Technology Magazine July 2018 | Page 165

CANADA
Kontron Canada ’ s portfolio includes best-of-breed OEM hardware and its SYMKLOUD open infrastructure platforms , built to help clients deploy virtual services using software-defined networking and network function virtualization .
Such clients predominantly operate in three core industries – telecoms , media ( video and broadcasting ) and cloud . model has been the emergence of mobile edge computing .
The premise of mobile edge is simple – to bring processes closer to the end consumer , thereby reducing congestion on networks and boosting performance of applications .
“ This is all about the computing and the support services closer
MOBILE EDGE – THE 5G FRONTIER Central to the firm ’ s shift in business
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Benoit Robert is Vice President of Strategy and Marketing for Kontron ’ s Communications Business Unit and responsible for product strategy , planning and implementation of market and consumer penetration strategies . Benoit specializes in cloud infrastructure and communications technologies and has spent the last 25 years managing product lifecycles , gathering and prioritizing customer requirements and defining product vision . www . gigabitmagazine . com