BROWSING: HPE

‘AR is more forgiving’ – HPE on connectivity and compute setups for industrial AR/VR

In research for a new report on industrial AR, Enterprise IoT Insights caught up with Ian Henderson, chief technologist for manufacturing at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, to discuss the challenges with contemporary AR (and VR) setups in the industrial space. Here is the interview, in...

HPE unveils as-a-service 5G portfolio

HPE honing focus on telcos with cloud-native solutions Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced a new portfolio of as-a-service offerings to help telecommunications companies build and deploy open 5G networks, the firm said in a release. The company said that the new portfolio will accelerate telcos’ path...

HPE opens IoT development centre in India as part of $500m investment

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has opened a new ‘customer experience centre’ in Bangalore (Bengaluru), in India, to offer IoT solutions to customers and partners from across industries.  The facility, on a 20,000 square-foot campus, shared with a global engineering centre for its Pointnext Services division,...

Samsung demos standalone 5G core interoperability

In a new step toward an ecosystem for standalone 5G, Samsung has demonstrated multi-vendor interoperability in a 5G SA core. Samsung has been collaborating with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Openet on its 5G SA core, and the three companies said that they have achieved "successful...

NVIDIA unveils EGX edge AI platform, Aerial 5G SDK; teams up with Microsoft, Ericsson

NVIDIA has announced a combination of edge computing and 5G networking innovations around its graphics processing unit (GPU) technologies, to drive scale of artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT), and 5G applications. Its new NVIDIA EGX Edge Supercomputing Platform is geared for rapid-fire data...

VC briefs: HPE pumps Series C funds into ‘AWS-beating’ software-defined edge stack

California based Pensando Systems has received $145 million in Series C, led by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners, to emerge from ‘stealth’ mode to launch its software-defined cloud-to-edge service stack.  The Series C round takes its total funding to $278...

HPE exec: With 5G, no one ‘really knows’ how to monetize

For 5G profitability, telcos need to control capital spending Early commercial 5G deployments are focused on pushing higher speeds to consumers with compatible devices. But, for the most part, operators have yet to delineate new service plans that reflect the massive spend that will go...

Gatwick’s ‘smart airport’ ambitions take flight as Vodafone rolls-out 5G

Vodafone has deployed a high speed, high capacity fibre optic network at Gatwick Airport in the UK to support 5G services, and enable higher levels of automation and intelligence in its airport operations. The UK-based carrier said the 5G upgrade at Gatwick, starting with its...

HPE buys one-time startup wonder MapR to bolster edge-cloud AI portfolio

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has acquired the business assets of big-data firm MapR for an undisclosed fee. California based startup MapR had raised $280 million over eight rounds of funding, including from Google, since being established in 2009. The one-time star of the big...

AT&T and HPE team up on edge networking and hardware for industrial IoT

AT&T will work with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to help businesses harness edge capabilities. The two companies have agreed a go-to-market programme for the sale of edge connections and edge computing. They are targeting customers in retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and stadiums, in particular. AT&T’s...

ABB and HPE join on industrial IoT networking for connected maintenance

ABB and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have struck a deal on wireless connectivity for large industrial customers, where ABB sensors attached to industrial equipment are connected to the cloud via HPE gateways. An integrated solution, slated to be available late 2019 and targeted at...

HPE edge investment– $4 billion over four years

HPE CEO discusses 5G and edge computing opportunities With virtualization and distributed compute both instrumental in the long-term success of 5G, traditional IT companies are looking to invest and return on supporting service provider roll outs of next-generation cellular systems. During the recent Dell Technologies...

UK aerospace firm tests Wi-Fi 6 in industrial 5G setup, with BT, Cisco, HPE, Intel

UK-based Mettis Aerospace, manufacturer of components for the likes of Airbus, Boeing and Rolls-Royce, is to test Wi-Fi 6 for connecting industrial machines and processes. The Wireless Broadband Alliance said the trials represent the first of Wi-Fi 6 for enterprise and industrial internet-of-things (IoT)...

New architecture of 5G is a big opportunity for IT-focused companies

For 5G, HPE focused on enabling virtualization, edge services While 5G certainly led most conversations during the recent Mobile World Congress, next in line were supporting technology sets like virtualization and edge computing. At a high level, to successfully build out 5G, operators will need...

Continental and HPE ride-share on blockchain data-trading for car makers

IT company HPE and Continental, best known for making tyres, have revealed a new blockchain-based trading platform for vehicle data to help car makers monetise data and tie in with emerging traffic warning systems and parking solutions. The data-sharing mechanism will also improve driver safety, the...

Beyond bandwidth and latency: Reasons to move to the edge, and the rule of three

It’s not just bandwidth and latency that are dictating the migration of industrial machine intelligence to the edge of the network. There are benefits in terms of compliance, security, and corruption, as well. There are others, besides, but let’s stick with the rule of three....

Smart manufacturing: HPE and Foxconn’s edge-based AI video system for quality assurance

Quality assurance is a critical part of manufacturing; it’s just humans are not very good at it. Their faculties are not trained to pick out anomalies in rapid carousels of industrial assemblages. More than this, they just can’t do it. Modern manufacturing, particularly of discrete...

HPE primes new Edgeline 8000 system to lead its IT/OT convergence play

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is poised to release a new product, the Edgeline 8000, in its family of ‘converged edge systems’. The 8000 will provide the most advanced edge capabilities of any of its Edgeline entries, targeted at industrial IoT operations. Tom Bradicich, the company’s...

From 50ms to 1ms and 5x9s to 6x9s – Nokia makes case for private industrial networks

Note, this is the second part in a feature about Nokia'snew industrial strategy. The first instalment can be found here.  Nokia’s latest results, which saw shares slip on a slow forecast for 2019 5G sales, present the company’s strategic re-organisation around three so-called ‘pillars’ –...

10m factories, 3m warehouses, 50k mines – Nokia counts out its new industrial targets

Nokia’s biggest opportunity, it explains, is to go beyond its traditional customer base to serve industrial markets directly, with private networking solutions. The total market for private LTE, and later private 5G, masts is potentially twice as large in straight volume terms as the...

“Put IT and OT in the same room, have them talk about ‘real time’” – and other Airbus rules for Industry 4.0

For European aerospace company Airbus, the introduction of new digital tools into factory processes must be assured. New technology has to work straight away, and intuitively. It should also deliver value. The process of connecting machines is not an end in itself, just a means...

Arm, AT&T, Ericsson, HPE et al  join new Linux group to bring order to edge IoT chaos

The Linux Foundation has started a new umbrella organisation, LF Edge, to establish an open, interoperable framework for edge computing that is independent of hardware, silicon, cloud, or operating system. The launch “changes the IoT and edge computing landscape,” it said in a press note....

“Take your bullshit tech, and come back when it’s ready” – and other Airbus rules for Industry 4.0

European aerospace firm Airbus has a 10-year back-log of orders, explains Sébastien Boria, R&D technology leader at Airbus. “Which means we have no problem selling aircraft.” Demand is high because the product is good, he says. The company, which has made strides as an innovator,...

HPE opens industrial IoT innovation lab in Geneva to develop edge portfolio, revenues

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has opened a new Industry 4.0 ‘innovation lab’ for industrial IoT and edge compute projects in Geneva, Switzerland. The company said the new facility will bring a sharper competitive edge to its ‘converged edge’ portfolio, and commercial gains to partners. “The...