SK Telecom is a leading operator, having already launched 5G in April 2019. It is now one of the first service providers to begin the journey to make edge computing real and develop its own MEC platform – for both distributed MEC and on-site...
5G security is fundamentally better than LTE security but the attack surface is massively increased
In the ongoing generational shift from LTE to 5G, network security is top of mind for carriers and governments, particularly as it relates to Chinese ICT giant Huawei Technologies. While...
Nokia’s IoT roaming service, WING, now includes support for 5G networking and edge computing, as the Finnish vendor seeks to help mobile operators drive industrial change in global markets.
Its so-called Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING) affords operators a way to offer cellular IoT services...
Nokia has announced that it is adding 5G and edge capabilities to its Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING) managed service.
In a release, the Finnish vendor said that this upgrade enables operators to offer 5G IoT services without having to invest in global infrastructure.
Nokia touts...
The size of the Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) Market depends on the goals trying to be achieved. Several factors need to be considered, such as the part of the edge and edge compute applications included in the definition, whether the market being described is...
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...
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...
Korean telco SK Telecom announced the launch of the ‘Global MEC Task Force’ with Bridge Alliance member operators, including Singtel, Globe, Taiwan Mobile and PCCW Global, for cooperation in 5G mobile edge computing (MEC).
Under this new partnership, SK Telecom will share its lessons-learned in...
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...
US carrier Verizon and Dutch mapping company HERE are pairing 5G connectivity and multi-access edge computing (MEC) with location data and autonomous vehicle knowhow as part of a co-innovation exercise to hone various consumer and industrial IoT use cases.
The two companies are working, at...
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,...
China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) announced what it claims to be Hong Kong’s first 5G Standalone (SA) network test.
The operator said in a release that the radio cell sites supporting both 5G SA and NSA network are now installed for a trial at China...
In enterprise IT environments, the demand for cellular connections is soaring -- not only smartphones, tablets, and PCs but also to retail operations, complex manufacturing environments, connected devices, sensors, and machines everywhere. The massive surge of IoT will further make cellular connectivity business-critical for...
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,...
In the 5G era, mobile communication experiences man-to-man communication, man-to-thing communication, and machine-to-machine. AR/VR, IoT, industry automation, unmanned driving etc services are introduced widely. Thus come lots of network requirements, i.e. high bandwidth, low delay and massive connections, which are three 5G scenarios defined...
Canadian carrier Telus and Deutsche Telekom-backed edge computing company MobiledgeX are working together on a mobile edge computing trial network in Canada. This will be the first Canadian deployment for MobiledgeX.
Ibrahim Gedeon, CTO at Telus, said that partnering with MobiledgeX to pilot its...
There are significant changes taking place in radio access networks and at the edge of telecom networks. With so many ways to implement 5G, multi-access edge computing (MEC) and the various flavors of virtualization, there are numerous different deployment models.
This white paper introduces the...
The South Korean telco also unveiled its Mobile Edge Computing Open Platform for enterprise customers
SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics have completed a network device interoperability test that applies dual connectivity technology, using both 4G and 5G networks provided by Samsung.
This technology is also known...
ZTE, in collaboration with Intel, has recently launched a Light Cloud solution with the aim of allowing operators to have a viable path to the transformation of access network.
ZTE highlighted that Light Cloud is an NFVI solution that utilizes lightweight blade servers equipped with...
How is service assurance evolving to meet the needs of virtualized/hybrid, multi-cloud networks? Agile, software-centric networks present new challenges for visibility, particularly in the context of automation, container use and implementation of multi-access edge computing.
RCR Wireless News explores the current challenges and state of...
How is service assurance evolving to meet the needs of virtualized/hybrid, multi-cloud networks? Agile, software-centric networks present new challenges for visibility, particularly in the context of automation, container use and implementation of multi-access edge computing.
RCR Wireless News explores the current challenges and state of...
Verizon was able to cut its network latency in half in a test that combined its 5G Radio Access Network, multi-access edge computing and its virtualized network platform.
Low latency, the carrier said, "will be increasingly vital as next generation wireless experiences emerge."
In Houston, where...
