Vodafone Business and Amazon Web Services to Bring Edge Computing Closer to Customers
December 04 2019 - 2:00AM
Vodafone Business is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
to make AWS Wavelength available in Europe. AWS Wavelength provides
developers with the ability to build applications that serve end
users with single-digit millisecond latencies over the 5G network.
AWS Wavelength embeds AWS compute and storage services at the edge
of telecommunications providers’ 5G networks, enabling developers
to serve use cases that require ultra-low latency.
Enabling AWS Wavelength at the edge of Vodafone’s 5G network is
designed to provide multi-access edge computing capabilities to
developers, Internet of Things (IoT), devices and end users.
Responsiveness matters when it comes to artificial intelligence,
augmented and virtual reality, video analytics, autonomous
vehicles, robotics and drone control. These applications require
latencies that are 5-10 times lower to deliver business impact.
Vodafone Business and AWS are bringing the AWS cloud closer to the
devices that need it by running AWS Wavelength in strategic
locations within Vodafone’s 5G network.
“With Europe’s largest 5G network across 58 cities and as a
global leader in IoT with over 90 million connections, Vodafone is
pleased to be the first telco to introduce AWS Wavelength in
Europe,” said Vinod Kumar, CEO of Vodafone Business. “Faster speeds
and lower latencies have the potential to revolutionize how our
customers do business, and they can rely on Vodafone’s existing
capabilities and security layers within our own network.”
With this new collaboration, developers can now easily build
innovative applications on the AWS API and run them from the 5G
network node closest to their end users. Workers can use augmented
reality devices to help them diagnose and repair complex equipment
in the field. For gamers, this means super responsive, high
definition experiences on their mobile devices, wherever they are.
Mobile robots and drones will be able to navigate safely and
securely, reacting to their environment in real time.
AWS Wavelength will be available first in the UK and Germany on
the Vodafone 5G network, expanding to other Vodafone markets across
Europe.
This announcement marks another step in Vodafone Business’
multi-cloud strategy to partner with world-leading technology
providers to help customers of all sizes succeed in a digital
world.
About Vodafone Group
Vodafone Group is one of the world’s leading telecoms and
technology service providers. We have extensive experience in
connectivity, convergence and the Internet of Things, as well as
championing mobile financial services and digital transformation in
emerging markets.
Vodafone Group has mobile operations in 24 countries, partners
with mobile networks in 42 more, and fixed broadband operations in
19 markets. As of 30 September 2019, Vodafone Group had
approximately 625 million mobile customers, 27 million fixed
broadband customers and 22 million TV customers, including all of
the customers in Vodafone’s joint ventures and associates. For more
information, please visit: www.vodafone.com.
For further information, please contact:
Danielle Restivo, Vodafone Business: group.media@vodafone.com
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