HPE 5G Lab meant to facilitate multi-vendor integration, interoperability In previous generations of cellular, HPE has largely focused its telco core network efforts on subscriber data
Goal is “to simplify the steps and reduce the integration effort” associated with open and virtualized RAN Virtualization of the radio access network is and will
Initial focus on MEC experience management and deployment Theres a line of thinking that 5G service revenues are inextricably linked to mobile edge computing (MEC); to
A new initiative aimed at bringing cloud-based edge computing capabilities to far-flung rural locations is gaining steam, having gathered more than three dozen network providers
Nokia looks to the standalone 5G future In the latest episode of Will 5G Change the World? Nokia’s Sandro Tavares, global head of networks marketing, discusses
Right now 5G is primarily focused on providing an enhanced mobile broadband experience primarily to consumers with compatible handsets. As people upgrade their devices and
5G is many things, chief among them an exercise in managing complexity. The network is becoming more complex, the way the network is being used
Last month Microsoft acquired vEPC specialist Affirmed Networks Microsoft this week announced it has signed a definite agreement to acquire Metaswitch Networks, a cloud-native virtual network
Edge computing is a broad term that, at a high-level simply means moving computing out of data centers and closer to where applications are running,
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How three tech giants are approaching edge computing
Dell Technologies, IBM and Microsoft are developing cloud, edge, 5G strategies Operators have, across the board, acknowledged the importance of edge computing in delivering a differentiated,
Virtual private network use is skyrocketing as remote workers and distance learners try to reach their corporate and educational networks from their homes, in the
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Google Cloud jumps into 5G and telco edge computing with a ‘GMEC’ vision
Google Cloud’s vision for 5G and edge computing is called GMEC (because of course it is) Google Cloud is seeking to be the avenue by which
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Nine operators join forces on global edge computing, with GSMA’s support
Nine operators will collaborate on the GSMA’s Operator Platform Project Nine telcos in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region said today that they are working together to
With $90 million in newly raised funding, start-up Vapor IO plans to bring edge computing to 20 U.S. cities this year. It is already operating
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Six global carriers form group for MEC, 5G interoperability
Six of the largest telecom operators in the world have put together a new group, the 5G Future Forum, which is focused on interoperability and