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 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…
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 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 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’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…
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….
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 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…
Multi-access edge cloud (MEC) revenues will grow from $3.5 billion last year to $16.7 billion in 2025, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37%, according to an MEC forecast from IDC. The worldwide assessment is consistent with the level…
A private 5G edge computing offering from Verizon and Microsoft, in the works since last year, is now available to business customers. The offering, known as Verizon 5G Edge with Microsoft Azure Stack Edge, is a “cloud computing platform that…
Verizon and IBM are partnering on a 5G Industry 4.0 testbed at IBM’s Industry Solutions Lab in Coppell, Texas. Business customers will be able to use the testbed to develop advanced use cases such as robotics, guided vehicles, manufacturing process…
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