- [Narrator] Modern connected applications allow enterprises
to leverage the vast amounts of data generated by IoT
and artificial intelligence to gain new actionable insights.
Robotics and collaboration utilizing 5G
will drive operational efficiencies
and innovations in their digital transformation journeys.
Azure private MEC simplifies enterprise deployment
of modern connected apps
by combining modern edge infrastructure
and services with modern edge networking,
starting with the private 4G, 5G networks.
Telco's, system integrator and ISV partners
can monetize this opportunity
by developing, deploying,
and managing industry solutions based on Azure private MEC.
These partners are leveraging their expertise
by integrating spectrum, applications, and networking.
This ensures modern connected apps work seamlessly
and securely when deployed at the enterprise.
Here are some highlights
of solutions deployed by enterprises today.
Smart airport solution to transform operations
at a transportation hub.
Q-tainer solution used by the construction industry
to increase safety, security,
and efficiency in challenging outdoor environments.
A modularized based high performance O-RAN private 5G
to facilitate intelligent manufacturing in agile factories.
Connected rig and platform solution
for the energy industry, connecting their remote sites,
workforce, and IoT.
Enterprises now have a choice
to select the right application, deploy quickly,
and scale at their own pace.
Azure private 5G Core service is a key component
of private MEC to deploy cloud-managed private 4G, 5G
to the enterprise edge, providing simple, scalable,
and secure deployment on enterprise premises,
all managed from the cloud.
This video highlights the simplicity
of cloud-managed private MEC
and demonstrates how different applications
and workloads can be combined.
Let's walk through deploying
and configuring a private mobile network
on an Azure Stack Edge platform
using the Azure portal.
Prerequisites include ordering the ASE platform,
collection of the required site network information,
and, once delivered, configuration
of the ASE and successfully connecting it to Azure.
Prior to site deployment,
the mobile network resources are created
in the Azure portal.
Details of the mobile network like the PLMN,
are entered here and are then commonly used
across all edge deployment.
Bulk and centralized provisioning of SIMs
can also be performed at this time in Azure.
Service policies are then created, allowing operators
to customize their private mobile network
and apply traffic quality profiles.
Application of quality of service characteristics is then
applied to SIMs and groups of devices.
This QOS mapping is configured using
a flexible traffic policy rules and data flow template.
Multiple data networks for a particular site can also
be configured and attached to the site.
This allows traffic to be segmented and routed to both local
and remote destinations.
This greatly simplifies deployment
and reachability of local MEC applications
and enables the use of low latency services.
Once the configuration values have been entered
into the Azure portal,
the Azure private 5G Core is ready to be deployed
to your edge site location.
The Azure Stack Edge software is first validated
to be compatible with the latest packet core version.
Next, the site is deployed down
to the ASE using the packet core configuration value
set earlier via the portal.
Confirmation of the deployment is then shown
within the portal.
Finally, monitoring of the solution
within a centralized portal verifies the health
and operation of the deployed private 5G Core.
Video analytics applications are in high demand
by the manufacturing and retail industries.
In this demo, we are packaging
Sensing Feeling SensorMAX Edge application,
several video camera feeds, and an IoT Edge
with a private network utilizing Azure private 5G Core.
We'll be highlighting the capabilities of this system
and how it can be used in various industries.
Here we have set up a three camera system with a router
and SIM card to demonstrate the capabilities
of this system in Enfield, UK.
We are using 5G connectivity
and a router to allow portability within the space.
This allows us to extend connectivity even
to cameras that are not currently 5G enabled.
The router is then attached to the 5G Core
where the SensorMAX applications have been deployed
to an IoT edge on the same Azure Stack Edge platform.
This application can be deployed by the enterprise
via GitHub repo or directly from Azure Marketplace.
The Sensing Feeling app processes video feeds locally
and uses the cloud to display the resulting dashboard
and heat map, resulting in optimal bandwidth usage.
Our edge compute solution is running
a fully-contained 5G Core, the IoT hub,
and our ISV containerized application
and is only utilizing 35% CPU.
The three cameras can also use a variable refresh rate
to further balance local processing
given the final number of RTSP camera feed.
The Sensing Feeling app is showing a consolidated overlay
of the inputs derived from the various camera feeds,
enhancing the ability to understand the larger picture
of what is happening across the facility.
This allows the operator to draw regions of interest
on the floor plan and generate alerts
if someone enters that area.
Multiple industries will benefit from this application,
including manufacturing and retail.
We hope you have a better understanding of the power
of Azure private 5G Core and how it combines
these powerful partner applications together
to solve real business challenges.
Azure Orbital can be added to Azure private MEC
to solve business challenges that require resilient backhaul
such as remote deployments for the public safety,
mining, and energy industries.
In this showcase, we will combine Azure private 5G Core,
Azure Orbital Cloud Access,
and Open Radio Access Networks, or RAN,
to create powerful edge networks capable of operating
around the globe.
First, we start with the RAN, which uses 5G radios
and Open RAN software deployed
on Azure-managed edge servers.
This is an innovative software-centric approach
using an open architecture and cloud-native components
to modernize the cellular network,
moving away from traditional proprietary hardware.
Azure private MEC with Azure private 5G Core
provides a self-contained private network solution operating
at the customer edge.
This connects to the locally deployed Open RAN,
providing local 4G, 5G connectivity.
Note that RAN and the 5G core take advantage
of a common Azure orchestration
and management framework configured using the Azure portal.
This also provides centralized analytics
and monitoring of the solution.
We then link this 5G solution
to the Azure Orbital Cloud Access to extend the cloud
to remote edge locations
making it globally available,
operating at any security level
wherever our customers need it.
This backhaul solution looks at multiple modalities
including satellite communications,
as well as terrestrial options.
This solution also blends SATCOM capacity
with terrestrial wireless networks.
Azure Orbital Cloud Access effectively
integrates the space layer with our edge infrastructure,
including SATCOM operator and ground stations,
directly connecting existing SATCOM infrastructure to Azure.
This is combined
into a small form factor solution set using Azure tooling
and security to provide consistent management
and monitoring wherever needed.
With the integration of Open RAN Azure private 5G Core
and Azure Orbital Cloud Access,
we're building the future of cellular networks,
delivering fully programmable edge private networks
which can be deployed around the globe
providing a unique foundation
for new and innovative edge applications.
These showcases have highlighted
how Telco's, system integrators
and ISVs can deliver modern connected applications
for industry verticals using Azure Private 5G Core.
We invite global partners to build
the next modern connected app using Azure private MEC.