Vodafone has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch Multi-access Edge Compute (MEC) services delivered with AWS Wavelength for Vodafone business customers in the United Kingdom, with general availability slated for later in 2021, the company says.
In early deployments, Vodafone customers have tested a number of use cases, ranging from content delivery to keyless security to autonomous vehicle and virtual reality apps.
Sports technology company Sportable provides insight using proprietary technology worn by players and embedded in balls. The distributed MEC pilot proved to be more affordable than LAN and lower latency and faster than the internet to transfer packets of data, providing real-time insight for fans, coaches and broadcasters. Latency was lowered to 36.55 milliseconds on average compared to 221.87 milliseconds for the internet, Vodafone says.
Aurrigo has piloted an autonomous shuttle bus which runs between the park and ride and the campus at Cambridge University, with MEC and 5G capabilities greatly improving safety and performance.
Keyless is a biometric “passwordless” security solution that makes this authentication process faster, more secure and more reliable. Distributed MEC, using Vodafone’s 5G network, handles this compute-heavy authentication process.
Xpllore: an interactive remote-virtual reality experience uses the low-latency benefits of MEC created a smoother experience for students and teachers.
Interdigital used MEC to detect and dispose of defects on a production line, as well as to support remote navigation of a vehicle on the factory floor, Interdigital experienced an average upstream bandwidth above 50 Mbps and an average end-to-end latency less than 15 milliseconds.
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