HEWLETT Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced on Tuesday its execution of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Globe Telecom to provide the latter’s customers with low latency cloud services.
Delivered to select users via its newly-built Edge Incubation Lab, the largest mobile operator in the country is bringing data-intensive workloads, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning closer to customers for faster data processing and analysis.
Making this possible is HPE’s pre-integrated, telco-grade Multi-access Edge Compute (MEC) as-a-service solution that is capable of integrated management, service operation, and traffic control. It also allows customers like Globe to start small and have the flexibility to scale out to meet future requirements.
“Today, not only consumers but also businesses continue to optimize the use of large data and network traffic to compete in the digital economy. With MEC technology’s introduction, enterprises are seeking to move business-critical applications to the edge for latency, cost, and security reasons,” the company said.
While telcos worldwide have seen a steep network traffic surge as revenues have largely remained flat, they are well positioned to lead the edge services market since they already have the infrastructure powering their current mobile and fixed networks.
Globe Telecom, for instance, has over 80 million subscribers, offering the most comprehensive 5G and edge computing services in the country. Apart from AI-powered video analytics, it also offers chosen customers value-added edge services, such as industrial automation, cloud gaming, and virtual reality retail services.
Once the trial of its partnership with HPE concludes, the company plans to roll out its edge services at scale via its growing 5G network. The MEC solution can easily be deployed at 5G edge sites, local offices, and even on customer premises.
Globe said this collaboration, apart from drastically improving data and computing services, will also encourage innovation that will contribute to the Philippines’ growing digital economy and allow businesses to create new revenue streams with faster connectivity.
“We aim to provide our customers with the best possible experience at the edge and in the cloud across both 5G and fixed-line networks,” said Peter Maquera, senior vice president for Globe Business. “HPE’s solution is working well in the Globe Telcom Lab and has been designed to be deployed rapidly and at-scale across our growing 5G network.” The MEC solution provides telcos with an end-to-end edge application management platform that can be configured across a multi-vendor, multi-cloud environment. It has been developed in partnership with technology partners, including Intel and Saguna. It comes complete with a fully-equipped management platform.
The solution will be available on a pay-as-you-go or subscription basis via HPE GreenLake, helping telcos to rollout 5G edge services without upfront capital outlays and to help manage the uncertainty of timing and sizing their 5G deployments.
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