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Rob High, VP & CTO, IBM Watson, on edge computing innovation

What kind of trends have you seen developing so far this year in edge computing?

I think the most important trend is people moving from playing, testing and validating to now really moving forward into serious production engagements. 

We're seeing this in retail. We've...

Avassa becomes Red Hat tech partner for edge collaboration

Avassa Red Hat partners

Avassa, an edge orchestration solution provider, has partnered with Red Hat, the open-source software giant, to collaborate on edge container management.

The companies hope to deliver innovative edge container monitoring and automation tooling to users, leveraging Red Hat’s platform...

Akamai acquires Neosec to bolster API detection and response

Cyber Security

Akamai, a content delivery network provider, is set to acquire Neosec, an API security firm, in a bid to strengthen the company’s API security offering and protect clients’ critical business functions.

Akamai sees the mass adoption of global API security solutions as a reaction to...

Kneron buys Otus for edge AI imaging in autonomous vehicles

Autonomous Vehicle

Edge AI hardware provider Kneron has acquired imaging technology firm Otus. The two companies have worked together before to build full-stack software and hardware solutions for autonomous vehicles.

By acquiring Otus, Kneron hopes to strengthen its position in the US and Japanese...

BrainChip, Blue Ridge Envisioneering work on tactical edge devices

BrainChip Akida

Neuromorphic AI chip provider BrainChip has partnered with engineering team Blue Ridge Envisioneering. Blue Ridge will use the BrainChip Akida processor in its designs for tactical edge devices contracted by defence and intelligence agencies.

The jointly developed devices will be...

Flasheye taps Avassa for edge management to scale its services

Camera Lens

Monitoring solutions provider Flasheye has chosen edge orchestration firm Avassa to begin offering its 3D lidar and sensor solutions as a service.

Flasheye provides a LiDAR solution for detailed, real-time processing of 3D data that facilitates incident and deviation detection. The...

DataBank adds $350m financing to US edge data centre expansion

Data Centre

DataBank Inc., a connectivity and cloud provider, has secured $350 million in financing for an expansion of its US data centre infrastructure.

The financing, led by TD Securities, includes a 5-year loan of $175 million as well as a delayed loan of $125 million and $50 million in...

Zadara, BroadBand Tower partner for Japanese edge cloud service

5G Telecom Tower

Cloud computing firm Zadara has partnered with Japanese internet service provider BroadBand Tower to offer a full-stack cloud platform in Japan.

The infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) solution will offer storage, compute, and networking services to new customers in the...

BT uses AWS Wavelength for 5G edge trial in Manchester

A BT engineer looking at a map on a tablet

BT is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring 4G and 5G mobile edge compute to UK businesses as part of a multi-million pound investment.

Leveraging EE’s national mobile network and AWS Wavelength, the two companies will work to bring secure high-bandwidth connectivity...

Ambarella launches computer vision chip for security cameras

Security Camera

Ambarella, an AI vision processor provider, has built a CV72S system-on-chip (SoC) that brings advanced edge AI features to security cameras.

Developed using 5nm process technology, the Ambarella CV72S vision processor includes on-camera intelligence using CVflow 3.0 architecture and...

AI chip start-up Mythic returns with fresh $13m, appoints new CEO

US Navy

AI chip start-up Mythic has closed a $13 million (£10.5m) financing round and appointed a new CEO after reportedly running out of capital last November.

The seeming turnaround was supported by existing investors Atreides Management, DCVC, and Lux Capital, as well as through new...

Nokia tech to aid The Ocean Cleanup in fighting plastic pollution

Plastic Pollution

Nokia is providing private wireless connectivity and network edge equipment to international non-profit The Ocean Cleanup to help rid the world's oceans of plastic.

The telco giant announced the collaboration in line with its environmental strategy and commitment to advancing the role...

5G Open Innovation Lab adds e& and 14 start-ups to ecosystem

5G Edge

The 5G Open Innovation Lab has added multinational telecoms company e& to its ecosystem of innovators along with 14 other start-up firms.

The Lab is a global ecosystem of enterprises, start-ups, and industry partners collaborating to build and innovate on new technologies using...

Akamai acquires Kubernetes cloud storage start-up Ondat

Content delivery network provider Akamai is acquiring Kubernetes cloud storage firm Ondat to bolster its Cloud Connected distributed platform.

Akamai sees Ondat’s cloud-native platform and persistent storage capabilities as a powerful tool to add to its edge cloud services...

BrainChip unveils its second generation Akida platform

BrainChip Akida

BrainChip, the first commercial provider of neuromorphic AI chips, has announced the second generation of its Akida platform.

The new platform, built for embedded edge AI applications, adds 8-bit processing for higher performance along with new advanced capabilities.

These...

Schneider Electric, Capgemini, Qualcomm build 5G hoisting system

Crane

Schneider Electric, Capgemini, and Qualcomm Technologies are collaborating on a 5G-enabled automated hoisting system for deployment across industrial and logistic sites.

Hoisting systems, like cranes, are used to move heavy equipment and materials in industrial environments where...

MaxLinear and EdgeQ join forces for 5G small-cell solution

EdgeQ

MaxLinear, a semiconductor provider for the telecoms industry, has partnered with EdgeQ, a 5G solutions provider, to build a converged 4G and 5G platform for edge computing applications.

The compact hardware solution combines EdgeQ’s 5G Base Station-On-A-Chip with MaxLinear’s...

Linux Foundation and Open Grid collab to drive edge innovation

Mobile Network

The Linux Foundation and Open Grid Alliance are collaborating to integrate LF Edge architecture into open grid infrastructure.

LF Edge projects are designed to automate edge infrastructure and build autonomous grid infrastructure. The Linux Foundation is a non-profit organisation that...

Aarna Networks launches zero-touch edge orchestration platform

Virtual Management

Aarna Networks, an edge management solutions provider, has launched a zero-touch orchestration platform called Aarna Edge Services (AES).

The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution aims to help enterprises simplify their management processes and cut operation costs.

AES will...

Bridge Alliance trials edge interactive livestream with Asian telcos

Concert

Bridge Alliance, an alliance of 34 global telco companies, has trialled a 360 degree interactive livestream conducted over 5G and edge networks with Southeast Asian telecom companies.

The trial, conducted with Singapore telco Singtel and Thai mobile operator AIS, leveraged each...