Tacoma Tideflats 5G PEN – 5G Open Innovation Lab, Amdocs

An in-depth study found the following benefits for the port:

Orchestration and efficiency: Using data and technology to create efficiency and transparency across the Tideflats, offering an end-to-end view of the supply chain.

Infrastructure modernization: Improving physical and virtual infrastructure including where equipment is moved and stored, traffic management, connectivity dead zones, siloed data, manual processes and cybersecurity.

Improving safety: Enabling new ways of operating to prioritize safety for workers and the wider community.

Enabling a sustainable future: Putting ecological and community health at the forefront of operations, technologies and processes.

British Sugar

Virgin Media O2 Business

Food production company deployed private enterprise networks at four UK sites.

• Creating “Factories of the Future”, supporting applications including IoT, robotics, automation and health & safety drones
• Using AI to predict maintenance needs and potential downtime in advance, reducing disruption, cutting down wastage and delivering cost and energy savings
• Covering indoor and outdoor facilities

Comcast Business

US cable provider looking at private enterprise networks to capture a share of the 5G revenue opportunity.

• Joins IoT and enterprise Wi-Fi solutions in a B2B wireless portfolio
• Demonstrated at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, to improve critical operations and infrastructure while enhancing the fan experience
• Potential applications include immersive video experiences throughout the venue and real-time information on waiting times for the car park

Edge-enabled auto safety

Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom, Continental, MobiledgeX

Telefonica and Deutsche Telekom demonstrated a collision avoidence system, working with automotive technology firm Continental and MEC orchestration platform MobileedgeX.

• Showcased an MEC-powered, low latency safety application
• Worked across mobile network providers and vehicle types – cars, autonomous vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians
• Enables data to be processed close to the user, delivering the performance necessary for applications such as collision avoidance

T-Mobile USA, Lumen Technologies

T-Mobile partnered fixed-line service provider Lumen Technologies to target edge computing opportunities in the enterprise and government sectors.

• Using T-Mobile’s 5G network to augment Lumen’s edge computing platform
• Enterprises can build, manage and scale applications across highly distributed environments
• Scalable and secure networks with edge computing located close to where data is collected, analyzed and acted on

Ice Mobility – Logistics

Verizon Business, Microsoft

Logistics company Ice Mobility is using MEC to improve on-site quality assurance.

• Using high-definition cameras to ensure the contents of shipments matches orders without additional manual processes
• Gathering data on product packing errors in near real-time improves quality assurance and save 15%-30% in processing time
• Uses Verizon 5G Edge integrated with Microsoft Azure

Network slicing for broadcast media

Deutsche Telekom, RTL Deutschland

Deutsche Telekom is working with broadcaster RTL Deutschland to pilot network slicing in a mobile broadcast environment.

• Provides an alternative to satellite broadcast trucks or multi-SIM solutions which do not have QoS guarantees
• Easy to set-up and deploy wherever needed without technical support
• Can also be used for other live events and content

On demand network services

Globe Telecom, Philippines

Globe is using technology from Amdocs to offer its enterprise customers multiple virtualized network services and features to provide high security, real-time network visibility and control.

• Services offered include Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN), security, bandwidth on-demand and other value-added applications
• Enables business customers to connect to cloud resources, enhance and automate branch connectivity, manage and control incoming and outgoing network traffic and enable routing, firewall security, and VPNs

AT&T Flexware

AT&T is offering a solution called AT&T Flexware, which enables business customers to chose from a library of virtual network functions.

• Uses universal equipment on the customer premise to replace single purpose hardware, enabling customers to deploy network functions as needed
• Available in more than 200 territories, supported by an orchestration platform to enable faster deployment and flexible management options

Hyundai and Singtel advanced manufacturing

Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre in Singapore is creating a “metaverse for the manufacturing industry”.

• Meta-Factory will be a digital twin of a physical factory in the metaverse, enabling optimized operations
• Meta-Factory will also enable remote site maintenance
• Planning to extend Metaverse engagement to customers
• Singtel is providing connectivity, Edge and services orchestration to manage and analyze manufacturing processes, enabling real-time monitoring and feedback
• Hyundai is also working with platform provider Unity for Meta-Factory

Verizon and Meta strategic partnership

Verizon formed a “first of its kind” partnership with Meta to understand the foundational requirements for Metaverse applications.

• Focus areas include the future of hybrid work/collaboration as well as consumer applications
• Exploring how mobile edge computing infrastructure can deliver intensive XR cloud rendering and low latency streaming, which are core to the metaverse

NTT Docomo industrial metaverse

Japan’s NTT Docomo is looking to enable industrial metaverse development by offering design and other tools.

• It envisions a virtual space where remote engineers can jointly develop and test prototypes
• It will work with partners and startups, and intends to establish a company with 150 staff to drive the project
• Forms part of a plan to generate 50% of revenue from new business lines, including metaverse