Dish expects its deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS), announced today, to be a key element of its efforts to streamline 5G deployment and operations and differentiate its 5G offering. Dish will use AWS edge computing offerings AWS Outposts and…
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Latest 5G Lab Brings AT&T and UConn Together
Wireless carriers seem to be keenly aware of the need to develop compelling 5G use cases, as evidenced by yesterday’s announcement that AT&T is working with the University of Connecticut (UConn) on a private 5G network and 5G lab to…
Verizon Hyper Precise Location Targets Autonomous Cars, Smart Ag, Drone Delivery
Autonomous cars, smart agriculture, drone delivery and other applications requiring precise location data are the target for a new Verizon Hyper Precise Location service announced today. According to Verizon Business, the service provides a stream of real-time data that enables…
AT&T 5G Innovation Studio: Exec Details Underlying Technology
The AT&T 5G Innovation Studio, which opened last week, is underpinned by a range of advanced technology. We talked to Raj Savoor, AT&T vice president of network analytics and automation, about that technology, which uses AT&T’s 5G network operating in…
Verizon and Honda Working on 5G MEC for Vehicle Safety
Honda and Verizon are cooperating on ways to use the carrier’s 5G Ultra Wideband and 5G Mobile Edge Compute (MEC) platforms to enhance road safety by speeding communications between road infrastructure, vehicles and pedestrians. The research is being conducted at…
Logical Partners: T-Mobile, Lumen Join Forces on 5G Edge Computing
In a partnership that perhaps we should have seen coming, T-Mobile and Lumen inked a deal for T-Mobile to connect Lumen edge computing infrastructure with T-Mobile’s 5G mobile network. The T-Mobile Lumen deal targets enterprises wanting to “extend applications across…
Verizon Dreamscape Deal Targets 5G Virtual Reality
Verizon and Dreamscape Immersive are partnering on virtual reality (VR) applications that will be built upon the carrier’s 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) technologies. The first products from the partnership will focus on 5G immersive learning and training for…
Verizon Highlights 5G MEC Enabled Gaming During Super Bowl LV
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon, the NFL and AWS debuted the first 5G and mobile edge compute (MEC)-enabled mobile game for fans in-stadium at Super Bowl LV, called NFL Ultra Toss. Fans with the NFL Ticketholder app received a push…
Lumen Technologies Expands Edge Computing Solutions
DENVER, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) has expanded its Edge Computing Solutions infrastructure and is giving businesses even more options to work at the Edge to gain a competitive advantage. Customers can now procure Lumen Edge…
Verizon incubed IT Acquisition Brings Robotic Expertise
Verizon and incubed IT have entered into a definitive agreement under which the carrier will acquire the firm, which provides tools to manage mixed fleets of robots in industrial settings. The Austrian-based company’s software products will complement Verizon’s 5G and…
Verizon, Deloitte Target Retailers With 5G and MEC Platform
Verizon Business and Deloitte are combining 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) into a retail industry digital platform that has a variety of use cases aimed at making retail data more actionable, improve engagement with customers and make employees more…
Lumen and VMware Expand Partnership to Drive Rapid Innovation at the Edge
DENVER & PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) and VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced a significant expansion of their partnership to fast-track the design, development, and delivery of edge computing and more secure, work-from-anywhere solutions. Lumen and VMware’s…
