CANADA to the cell towers and at the actual cell tower itself ,” explains Robert . “ Mobile edge computing is about using a lot of new virtualisation software technologies and mixing that with a cloud data centre type of environment . “ As a hardware vendor who is also getting increasingly involved with open source software , edge computing represents a tremendous opportunity for us to provide hardware-software solutions to our customers .”
Mobile edge computing , Robert explains , stands at the frontier of the 5G network .
Promising to deliver unrivalled connection speeds and immense bandwidth capacity , 5G will see an unprecedented number of devices connect to a single network . Providers of such networks will thus be dependent on mobile edge to disperse this demand and ensure optimum experience for end users , and Kontron Canada ’ s solutions can help them deliver this .
“ We ’ re actually building operating hardware that provisions multi-access edge computing , compatible for devices beyond just mobile , i . e . anything that can connect to IoT ,” adds Robert . Addressing the physical and
“Edge computing represents a tremendous opportunity for us to provide hardware-software solutions to our customers ”
— Benoit Robert Vice-President of Strategy & Marketing
environmental challenges at the edge is where Kontron ’ s expertise truly comes to the fore .
“ We develop types of hardware that can now sit at the base of the cell tower , a specialised product that fits in that environment where the space is very limited and where the environmental constraints are very tough ,” explains Robert .
“ It needs to be able to support freezing cold temperatures all the way up to searing heat . Some markets are very hot and you need to develop products that can withstand that kind of punishment .”
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