Press
Release |
25 August
2020 |
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Altran Enhances Its ENSCONCE Edge
Computing Platform
Platform integrates Intel technology and
toolkits including OpenNESS to improve onboarding
and management functions and accelerate ecosystem
innovations
PARIS – August 25, 2020 – Altran, the global
leader in engineering and R&D services and part of the
Capgemini Group, announced today that it is delivering enhancements
to its ENSCONCE edge computing platform. The platform now
integrates Open Network Edge Services Software (OpenNESS), an
open-source toolkit developed by Intel, along with other Intel
technologies. The platform combines multiple capabilities,
accelerators and frameworks for rapid development of multi-access
edge computing (MEC) solutions. As a result of the integration,
infrastructure resources will be able to increase computing and I/O
performance and reduce network latency.
Altran’s ENSCONCE platform can reside on micro
data centers close to the access network, aggregation points,
regional data centers and central offices, reducing the barrier for
application developers to host their edge applications. The
platform offers several features for developers, including
low-latency edge application development through software
development kits (SDKs). The SDK provides edge applications on
demand, discovers edge deployments, orchestrates applications
across operator networks, and monitors and manages applications
throughout the lifecycle.
“Our MEC platform is focused on developer
experience and will incorporate relevant application programming
interfaces for application developers in both their SDKs and for
developer-facing services,” said Pascal Brier, Executive
Vice-President of Strategy, Technology and Innovation at
Altran. “By integrating Intel technology and toolkits
including OpenNESS and OpenVINO into our platform, we will
significantly amplify our edge computing solution and strengthen
the offering for application developers and operators.”
Incorporating OpenNESS micro services into the
ENSCONCE platform will support accelerated virtual switching.
OpenNESS is an open-source MEC software toolkit that enables edge
platforms to onboard and manage applications and network functions
with cloud-like agility across any type of network. Based on a
microservices architecture, it provides highly optimized building
blocks that can be composed into new edge platform applications and
services. With OpenNESS, ENSCONCE is able to deliver uniform
interfaces for 4G and 5G mobile networks and will maximize the
advanced capabilities of Intel Xeon processors and accelerators to
boost computing and I/O performance and cut network latency.
With OpenVINO, applications on the ENSCONCE
platform can execute low-latency inferencing on a variety of AI
accelerators, including Intel Xeon Scalable processors, Intel
Movidius Vision Processing Units (VPUs), Intel Field Programmable
Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and neural accelerators. It also provides a
library of optimized inferencing models for computer vision and
other domains.
“There is a growing need for edge platforms that
provide a seamless developer experience and can be implemented
across a variety of use cases,” said Renu Navale,
Vice-President of the Data Platforms Group and General Manager of
Edge Computing & Ecosystem Enabling at Intel. “The
collaboration with Altran to integrate various modules from the
OpenNESS toolkit along with other Intel technology components such
as the Intel Distribution of OpenVINO toolkit will result in a
compelling edge platform that is developer friendly and accelerates
ecosystem innovations.”
Altran and Intel are also working with a
consortium of network operators, technology vendors and the GSMA to
create a multi-operator edge platform. The GSMA Operator Platform
will enable operators to cooperatively provide edge services to end
users, regardless of location. Altran and Intel are jointly
developing a global multi-operator edge platform (powered by
ENSCONCE) that will meet the requirements of the GSMA Operator
Platform, and it will be demonstrated as a proof of concept in
operator sites later this year.
“Edge computing technology is getting mature and
will soon become ready to support edge applications with the
performance 5G is promising. Collaborations like this are a great
step forward to enable solid commercial solutions to support our
future edge services,” said Juan Carlos García, Senior
Vice-President of Technology and Ecosystems at Telefonica.
“The joint work of Intel and Altran, both highly committed with the
activity in standardization, open-source and industry bodies like
ETSI, GSMA and LFN, will contribute to the availability of open,
global and interoperable solutions for MEC.”
The global edge computing market is projected to
grow by over 37 percent to $43.4 billion through 2027, according to
a March 2020 report1 by Grand View Research.
About Altran
Altran is the world leader in engineering and
R&D services. Altran offers its clients a unique value
proposition to meet their transformation and innovation challenges.
Altran supports its clients, from concept through
industrialization, to develop the products and services of tomorrow
and has been working for more than 35 years with major players in
many sectors: Automotive, Aeronautics, Space, Defense & Naval,
Rail, Infrastructure & Transport, Energy, Industrial &
Consumer, Life Sciences, Communications, Semiconductor &
Electronics, Software & Internet, Finance & Public Sector.
Altran has more than 50,000 employees operating in over 30
countries.
Altran is an integral part of Capgemini, a
global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology and
engineering services. The Group is at the forefront of innovation
to address the entire breadth of clients’ opportunities in the
evolving world of cloud, digital and platforms. Building on its
strong 50-year + heritage and deep industry-specific expertise,
Capgemini enables organizations to realize their business ambitions
through an array of services from strategy to operations. Capgemini
is driven by the conviction that the business value of technology
comes from and through people. Today, it is a multicultural company
of 270,000 team members in almost 50 countries. With Altran,
the Group reported 2019 combined revenues of €17billion. People
matter, results count.
Visit us at altran.com.
Intel, the Intel logo, Xeon, and OpenVINO are
trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries.
Contacts
AltranMaximilien SeguinGroup PR
DirectorTel.: + 33 (0)1 46 41 71 69maximilien.seguin@altran.com
Sonus PRChevaan SeresinheTel: + 44 7971
967644altran@sonuspr.com
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https://www.grandviewresearch.com/press-release/global-edge-computing-market
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