Edge computing is a broad term that, at a high-level simply means moving computing out of data centers and closer to where applications are running, but has specific qualities that pin what specific edge being referenced to the requirements of an application.
To understand where...
Dell Technologies, IBM and Microsoft are developing cloud, edge, 5G strategies
Operators have, across the board, acknowledged the importance of edge computing in delivering a differentiated, revenue-generating 5G service. There have also been a number of trials in key mobile markets. But, given the trajectory...
The trials are related to IBM's recent 5G edge computing offerings
IBM is working with Singaporean local mobile carrier M1 and South Korean vendor Samsung to trial 5G use cases for the manufacturing sector. The trials will explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and...
Nvidia CEO says company is doubling down on data center development
Not too long after announcing its “home run” and long overdue acquisition of computing networking company Mellanox Technologies, Nvidia has revealed plans to add an additional asset to its lineup: networking software company Cumulus...
Nvidia CEO: 'This is a home run deal'
Nvidia’s $7 billion acquisition of computing networking company Mellanox Technologies has been finalized following delayed regulatory approval, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang couldn’t be happier.
“This is a home run deal,” Huang told CNBC. "Man, I've been dreaming...
Alibaba operates 10 data centers in China and 11 more internationally
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has heightened demand for cloud computing services and technology, Chinese company Alibaba revealed that it will invest 200 billion yuan ($28.26 billion) in its cloud computing...
A single cloud-based software installation can monitor a 100-bed, multi-site ICU
GE Healthcare is collaborating with Microsoft to launch a cloud-based COVID-19 patient monitoring software for health systems, and hospitals will only need to pay the installation costs for the software until January 2021.
Pre-COVID-19, GE Healthcare’s Mural Virtual...
NVIDIA will add to COVID-19 efforts with expertise in AI, biology and large-scale computing optimizations
The COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium, launched by the federal government last week, is a public/private industry initiative to support researchers around the world battling the virus by leveraging U.S....
Samsung: 'MCPTX opens a new horizon in advancing public safety'
Samsung Electronics announced the successful demonstration of the world’s first video call on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform using Mission Critical Push-to Talk, Data and Video (MCPTX), a communications capability developed specifically for first...
MobiledgeX CEO: 'Seamster is meant to help everybody in the world be successful when it comes to edge computing'
Seamster, the global edge computing initiative dedicated to enterprise use case exploration and adoption, launched this week during a virtual event with support from members from...
Cloud gaming has been called a “killer” consumer use case for 5G time and time again
China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) is following KT and Vodafone’s lead and teaming up with cloud gaming specialist Ubitus to launch a 5G cloud gaming service on its network....
Nokia exec: 'You cannot do 5G properly without taking advantage of cloud computing technologies"
To demonstrate just how varied Nokia’s approach to 5G is, the Finnish company’s Global Head of Mobile Networks Marketing Sandro Tavares explained to RCR Wireless News that its 20 global 5G...
Microsoft said the acquisition will allow the company to evolve its telecommunications work
As part of its efforts to “empower the telecommunications industry as it continues its move to 5G,” Microsoft has confirmed the acquisition of cloud-based 5G service vendor Affirmed Networks for an undisclosed...
Virtual private network use is skyrocketing as remote workers and distance learners try to reach their corporate and educational networks from their homes, in the midst of the ongoing global pandemic.
In recent weeks, VPN use around the world has surged, according to reports by...
Telefónica, KT, China Unicom and Telstra have all signed an edge Muti-Operator Multiaccess Edge Computing agreement
Telecom giants Telefónica, KT, China Unicom and Telstra have entered an agreement to collaborate on the Muti-Operator Multiaccess Edge Computing (MEC) Experience. The collaboration is part of the GSMA...
Google Cloud's vision for 5G and edge computing is called GMEC (because of course it is)
Google Cloud is seeking to be the avenue by which telecom companies both transform their own network capabilities and enable enterprises to do the same, with a combination of...
Nine operators will collaborate on the GSMA's Operator Platform Project
Nine telcos in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region said today that they are working together to develop a global edge computing framework and reference platform aimed at supporting the needs of enterprises and app developers,...
Netskrt: '5G by itself won’t solve the problem'
As streaming video increasingly becomes one of the primary functions of an average user’s device, the transportation sector, in particular, is struggling to provide the bandwidth necessary to keep up. The communications industry continues to be enamored...
Nvidia: "There is room in the cloud gaming market for GeForce Now to co-exist with Microsoft and Google's platforms"
Chipmaker Nvidia was the first to announce that is was testing a cloud gaming service in January 2018, ahead of both Microsoft and Google. That announcement,...
Smart tire technology can help make the roads safer and is a further step towards autonomous driving
Pirelli has made a tire that can transmit road surface information to the driver and other cars on the road through the 5G wireless network. Equipped with an...
With $90 million in newly raised funding, start-up Vapor IO plans to bring edge computing to 20 U.S. cities this year. It is already operating multiple edge sites in four cities: Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The company has another 16...
SK Telecom: '5G cloud gaming will shift the paradigm in the video game industry'
In September, SK Telecom was named Microsoft’s “exclusive operating partner” for its cloud gaming service, xCloud, in Korea, which established a partnership to deliver the streaming service to South Korea over...
BT seems to be increasingly interested in the video game industry
BT, the U.K.'s biggest internet provider, has initiated the first European distribution deal for Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service. The deal will allow the provider to offer a new bundle to subscribers that includes...
The connected blanket is an example of what IoT technology is capable of
At CES in Las Vegas last week, Taoglas announced that their IoT edge solution will be used in Horseware Ireland's new product, the Horsepal Edge, which allows for motion detection, movement style,...
