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Limelight acquires Yahoo’s Edgecast to become Edgio

Limelight has acquired Yahoo's Edgecast. Rebranded Edgio, the new business aims to offer an edge platform beyond just content delivery.

Verizon hones its edge for the metaverse

Verizon said that it's working with Meta to make its mobile edge computing (MEC) infrastructure support metaverse applications.

Sympathy for the devil – a private 5G story (thoughts on MWC)

This might seem like a cop-out, but the irresistible narrative from MWC over the week, that the grand-standing on the show floor masked (and revealed) a battle between three industries for the soul of 5G, is not quite right. The idea that the traditional...

Nokia announces Adaptive Cloud Networking

Nokia's Adaptive Cloud Networking solution comprises technology to seamlessly provide 5G services from the data center to the edge.

Bell Canada deploys core network on Google Distributed Cloud Edge

Bell Canada has deployed core network functions on Google Distributed Cloud Edge – a world first, the companies claim.

MobiledgeX promises ‘write once, deploy anywhere’ telco edge computing

MobiledgeX Edge-Cloud 3.1 is aiming for a "write once, deploy everywhere" model of edge computing between GSMA-compliant edge clouds.

Microsoft introduces new Azure for Operators services

Azure Operator Distributed Services is "the next-generation hybrid cloud platform for operators," according to Microsoft.

How do enterprises plan to use 5G edge?

Seven out of 10 businesses plan to invest in edge computing in the next 12 months, and eight out of 10 believe that 5G is "indispensable" to reaping benefits from edge, according to a new report from Google Cloud and Omdia. The report is based...

Elisa enlists Wind River to build its 5G far edge cloud

Elisa has enlisted Wind River to help build its far edge cloud for low-latency, high-bandwidth 5G services.

AWS edges Local Zones globally with 32 new locations

Amazon has a two-year plan to triple its number of Local Zones, bringing low-latency edge computing services to international customers.

Cisco reports higher earnings on enterprise and webscale business growth

Cisco says that secure, seamless connectivity, hybrid cloud and hybrid work, and edge computing will drive its future growth.

Nokia and Kyndryl combine on private networks and edge compute for Industry 4.0

Network vendor Nokia is working with New York-based managed infrastructure services provider Kyndryl, separated from IBM late last year, to jointly sell and develop private networking and edge computing solutions for the Industry 4.0 market. The partnership has emerged from a joint private 5G...

Akamai bolsters cloud-to-edge portfolio with Linode acquisition

Akamai's $900 million Linode acquisition bolsters its cloud-to-edge services portfolio with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

Telenor inks deal with AWS to expand 5G core transformation

Nordic carrier Telenor signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help expand its 5G core transformation, the telco said in a release. The telco said that the new deal will allow it to deliver new 5G and edge services to enterprise...

Verizon and AWS extend mobile edge computing services to new US metros

Verizon and AWS edge computing comes to four new metros: Charlotte, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis.

Zayo acquires QOS Networks

Fiber infrastructure company Zayo Group has acquired QOS Networks to build out a managed SD-WAN and intelligent edge services portfolio.

Aptiv acquires Wind River for $4.3 billion

Auto parts maker and system designer and integrator Aptiv has acquired edge-to-cloud platform maker Wind River in a $4.3 billion cash sale

AWS, prpl partner for cloud-to-CPE orchestration via AWS IoT Greengrass

AWS and prpl Foundation have announced a new cloud software delivery framework for Consumer-Premises Equipment app lifecycle management.

Open RAN adoption accelerates in 2022 and beyond—a growing ecosystem (Reader Forum)

5G technology adoption and the cool, robust applications it enables such as IoT, Industry 4.0, autonomous driving, telehealth, robotics and more continue to drive Open Radio Access Networks (RAN) along with the promise of seamless network deployments and upgrades at lower costs. And the...

HPE, Azure bring hybrid cloud on-prem for Japanese cloud revitalization

NTT has tapped HPE and Microsoft Azure to provide hybrid cloud services to Japanese businesses looking for on-prem and edge solutions.

Red Hat brings Ansible hybrid cloud and edge automation to Microsoft Azure

Red Hat's Ansible, its hybrid cloud and edge computing automation platform, is now available as a preview on Microsoft Azure.

Four capabilities telcos need to succeed at the edge (Reader Forum)

Telecommunications is a dynamic industry full of innovation. Meeting the challenges of the industry requires highly specialized solutions. With an entire marketplace of 5G technologies available, businesses are aggressively bolstering solutions to meet customer demand to either remain competitive or seize a market advantage....

How is mobile edge computing infrastructure being deployed?

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) infrastructure is being deployed globally, coordinating efforts between network operators and hyperscalers.

Vestberg’s vision for ’22 and Verizon’s ‘vectors of growth’

Hans Vestberg on 5G mobile edge: 'We're probably two years ahead of anybody else in the market, in the world even' Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg presented at the 2021 UBS Global TMT Conference earlier this week, where he touched on the company’s five “vectors of...