SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Chip maker Intel this week unveiled an expanded lineup of hardware, software, and other solutions for network infrastructure as it tries to take advantage of telecommunications industry opportunities presented by the transition to 5G.
The company believes this next wave of network transformation represents a US$25 billion silicon opportunity by 2023.
The company announced enhancements to its software reference architecture, FlexRAN; Intel virtualized radio access network (vRAN) dedicated accelerator; network-optimized next generation Intel Xeon Scalable and D processors (code-named “Ice Lake”); and upgraded Intel Select Solutions for Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI), says its press release today.
“When you consider the collective impact of the proliferation of fully virtualized cloud architectures combined with the commercialization of 5G, the rise of AI and the growth of the edge, it truly has a multiplier effect that makes each more impactful than it would be on its own. It’s an enormous opportunity for us and our customers to not only deliver new experiences but transform entire industries,” said Dan Rodriguez, corporate vice president and general manager of the company’s network platforms group.
“For the last decade, Intel has been on a journey with the communications industry to transform the network with a software-defined, agile and scalable infrastructure. The next wave of network transformation is further fueled by 5G, driven by the need to deliver both network services and new AI-based edge services across multiple network locations,” explains the press release.
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