements using such words as “expect,” “anticipate,”
“believe,” “plan,” “intend,” “could,” “will” and other similar
expressions. Forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking
statements. Among the important factors that could cause or
contribute to such differences are changes in customer or platform
requirements and changes in third party technology. These and other
factors discussed in Smith Micro’s filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including its filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q,
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements contained in this release are made on
the basis of the views and assumptions of management, and Smith
Micro does not undertake any obligation to update these statements
to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this
release.
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Danielle Babbington, Sprint 949-748-3418
Danielle.babbington@sprint.com
Charles Messman, Smith Micro Investor Relations 949-362-5800
IR@smithmicro.com
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