BROWSING: MEC

Verizon also highlighted that it is beginning to deploy 100 megahertz of C-band spectrum in many markets across the U.S. Verizon said it has already deployed over 8,000 virtualized RAN (vRAN) cell sites with a goal of deploying over 20,000 by the end of 2025,...

The Asian telco noted that the new 5G incubator will be powered by Intel’s 4th Gen Xeon Scalable processors   Singaporean operator Singtel announced its collaboration with Intel to establish a 5G Multi-access Edge Compute (MEC) incubator to boost the adoption of 5G in the enterprise...

The new partnership will accelerate 5G core and 5G SA MEC adoption, said Casa’s CEO Editor's note: Comments from Casa Systems CEO Jerry Guo were added after this article was posted. 5G network solutions provider Casa Systems said this week that it’s partnering with Google Cloud to develop...

"When it comes to 5G SA networks with a 5G core, China leads the world” China outstripped the rest of the globe for 5G Mobile Core Network (MCN) and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) market revenue growth for the second quarter of 2022, according to newly-published research produced...

Building the network to make the metaverse work puts telcos right at the foundation The metaverse needs ubiquitous high-bandwidth, low-latency communications and will require new user equipment unlike anything that’s been used on mobile networks before. Getting the metaverse to work at scale will require...

Verizon looks to “make the market” in combining 5G and mobile edge computing Sowmyanarayan Sampath, the new head of Verizon Business, this week discussed what he sees as three technology trends that, when coupled with the operator’s 5G network, can grow total addressable market by...

MEC makes the metaverse move by lowering latency and minimizing bandwidth While the metaverse is dependent on many cloud technologies to function, the ability for the metaverse to operate at the performance and scale required is firmly rooted in the physical world, not the cloud. Mobile...

Hans Vestberg touts Verizon success with FBI, Virginia International Terminals While it's weathering a rough second quarter, Verizon still sees material revenue opportunities from delivering private 5G networks, mobile edge computing and other services into the enterprise and government sectors. Speaking on an earnings call...

Multi-instance GPU provisioning helps ‘right-size’ edge AI deployments Edge AI moves the computational focus out of the data center and closer to the edge of the network, where the users and their data are both located. Nvidia announced Monday improvements to Fleet Command, its cloud platform...

5ms latency promised for 70% of customers in the UK, France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.  Lumen Technologies has announced the launch of its enterprise edge computing solutions in Europe. The company claims 5 millisecond (ms) latency for 70% of enterprise demand in the UK, France,...

The future of the edge is space, says AWS, now that Axiom Space has certified and tested AWS Snowcone on the International Space Station.

As part of the collaboration, Tele2 now joins the AWS Partner Network (APN) Nordic operator Tele2 announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance the cloud services and cloud management portfolio that it offers to its customers, the former said in a release. Under...

With Yahoo Edgecast fully acquired, Edgio promises the fastest web applications on the planet running on its global edge network In March, Limelight Networks announced plans to acquire Yahoo Edgecast. The company signed a definitive agreement to acquire Yahoo’s Edgecast business unit in an all-stock transaction...

Will enterprises pay for MEC? And what would they be getting? 5G has been hyped, in significant part, by the promise of ultra low-latency and highly reliable service. Mobile network operators have been deploying mobile edge compute (MEC) zones with hyperscaler partners in order to...

SoftBank began nationwide deployment of MEC for 5G SA (5G MEC) in May 2022   F5 announced collaboration with Japanese operator SoftBank, to provide advanced Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) services in Japan and international markets. SoftBank began nationwide deployment of MEC for 5G SA (5G MEC) in...

In October 2021, SoftBank announced that it had started to offer 5G Standalone services Japanese operator SoftBank announced that it opened a 5G Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) site in the Kanto region and started the nationwide deployment of MEC servers in Japan this month. SoftBank noted...

Verizon and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the launch of new mobile edge computing (MEC) zones for Nashville, TN and Tampa, FL.

Vodafone has launched a new ‘edge innovation programme’ (2.0) to offer enterprise customers and technology partners the chance to co-create new applications with on-premise edge and network-based edge multi-access edge compute (MEC) resources, as well as with standard centralise cloud functions. The UK operator...

Note, for more on this topic, and more on Schneider Electric's private 5G story, catch Zach Nimboorkar on the Enterprise IoT Insights webinar on April 28 on Industrial 5G (From Setting Standard to Becoming Standard). He is joined by speakers from ABI Research, MFA...

Casa Systems stock price popped 40% after Verizon took 9.9% ownership stake Verizon has taken a keen interest in vendor Casa Systems. In addition to striking a multi-year deal to supply 5G core network functions, Verizon is also investing approximately $40 million into the U.S.-based...

Kubernetes-based open-source effort spearheaded by Linux Foundation, Google Cloud The Linux Foundation and Google Cloud announced this week the formation of Project Nephio. The new open-source effort aims to deliver carrier-grade network function automation using Kubernetes.  “Building, managing and deploying scalable 5G networks across multiple edge locations...

As telecom networks disaggregate and move toward delivering powerful infrastructure and applications at the edge, the number of components to deploy and manage across geographic locations grows exponentially. At the same time, Communications Services Providers (CSPs) are looking to transform their networks to monetize...

Nokia has signed a deal with telecoms operator E&, formerly Etisalat Group, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to deploy 5G private networks for enterprises in Abu Dhabi. The pair will target “various industries, including ports, oil and gas, government and critical infrastructure”, they...

Cisco Transportation Solutions Architect: 'In any vehicle, seconds matter for passenger and pedestrian safety. In connected vehicles, milliseconds matter more' Cisco and Verizon took to Las Vegas to demonstrate how cellular and mobile edge compute (MEC) technology can enable low-latency autonomous driving solutions without using...