Intel joins Verizon's 5G Technology Forum

Intel has joined hands with Verizon in its effort to advance the development of 5G next generation wireless technology. Intel, the world’s leading chip maker, will help optimise end-to-end mobile broadband and Internet of Things (IoT) device architectures to speed up the development of 5G.

“Intel’s expertise in computing from the device to the network to the data center and Verizon’s strong network technology allow the two companies to bring a unique perspective to 5G as computing and communications converge,” said Aicha Evans, Vice President and General Manager of the Communication and Devices Group at Intel in a press note.

Last week, Verizon announced its pioneering efforts to build a 5G roadmap in the U.S with the establishment of the Verizon 5G Technology Forum in collaboration with Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm and Samsung. Now, Intel has joined the forum and both companies will work on projects that “accelerate the pace of development and deployment of goals of 5G technology.”

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Intel will start contributing to Verizon’s 5G “sandboxes” in Verizon’s San Francisco and Waltham, Massachusetts Innovation Centers. The American tech giant headquartered in Santa Clara will also develop its own 5G test beds in Oregon, California.

Verizon said Intel's main focus will be on mobile broadband, IoT device architecture, radio access network (RAN) elements, high frequency small cells, multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO), ultra-low latency response and mobile edge computing.

“We are preparing to usher in a new era of throughput, capacity, and enhanced services and having Intel in the Forum is a great addition,” said Adam Koeppe, Vice President of Technology Planning, Verizon.

Verizon and Intel will also work on “network transformation initiatives” that optimise the current network and build next generation network architecture. Both companies will help each other pave the way for network development based on virtualisation and cloud computing.

Roger Gurnani, executive vice president and chief information and technology architect for Verizon, said the Verizon 5G Technology Forum will contribute more than $50 billion in annual research, development and technology investments. The forum aims to begin technology field trials in 2016.

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