Intel at MWC Barcelona 2022

As part of MWC Barcelona 2022, Intel’s “Built for Wonderful” event showcased, with its partners and customers, how the company enables software-defined, fully programmable infrastructure from the cloud through the internet and 5G networks to the intelligent edge. Hosted by Nick McKeown, senior vice president and general manager of the Network and Edge Group (NEX) at Intel, the event explored major shifts and transitions, highlighting software as foundational technology aiding the transformation. McKeown was joined by Dan Rodriguez, corporate vice president and general manager of the Network Platforms Group, and Sachin Katti, chief technology officer of the Network and Edge Group, to reveal new products and architectural approaches across the 5G network and edge. Joining Intel to discuss these transformations were leading communications service providers and industry partners who shared their collaborations with Intel.

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Intel Xeon D Images

Intel launches the Intel Xeon D-1700 (right) and Intel Xeon D-2700, the next generation of Intel Xeon D processors (code-named Ice Lake D), on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Designed from the ground up for the software-defined network and edge, they features built-in AI, more security, advanced I/O and Ethernet, plus dense compute to deliver high data throughput. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel launches the Intel Xeon D-1700, the next generation of Intel Xeon D processors (code-named Ice Lake D), on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Designed from the ground up for the software-defined network and edge, the Intel Xeon D-1700 processor features built-in AI, more security, advanced I/O and Ethernet, plus dense compute to deliver high data throughput. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel launches the Intel Xeon D-2700, the next generation of Intel Xeon D processors (code-named Ice Lake D), on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Designed from the ground up for the software-defined network and edge, the Intel Xeon D-2700 processor features built-in AI, more security, advanced I/O and Ethernet, plus dense compute to deliver high data throughput. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel launches the Intel Xeon D-1700 and Intel Xeon D-2700, the next generation of Intel Xeon D processors (code-named Ice Lake D), on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Designed from the ground up for the software-defined network and edge, they features built-in AI, more security, advanced I/O and Ethernet, plus dense compute to deliver high data throughput. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

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Event Demos

All of Intel’s MWC Barcelona 2022 demos can be found at Intel.com/MWC.

5G Roadside Unit for Smart City and Connected Infrastructure (super demo)

Smart road technology can help improve vehicle and pedestrian safety, traffic management, road condition monitoring and more. Intel, Capgemini and Advantech will show how 5G, edge computing and AI provide a platform for a range of smart road and smart city use cases.

Symware: RAN-as-a-Service with Intel Xeon D Processor

Rakuten Symphony Symware, powered by the Intel® Xeon® D processor, offers communication service providers the world’s first hardware subscription for radio access networks.

Commercial LTE/5G vRAN Solution

Samsung and Intel demonstrate a commercial LTE/5G vRAN solution featuring Massive MIMO connectivity and FDD/TDD carrier aggregation.

5G vRAN & AI-Powered RIC Application on Intel® Xeon® Processors
An AI-powered vRAN application (rAPP) for Massive MIMO beam management can optimize quality of user experience and 5G coverage dynamically as user traffic changes throughout the day.

Cloud RAN Advanced Pooling Architecture
Intel and AT&T show how cloud-native Class II pooling, based on FlexRAN™ reference architecture, can significantly increase capacity in centralized RAN deployments.

Cloud RAN mMIMO in Mid-Band Spectrum
A cloud native vRAN platform powered by Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, a dedicated vRAN accelerator and software from Ericsson help communication service providers deploy Massive MIMO at scale.

Dynamic AI-Based 5G Core Power Management
Intel power management features can dynamically improve server/cluster utilization in a cloud native environment, helping communication service providers reduce OpEx while maintaining SLAs.

Edge Cloud Solution for Agriculture Applications
FarmGrid, Intel® Smart Edge and Google Anthos provide a platform to help farmers automate their operations and improve planning.

5G Network Visibility for Mobile Network Operators
A cloud native network visibility solution featuring the Intel® Tofino™ 2 programmable Ethernet switch ASIC can help communication service providers react quickly to new 5G use cases.

Elastic CDN on a Multipurpose Telco Edge Cloud
A virtualized edge node powered by 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors can host content delivery network (CDN) applications alongside other workloads on the same server.

Private 5G with On-Prem Edge and OpenVINO™
Nokia and Intel bring the reliability, low latency and high bandwidth of a private 5G network to the factory floor to serve mission-critical industrial use cases.

Real-Time Cloud App Execution with Remote Data
Vcinity's hybrid, multi-cloud Application Access Gateway solution delivers real-time access to data at scale. This demo video shows how this solution, which runs on a continually growing and broad portfolio of Intel products, from Xeon-D-class CPUs to FPGA accelerator cards, allows applications to access data anywhere it’s located — whether public or private cloud, on prem or at the edge.

Seamless Laptop Multi-Band Wi-Fi 6E and 5G
The next generation of Intel wireless software will enable simultaneous wireless connections to Wi-Fi 6/6E and 5G, with seamless switching and aggregation for the best user experiences.

5G Gateway SRv6
By using SRv6 for traffic forwarding, communication service providers can better achieve massive distributed computing at scale, with a lower TCO.

Intel Smart Edge Factory Manager
An integrated edge platform that allows enterprises to quickly deploy edge infrastructure, add compute capabilities, provide necessary automation and converge workloads to enable a Smart Factory.

IoT Video Analytics with Intel Xeon D Processors
Intel® Xeon® D processors are ideal for live video analytics at the edge, efficiently scaling from a few video streams to many.