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GoBox 5G-Powered Smart Cooler Takes Vending Outside The Box

HONG KONG -- UTStarcom , a global telecommunications infrastructure provider, and China Mobile Group Zhejiang Co. Ltd. (Hangzhou) have launched the goBox 5G-powered smart vending machine. Consumers can confirm their identity through facial recognition without carrying a mobile phone, and then open the door to pick their favorite products and close the door to complete payment. The shopping process is enabled by a system platform supported by 5G, mobile cloud and artificial intelligence. Mobile payment i...

May 25, 2019 by Emily Jed

HONG KONG -- UTStarcom, a global telecommunications infrastructure provider, and China Mobile Group Zhejiang Co. Ltd. (Hangzhou) have launched the goBox 5G-powered smart vending machine.

Consumers can confirm their identity through facial recognition without carrying a mobile phone, and then open the door to pick their favorite products and close the door to complete payment. The shopping process is enabled by a system platform supported by 5G, mobile cloud and artificial intelligence.

Mobile payment is now ubiquitous due to fast 4G networks, but the power of 5G is poised to eliminate the need for the phone, replacing it with facial recognition, officials pointed out.  5G-enabled smart vending machines utilize advanced biometric technology, which differs from earlier generations of facial recognition software. The new technology collects ultra-high-definition dynamic 3D data of the human face to perform the analysis; peak data volume can reach 500Mb.  With the support of high-bandwidth 5G, the elapsed time from transmission to recognition can be less than one second. 

When the customer selects a product, the goBox recognizes the chosen product by collecting real-time data through various cameras and sensors and then performing deep image recognition. Processing is accomplished by the goBox using the ultra-low latency 5G network to send imaging data into the mobile cloud, where AI software performs the analysis. Via this advanced infrastructure, product recognition speeds can reach milliseconds.

With the arrival of commercial 5G technology, China Mobile Group Zhejiang Company Limited. (Hangzhou) and UTStarcom are promoting exciting new retail solutions.  The partners are creating goBox applications for high-speed rail stations, hospitals, shopping malls, hotels and other fields, so that more people can enjoy the convenience of life in the 5G era.  By directly promoting the rapid development of the digital economy, 5G-enabled technology will transform smart retail, improving the efficiency and quality of service of the retail industry.