BROWSING: compute

Vodafone Business and Microsoft have announced a five-year deal on private 5G, edge computing, and IoT for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The arrangement, extending a long-running partnership between the two, will see Vodafone Business sell the Microsoft suite of compute and storage functions,...

Hyperscalers, with only varied and newly acquired in-house 5G knowledge, are outpacing telcos, with 40 years in the game, at private 5G, according to new research from Omdia. The analyst house has named Microsoft as the ‘top innovator’ in the field, ahead of AT&T...

The constantly increasing demand for reliable, high-throughput digital connectivity is the crucial driver behind the ongoing deployment of 5G cellular systems across North America. In response, telecom providers are investing billions to build out this critical infrastructure. Although the COVID-19 pandemic – and the more...

Data centre company ITRenew and ‘edge-to-edge networking’ provider Vapor IO have devised a way for enterprises to run on-premise computing without the need for on-site data centres or IT equipment. The solution replaces enterprise-based IT equipment with a “near-premise” equivalent, delivered as a service. The...

Microsoft and NEC are working together to bundle edge and cloud computing, private 5G networking, and IoT and AI capabilities. The pair are cherry picking from each other’s portfolios, and going to market mob-handed to drive digital change among enterprises, they said. The pair have...

Industry 4.0 requires compute and connectivity to be brought closer to the action. This means putting general-duty IT and telecoms equipment into unfamiliar, often harsh OT environments. Chatsworth Products International (CPI) provides the industrial garb, in the form of enclosures and  cabinets, to keep...