Commercialize 4G/5G with a single, unified edge cloud platform that makes it easy for the enterprise to consume new apps and services.

<p>The converged edge can play a key role in a service provider's overall 4G/5G strategy by delivering services and connectivity in support of specific industry verticals. </p><p>WWT's Converged Edge Platform (CEP) is a single box that organizations can leverage to deploy 5G-enabled services and apps. CEP utilizes VMware's Telco Cloud Infrastructure to deliver consistent deployment and operations of virtualized and cloud-native network functions regardless of where you deploy them.</p>

Benefits and outcomes

Increase revenues by expanding enterprise solutions market share beyond 4G/5G data plans.

Lower opex by adopting a fully integrated stack that has been pre-validated for a wide array of apps.

Increase agility with a unified cloud management and application deployment layer across network edge and enterprise premises.

Reduce costs with a platform fully supported by OEMs. No need to fix it yourself when something goes wrong.

ISVs and use cases

<p>The Converged Edge Platform automates the deployment of innovative applications and services from independent software vendors (ISVs) that take advantage of the low latency and high bandwidth promised by 5G. Our growing library of pre-validated ISVs can help kickstart your journey to creating value for enterprise end customers.</p>

<h3>Validate new edge applications in real places with real people.</h3><p>Given the competitive market landscape, it is critical service providers identify promising use cases on an industry-by-industry basis. WWT's Innovation Studio helps customers engage with next-generation use cases  as they were intended to be experienced.  </p><p> </p><figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/511191879" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>"><div class="video-container"> <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/511191879" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen=""> </div></iframe></div></div></figure>

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Extending CEP to the cloud

Telcos have long used large cloud data centers that aggregate central and regional core sites to deploy network services. In a 5G world, they'll have to leverage edge network sites along with private and public clouds to deliver next-gen applications. CEP works along the entire spectrum.

Industry application: Use cases by vertical

On premise

Healthcare

Inventory management
Patient data
AI/robotics operation
On prem security

Manufacturing

Quality Control
Anomaly Detection
Safety and Security

Retail

Inventory Management
Delivery Management
Operation and Security

General

Wired Security
Sensitive Data
Private 4G/5G

Telco edge

Healthcare

Telemonitoring
Mixed reality training
Clinical trials
Fever detection

Manufacturing

XR Training
Industrial Automation
VR Project Management

Retail

Crowd Safety
AR Shopping
AR/VR Entertainment

General

Low Latency
High Bandwidth
Scalability
Flexibility

Public cloud

Healthcare

GPU license management
Aggregated data analytics
Cloud burst
AI model training

General

AI Machine Learning
Centralized Data Storage

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CEP Overview

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CEP Reference Architecture

<p>The CEP reference architecture can be deployed in a centralized or localized manner, which include management clusters in a regional data center or national data for centralized deployments, with localized deployments utilizing management clusters within the edge site.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://www.wwt.com/api/attachments/61ae282fe4d8890088907f9e/file" alt="CEP reference architecture"></figure>

Centralized Deployment

<p>A centralized deployment for the Converged Edge Platform utilizes a central data center for hosting the management components of the solution within a management cluster. This allows administrators with the ability to connect and manage multiple edge site locations from a single interface. </p><figure class="image"><img src="https://www.wwt.com/api/attachments/61b22850ac432f0089c15a35/file" alt="Centralized deployment for the CEP"><figcaption>Centralized deployment</figcaption></figure>

Localized Deployment

<p>A localized deployment is designed for multi-tenancy and bandwidth limitations in mind. When an edge site cannot access a central data center, or multiple operating businesses need to manage their own edge computing resources, the management components are deployed directly at the edge. </p><figure class="image"><img src="https://www.wwt.com/api/attachments/61b22865ac432f0089c15a5c/file" alt="Localized deployment"><figcaption>Localized deployment</figcaption></figure>

Deployment: Common Administrative Domains

<p>The shared infrastructure deployment option, which is more suitable the enterprise edge, runs all of the services on top of the same server in a smaller footprint. </p><p><strong>Benefits: </strong>Conserve costs and unified operations.</p><figure class="image image_resized image-style-align-left" style="width:100%;"><img src="https://www.wwt.com/api/attachments/5f885b9bbacc84008c618a91/file" alt="Shared Infrastructure Model"><figcaption>Common Administrative Domains</figcaption></figure><p> </p><p><strong>Operational scaling of single, shared management: </strong></p><figure class="image"><img src="https://www.wwt.com/api/attachments/61b2276699312b008b1ab57b/file" alt="Operational scaling"><figcaption>Operational scaling</figcaption></figure>

Deployment: Split Administrative Domains

<p>The dedicated infrastructure deployment option, which is more suitable for the telco edge, runs on the same architecture but splits out mobile edge computing and core mobility. </p><p><strong>Benefits: </strong>Independent evolution, dedicated operations, security isolation, and resource isolation and guarantee.</p><figure class="image image_resized image-style-align-left" style="width:100%;"><img src="https://www.wwt.com/api/attachments/5f885bbdbacc84008c618a9c/file" alt="Dedicated Infrastructure Model"><figcaption>Split Administrative Domains</figcaption></figure><p><strong>Operational scaling of linear infrastructure:</strong></p><figure class="image"><img src="https://www.wwt.com/api/attachments/61b227ccac432f0089c15a08/file" alt="Operational scaling"><figcaption>Operational scaling</figcaption></figure>

VMware Telco Cloud Platform (TCP)

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GPU Acceleration

<p>Edge site locations that require GPU offloading to support running applications, such as AI analytics, AR/VR gaming, etc., can use the Converged Edge Platform. </p><p>We've certified multiple NVIDIA Data Center GPUs within the hardware recommendations, including tensor and ampere cores T4, V100, A30, A40 and A100 models. In addition, current ISVs onboarded are part of the <a href="https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-machines/intelligent-video-analytics-platform/" target="_blank">NVIDIA Metropolis Program</a> and <a href="https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-cloudxr-sdk" target="_blank">NVIDIA CloudXR SDK</a>. </p>

How WWT can help

Our end-to-end enablement model allows organizations to move from innovation to validation and deployment more rapidly than ever.

Blueprint

Design and test CEP, and network functions or edge-enabled applications that run on top of CEP, with speed in the ATC.

Integration

Combine flexible hardware and software options to enable agility in one of our four global integration facilities.

Fulfillment

Centralized integration and over 4 million square feet of supply chain space helps you deploy at a global scale.

Add-on services

A wide range of cloud services available to help you get edge off the ground and your customers billing

Partners

<h3>Ready to get started? </h3><p>No matter where you are on your journey to scaling and commercializing 5G, we're here to help. </p>

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