Vodafone, Amazon partner to launch 'edge computing' in UK


A man checks his mobile phone next to a Vodafone logo at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Spain February 28 2018. REUTERSSergio Perez

A man checks his mobile phone next to a Vodafone logo at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Vodafone said on Wednesday it has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch "edge computing" services for its business customers in the UK.

"Edge computing" uses augmented reality and machine learning to analyse bulk data where it was gathered - whether factory floor, oil rig or office space - before moving it to remote servers in the cloud. To work, it needs fast data transfers of the kind that 5G will provide.

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