AT&T widens edge computing effort with Microsoft Azure

BARCELONA, Spain—AT&T announced a pilot of network edge compute capabilities on its 5G network Tuesday with Microsoft Azure. Described as the second variant of its edge computing effort with lower latency, AT&T is working with Vorpal, a drone-detection and geolocation-tracking company, to run its application on Azure cloud services in the carrier’s testing facility in Plano, Texas.
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