Edge Computing is emerging as a promising new opportunity to support novel use cases that require a trifecta of low latency (as perceived by the end user), intensive data computation, and energy efficiency. This includes applications such as augmented and virtual reality, cognitive assistance, connected cars, and IoT based use cases. The device, edge, and cloud each have a distinct role in supporting these use cases, which have implications on server SoC design and SW stack supporting open APIs, and co-operative processing with low overhead. We will discuss how the 48-core Qualcomm Centriq™ 2400 Arm-based server processor, fits these requirements for edge computing due to its high performance/ high thread density, low power, and QoS features. We will also discuss the landscape of industry initiatives in software platform development for edge computing, and where we can collaborate to strengthen the Arm eco-system’s value proposition to the telecom Edge Computing market.
