In recent years, the data center business has emphasized a hyperscale approach in which a handful of enormous locations cover the U.S. But more recently, the business has gone in the opposite direction and has begun to emphasize edge computing,…
Edge Computing
Verizon CEO Sees Three Enterprise Market 5G Opportunities
Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg told investors today that he sees three enterprise market opportunities that will require 5G – use cases that don’t exist for previous generation cellular technologies. Two of the opportunities involve mobile edge computing. But the one…
Verizon Adds More AWS Wavelength Zones
Verizon and Amazon Web Services are continuing to flesh out their 5G mobile edge computing infrastructure with the addition of AWS Wavelength Zones in Nashville and Tampa. Verizon says that there now are 19 zones and that 75% of the…
Intelsat Collaborates With Microsoft to Demonstrate Private Cellular Network Using Satellite Network
February 27, 2022 – MCLEAN, Va. & REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest and most advanced integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, today announced the successful demonstration of a first of its kind private cellular network with…
AT&T Plans to Combine Private 5G and Microsoft Azure Private MEC
AT&T today announced plans for Private 5G Edge, an offering that will combine private 5G with multi-access edge computing (MEC) from Microsoft Azure. The goal is to enable low-latency services at the network edge. Private 5G networks use the same…
Stormy Weather: Verizon Explores Supporting Drones with 5G and Edge Computing
Verizon and the Caltech Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST) are testing ways to use the carrier’s 5G Ultra Wideband network, mobile edge compute (MEC) technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to enable interpretation of data from weather drones in…
Verizon Business Brings Analytics Capabilities to the Edge
Verizon has introduced a platform that leverages the carrier’s edge computing and private 5G networking capabilities to enable clients to conduct complex and demanding tasks locally. The Verizon edge analytics capability is aimed at businesses and governments worldwide. The platform,…
Verizon, AWS Expand Edge Computing Availability
Verizon and AWS have made mobile edge computing available to customers in Charlotte, Detroit, Los Angeles and Minneapolis, the companies announced. Verizon 5G Edge and AWS Wavelength provide customers with a real-time cloud computing platform as well as AWS compute…
Zayo Acquires QOS Networks for SD-WAN Services Capabilities
Zayo’s acquisition of SD-WAN services provider QOS Networks, announced today, was made in response to requests from businesses that buy connectivity from Zayo, explained Brian Lillie, Zayo’s chief product and technology officer, in an interview with Telecompetitor. “The strategy is…
Verizon, Google Cloud Partner on 5G Mobile Edge Computing
A new partnership between Verizon and Google Cloud is edge computing focused. The companies want to enable applications involving computer vision, augmented and virtual reality, machine learning and other emerging techniques in the enterprise and on mobile and connected devices….
Broadband Forum Metro-Compute Framework Aims to Enhance Edge Computing
The Broadband Forum today unveiled a framework, TR-466, defining a new metro-compute networking architecture designed to move applications or content toward lower edge tiers in the network hierarchy. The goal is to provide users with a better Quality of Experience…
Verizon Launches 5G Edge with AWS Outposts
Verizon 5G Edge with AWS Outposts, announced earlier this year, is now available to U.S. enterprise customers. The offering is designed to be deployed at the customer premises. As companies grow their communications infrastructures, they increasingly are looking for low-latency…
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