Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 25, 2019: Chipmaker Intel has revealed a host of products, some aimed at the Internet of Things (IoT) even before the Mobile World Congress 2019 (MWC) can get going on Monday.
In addition to announcing new products tailored for delivering increased computing capability at the edge, and further advances to its network technology innovation with the industry, Intel is also slated to announce initial customer adoption for its 10nm base station system-on-chip (SoC), code-named Snow Ridge.
“As the cloud fuels the network to transform and computing at the edge drives innovation, the opportunity for 5G becomes limitless. Intel is delivering new products and innovation to propel the adoption of 5G and empower our customers and partners to grow their businesses.”
–Sandra Rivera, Intel senior vice president and general manager of the Network Platforms Group
5G Base Stations Get Smarter: There is no area gaining more industry attention than the network edge and, in particular, radio access networks (RAN) and base station computing. First unveiled at CES 2019, Snow Ridge is Intel’s 10nm system-on-chip (SoC) technology for wireless base stations. Intel today announced that Ericsson is adopting Intel’s Snow Ridge next-generation silicon to further evolve its 5G base station product lines.
Intel Extends Cloud Architectures to the Network Core and Edge: Intel has built compelling solutions for service providers as they transform their networks for 5G. With the upcoming launch of the next Intel® Xeon® Scalable platform family member, Cascade Lake, Intel will enable telecommunications service providers to seize new cloud and network opportunities and optimize their data center, core and edge environments to meet growing computing, artificial intelligence and storage demands. Intel will provide more details as it nears launch.
Power and Acceleration for the Edge: Along with the Cloud and wireless access, the network edge is a critical point of innovation for global infrastructure providers and operators who are building out cloud-based network solutions.
To this end, Intel has delivered new products and open source software innovation with the industry. Intel today is launching the new Intel FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card N3000 (Intel FPGA PAC N3000) that is specifically designed for the acceleration of virtualized network functions ranging from 5G RAN to core network applications. Customers Rakuten and Affirmed Networks* are currently sampling the Intel FPGA PAC N3000 for product delivery in 2019’s third quarter.
Intel additionally provided a first look at its upcoming Intel Xeon D family product, code-named Hewitt Lake. Hewitt Lake is expected to deliver a power-efficient SoC configuration tailored for exceptional computing at the edge and for security and storage solutions that typically face both power and space constraints.
The Open Network Edge Services Software (OpenNESS) toolkit is designed to foster open collaboration and application innovation at the network and enterprise edge. It helps simplify network complexity for developers and enables secure on-boarding of edge services.
Intel Modems Move 5G Forward: Intel today is announcing a collaboration with Skyworks* to co-optimize the multimode 5G radio frequency (RF) solution for the Intel® XMM™ 8160 5G modem.
The XMM 8160 platform will be highly scalable and targeted to all tiers and market verticals with support for 2G, 3G, CDMA, TDSCDMA, LTE, 5G and GNSS, spanning mobile, automotive, wearables, cellular infrastructure and IoT markets. The platform, including RF front end, will be available in 2019’s fourth quarter for product certification purposes at select customers, with broad availability targeted for the first quarter of 2020.
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