{"id":119557,"date":"2020-10-19T18:31:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T18:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=439537"},"modified":"2020-10-19T18:31:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T18:31:08","slug":"verizon-teams-with-microsoft-to-offer-private-5g-mobile-edge-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/10\/19\/verizon-teams-with-microsoft-to-offer-private-5g-mobile-edge-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"Verizon teams with Microsoft to offer private 5G mobile edge computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What you need to know:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Combining Verizon\u2019s on-site 5G Edge network with Microsoft Azure can bring more computing power even closer to end customers, allowing businesses to create extremely low lag experiences <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ice Mobility is already using 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) to help with quality control in their pick and pack process by using computer vision to drive efficiencies <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_439593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-439593\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/3er1viui9wo30pkxh1v2nh4w-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prod\/prod\/prod\/2020\/10\/MSC17_commercialPrinter_001-5f8ddb1313f0f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-439593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/verizon-teams-with-microsoft-to-offer-private-5g-mobile-edge-computing.jpg\" alt=\"Manufacturing floor\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-439593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Verizon teams with Microsoft to offer private 5G mobile edge computing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>NEW YORK and REDMOND, WA \u2013<\/strong> Verizon is joining forces with Microsoft Corp. to create new ways for enterprises to accelerate the delivery of fast and secure 5G applications, benefiting from reliable and low-latency connections. Verizon\u2019s on-site 5G Edge network integrated with Azure edge services can enable ultra-low latency, many times faster than the blink of an eye, which can help businesses tap into real-time data analysis and delivery. Applications incorporating computer vision, augmented, mixed and virtual reality, digital twins or machine learning can be enhanced with 5G and MEC on the customer premise, helping transform the way industries such as retail, transportation, and logistics operate.<\/p>\n<p>Think of automated high-precision asset localization, tracking and positioning in manufacturing. In healthcare, the increased speed, reduced latency and high bandwidth connectivity of 5G networks could enable real-time precision medicine leveraging mixed reality and AI capabilities as well as seamless and fast sharing of large files to improve patient care.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration brings Azure cloud and edge capabilities together with Verizon\u2019s on-site 5G Edge, a mobile edge computing platform designed to enable developers to build applications for mobile end-users and wireless edge devices with ultra-low latency. By utilizing on-site private 5G, businesses will be able to realize increased power efficiencies and reduced costs of end user devices while addressing their privacy and security needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have built a network that provides real-world, 5G-enabled solutions TODAY,\u201d said Rima Qureshi, EVP and Chief Strategy Officer at Verizon. \u201cBy bringing together Verizon\u2019s 5G network and on-site 5G Edge platform with Microsoft\u2019s expertise in cloud services, we will enable the development of the next generation technologies everyone has been envisioning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Logistics and supply chain solutions company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icemobility.com\/\">Ice Mobility<\/a> is already testing on Verizon\u2019s on-site 5G Edge platform, integrated with Microsoft Azure. The company is using 5G and MEC to help with computer vision assisted product packing. By gathering data in near real-time on product packing errors, the company has the potential to improve on-site quality assurance and save 15% to 30% in processing time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are especially excited to join Verizon and Microsoft to test how 5G and MEC can improve the quality assurance process,\u201d said Mike Mohr, CEO of Ice Mobility. \u201cThey truly have listened to our needs to provide automated real-time quality oversight and feedback, which will enable us to cost-effectively launch unique new products, while maintaining the highest execution standards, significantly increasing throughput and reducing costs. And, this is just the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy leveraging Verizon\u2019s 5G network integrated with Microsoft\u2019s cloud and edge capabilities, developers and businesses can benefit from fast, secure and reliable connections to deliver seamless digital experiences from massive industrial IoT workloads to precision medicine,\u201d said Yousef Khalidi, corporate vice president Azure for Operators at Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, Verizon will explore opportunities to co-innovate with Microsoft to deliver new value to industries ranging from manufacturing to healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>Verizon\u2019s 5G Ultra Wideband network enables throughput at least 25 times faster than today\u2019s 4G networks*; delivers ultra-low latency; and offers very high bandwidth. Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband is expected to eventually enable 100 times larger data volumes than 4G; and the ability to connect more than a million devices per kilometer. Verizon\u2019s 5G Ultra Wideband service is available to people in 55 cities and its 5G Nationwide service is available to more than 200 million people in more than 1,800 cities around the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more information about <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.verizon.com\/business\/learn\/edge-computing\/\">Verizon 5G Edge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verizon.com\/about\/our-company\/5g\">Verizon\u2019s 5G technology<\/a> and explore how <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industries\/telecommunications\/\">Microsoft is working with operators<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Verizon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on June 30, 2000 and is celebrating its 20th year as one of the world\u2019s leading providers of technology, communications, information and entertainment products and services. Headquartered in New York City and with a presence around the world, Verizon generated revenues of $131.9 billion in 2019. The company offers data, video and voice services and solutions on its award winning networks and platforms, delivering on customers\u2019 demand for mobility, reliable network connectivity, security and control.<\/p>\n<p>VERIZON\u2019S ONLINE MEDIA CENTER: News releases, stories, media contacts and other resources are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.verizon.com\/about\/news\">www.verizon.com\/about\/news\/<\/a>. News releases are also available through an RSS feed. To subscribe, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.verizon.com\/about\/rss-feeds\/\">www.verizon.com\/about\/rss-feeds\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Source: Based on analysis by Ookla\u00ae of Speedtest Intelligence\u00ae data median download speeds from Verizon 5G results compared to the median 4G LTE speeds of top U.S. carriers combined in Q2 2020. Ookla trademarks used under license and reprinted with permission.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Microsoft<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft (Nasdaq \u201cMSFT\u201d @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft Media Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Media Relations<\/p>\n<p>WE Communications for Microsoft<\/p>\n<p>(425) 638-7777<\/p>\n<p>rrt@we-worldwide.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chris Ashraf<\/p>\n<p>christina.moon.ashraf@verizon.com<\/p>\n<p>201.320.4259<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: @ChrisMoonPR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What you need to know: Combining Verizon\u2019s on-site 5G Edge network with Microsoft Azure can bring more computing power even closer to end customers, allowing businesses to create extremely low lag experiences Ice Mobility is already using 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) to help with quality control in their pick and pack process by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":119558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[112],"class_list":["post-119557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-microsoft-news","tag-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}