Nvidia, Verizon using GPUs to run edge AI for real-time service enablement
As 5G continues to be refined through the 3GPP-led standardization process, consumer-facing benefits will morph into bespoke enterprise services that add low latency and high reliability to enhanced mobile broadband. In order to...
Six of the largest telecom operators in the world have put together a new group, the 5G Future Forum, which is focused on interoperability and adoption of 5G and mobile edge computing.
The founding members of the 5G Future Forum are América Móvil, KT, Rogers,...
In 2020, Verizon says to expect "a more aggressive build out of 5G network," the use of dynamic spectrum sharing to improve its network efficiency, and new developments in mobile edge computing technology and related partnerships as it moves into the 5G era.
In...
AT&T Business exec: '2020 is going to be the year of the edge'
An AT&T Business exec says the company it is "doubling down on edge computing solutions" and laid out a three-part strategy with which AT&T is approaching 5G and multi-access edge computing, which...
The Edge over CBRS network deployment is “a big step forward for the mobile industry”
Mobile edge network and software company AlefEdge says it has completed the first-ever live deployment of an Edge Area Network over CBRS at a tower location in Foxborough, Massachusetts. According...
With 5G edge computing, latency can be further reduced
Yesterday at AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services and Verizon announced a 5G edge computing partnership that will bring the power of the cloud closer to mobile and connected devices at the edge of Verizon’s 5G Ultra...
Vodafone is embedding AWS compute and storage services at the edge of its 5G network in Europe, starting in the UK and Germany and rolling out to other European territories. IoT devices and developers will be able to take advantage of single-digit millisecond latencies,...
The growth of connected devices is seeing a fundamental change in how people and enterprises engage with each other in the digital world. But for this to be truly effective, these devices cannot solely rely on existing cloud infrastructure that was built to support...
Edge computing is expected to transform the telecom industry
Xunlei, the Chinese shared cloud computing and blockchain technology company, will be working with China Tower to jointly develop an edge computing project in Shaanxi province to deploy computing nodes at 10,000 cellular tower stations.
In addition...
Combo of 5G and GPUs at the edge as enabler of consumer and enterprise XR use cases
Verizon is steadily activating mobile 5G using its millimeter wave spectrum with the goal of hitting 30 markets by the end of the year, and recently restarted its...
Combo of open RAN, edge compute central to 5G service delivery
LOS ANGELES--Today 5G is quite possibly the hottest topic in Los Angeles County, which would place it high in the running for hottest topic worldwide. But sometimes there's a topic, sometimes, there's a technology....
Pooling GPU compute at the edge translates 5G latency gains into user experience
Edge compute is seen as a key piece of delivering monetizable, enterprise-facing 5G services. But what kind of compute in service of which applications has been an open question as carriers are...
Telcos "must act now or lose out," report says
Edge computing is at a turning point, with discussions centered around the "how" and "when" of implementation rather than the "if" and the "why", according to a new report from STL Partners.
The research, based on interviews...
5G network slicing, edge computing and cloud robotics will enable growth of enterprise and industrial automation
A new report from analyst firm Mind Commerce revealed that the key to substantial growth for enterprise and industrial automation is a combination of 5G network slicing, edge computing...
5G networks are expected to heavily utilize edge computing
In a move to address continued 5G rollouts, Intel has purchased Smart Edge, a software platform which helps split up data and store it closer to users to make computing devices respond faster, from Toronto-based Pivot...
ADLink demos how machine vision and edge compute drive efficiency and savings for palletization
Virtually any company that makes, sells or transports goods spends time and money putting boxes onto pallets. While this function is easy to overlook, it's currently a largely manual process that...
Qualcomm sees 5G and AI as important adjacent technologies
SAN DIEGO--5G is about a lot of things that have a key commonality--the devices that connect to 5G will consume and create a lot of data of myriad profiles. Fortunately 5G is designed to handle all...
MobiledgeX early access program coming to the US in October
Deutsche Telekom-backed edge computing company MobiledgeX says it has 13 network operator customers and is expanding its early access program into Asia this month, with North America to follow in October.
“Momentum around edge computing trials...
Intel exec explores how real-time data insight, powered by 5G and edge computing, creates new revenue opportunities
SINGAPORE--Ahead of 5G Asia, Intel’s Caroline Chan explained how the combination of 5G connectivity and edge computing will allow enterprises to tap into a wealth of unused data,...
Dell repots increase in revenue and operating income; VMware posts strong performance
On the heels of VMworld, parent company Dell Technologies this reported a strong Q2 2020, which ended on Aug. 2. Company Vice-chairman Jeff Clarke said enterprises are "in the early stages of a...
IoT, AI and machine learnings are key edge computing use cases, CenturyLink says
There widespread consensus that edge computing will be a key piece of opening up latency-sensitive 5G applications like autonomous vehicles and augmented and virtual reality. Where there's not widespread consensus is around...
Here are five reasons you should embrace it now
The next revolution in information technology – 5G + Edge Computing – is here and it brings an unprecedented opportunity for the telecom industry and all enterprises. Just as companies like Uber, Venmo and Snap could...
If 5G will be enterprise-led, as AT&T believes, then what are the use cases that its network will need to support -- and which ones will generate the revenue that will justify new capital investment?
The carrier is using its AT&T Foundry location in Plano,...
AT&T and Microsoft see mutual benefits to 5G, cloud combo
Mobile operators are in a unique position when it comes to digital transformation. Carriers need to simultaneously embrace internet of things, virtualization and distributed cloud computing to drive internally efficiencies and cost savings. These same...
