Singtel partners with Microsoft to rollout Microsoft Azure MEC solutions over 5G
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Singtel partners with Microsoft to rollout Microsoft Azure MEC solutions over 5G
Singtel and Microsoft announced that they are making the Azure public multi-access edge compute (MEC) available for all enterprises in Singapore, over Singtel’s Paragon platform and 5G network.
Yousef Khalidi, Corporate Vice President, Azure for Operators at Microsoft said that Singapore is at the forefront of innovation as it's enterprises and public sector embrace new technologies like 5G, AI, and security for its future.
During the launch event at Microsoft’s Experience Centre Asia, Singtel also revealed that it already had a commercial customer.
Through the use of Singtel’s 5G network, Paragon, and Microsoft Azure, National University Health System (NUHS) sends high-resolution images to be sent to Microsoft HoloLens, a mixed reality headset that is designed to help solve real business problems using intelligent apps. This technology will help surgeons to better visualise a patient’s organs in high-resolution 3D render without any disruption or lag. The use of these tools and applications helps surgeons leverage mixed reality technology to better visualise organs in high-resolution 3D, and plan operating procedures. Plans are underway to roll out the solution commercially later this year.
Singtel and Microsoft also partnered with NVIDIA to deploy solutions like large language modelling (LLM) to its 5G offerings. Together with Quantiphi they showcased a “Conversational 3D Avatar” that uses LLM over 5G and Azure public MEC to provide high-capacity compute and NVIDIA GPUs to process both speech and response and can be used to support various industries such as field support, digital concierge, robot assistant, help desk, operation support and knowledge kiosk.
Bill Chang, Chief Executive Officer, Group Enterprise, Singtel said:
With Singtel 5G and Paragon, and Microsoft Azure public MEC, customers can rapidly develop, test and deploy 5G applications such as autonomous guided vehicles, drones, immersive virtual reality and real time digital twin use cases. The solutions also provide distributed intelligence across different compute environments, like on-premises, edge and public cloud, enabling enterprises to make faster decisions and gain real-time data insights, ultimately transforming the way they operate and compete in the digital economy.
Singtel also plans to expand these new capabilities beyond Singapore to other countries and affiliated telcos, as well.
