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Research Note: Intel Edge & AI/RAN MWC Announcements

Intel announced a new edge platform and highlighted its momentum in AI-assisted vRAN/O-RAN acceleration at the recent MWC conference in Barcelona.

Intel’s new Edge Platform is a, modular and open software platform designed to significantly simplify the deployment, development, management, and security of edge and AI applications for enterprises.

On the vRAN/O-RAN front, Intel’s announcement of the commercial availability of 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors with vRAN Boost and new details of its forthcoming Granite Rapids–D platform shows Intel’s commitment to leading the industry toward more efficient, scalable, and intelligent network infrastructures.

This Research Note looks at what Intel announced at MWC.

Disclosure: The author is an industry analyst, and NAND Research an industry analyst firm, that engages in, or has engaged in, research, analysis, and advisory services with many technology companies, which may include those mentioned in this article. The author does not hold any equity positions with any company mentioned in this article.