Intel collaborates with multiple parties to integrate innovative technologies into network transformation

During the recently held 2021 Mobile World Congress Shanghai (hereinafter referred to as "MWCS"), Intel participated in multiple conference sessions. Du Weiyang, senior director of Intel's Data Platform Division and Network Platform Division, and Dai Jinquan, Intel Fellow and global CTO of Big Data Technology, brought wonderful views and unique insights to all parties on the prospects of 5G-related technologies and industry innovation use cases. In addition, Intel also teamed up with China Telecom to officially release the white paper "China Telecom MEC Best Practices" and the white paper "Intel Helps China Telecom Build a Cloud-Edge Collaborative MEC Platform to Empower Industry Users' Intelligent Transformation", and joined hands with Comba Telecom to jointly release the overall solution of 5G+ industry basic network platform.

At the 5G Network Summit, Du Weiyang, senior director of Intel's Data Platform Group, Network Platform Group, said: "For many years, Intel has worked hard to ensure that key network workloads on its products are optimized. Our roadmap is designed to meet various needs from on-prem edge, regional data centers at the edge of the network to the core network, providing customers with a holistic solution. This ecosystem consisting of products + software + years of experience continues to bring great value to the industry."

At the AI ​​Summit, Intel Fellow and Global CTO of Big Data Technology Dai Jinquan said: "The 5G core is the heartbeat of the 5G network. We are currently facing an unprecedented wave of virtualized core transformation, and edge services based on artificial intelligence are also in the ascendant. To this end, Intel has made long-term and in-depth investments and cooperation arrangements, and has continuously accelerated software innovation to continuously promote network transformation innovation and edge service development."

As the curtain of 5G commercialization slowly opens, edge computing technology has also accelerated the deployment and application of a series of innovative solutions based on artificial intelligence in vertical fields. Intel has joined hands with China Telecom to integrate advanced software and hardware products and technologies into the MEC platform, providing the platform with powerful computing and storage capabilities through products such as the second-generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor and Intel® Optane™ SSD, and enhancing the platform's unified and flexible edge application management capabilities. At present, the platform has been deployed in a series of vertical field scenarios such as smart manufacturing and cloud video live broadcast, and has achieved good application results.

In addition, the 5G+ industry basic network platform overall solution (NRfleX) launched by Intel and Comba Telecom is also worth paying attention to. NRfleX is the industry's first commercial 5G cloud base station based on Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and field programmable logic arrays (FPGAs). It integrates 5G determinism, flexibility, openness, lightweight, cloud-network integration, and ubiquitous IoT key features, supports the fragmented, diversified, and complex network requirements of industry applications, and supports the ecological co-construction of various applications.

During the conference, Intel and many partners also showcased their latest cooperation results to the industry, including:

Cooperating with Inspur, we developed 5G cloud network all-in-one machines, edge micro-center SRDC, 5G edge servers, and intelligent quality inspection scenario applications based on Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors.

Cooperate with Comba Telecom to bring product demonstrations of 5G+ industry basic network platform overall solution and 5G real-time control system (TSN).

The H3C UniServer R6900G5 server and H3C UniCell5100 5G cloud-based small base station jointly displayed with H3C.

5G open platform and AI innovative technologies jointly demonstrated with China Mobile and Baicaibang.

The RG-5G all-in-one local core network solution jointly demonstrated with Ruijie.

5G, along with artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and edge computing, is changing every industry. The ever-increasing penetration of 5G networks is stimulating business opportunities, market growth, and the global economy. With an unremitting spirit of exploration of cutting-edge technology, Intel will continue to empower ecosystem partners with a rich and competitive product portfolio, accelerate 5G network transformation and enterprise digital transformation, broaden the imagination of thousands of industries for 5G and artificial intelligence, and light up a better future with technology.