Keppel Corporation’s M1 Limited has announced the commercial launch of Pinnacle, a multi-access edge computing (MEC) platform on July 18. The platform is designed to help businesses embrace new digital capabilities such as augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR), live video analytics and industrial Internet of Things (IoT).
The MEC platform is powered by M1’s purpose-built 5G SA network and Singapore Technologies Engineering’s (ST Engineering) AGIL Edge Platform for 5G and can handle real-time data processing and service management for businesses to perform high levels of service in a cost-effective and efficient manner.
It is also said to be able to deploy and manage mission-critical applications, reducing latency, bandwidth consumption and network congestion.
The scalable industry solutions hosted within Pinnacle allow M1 to tap into new revenue streams as it takes the complexity out of digital transformation, says the telco.
“The time is now right to embrace 5G and edge computing. Pinnacle solutions aim to optimise infrastructure and streamline data usage with faster speeds and better performance that of 5G promise. The sum of these technologies are more than its parts and together – it creates a next-gen solution platform that is truly empowering for enterprises, opening new avenues of business opportunities for a more intelligent and connected society,” says Manjot Singh Mann, CEO of M1.
“This new 5G Mobile Edge Computing platform plays a critical role in paving the way for enterprise digital transformation, and we are glad to partner M1 in its advancement towards enabling enterprises in their adoption of 5G and edge applications,” says Sebastian Tan, GM Advanced Connectivity & Head Enterprise Communications, ST Engineering.
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Shares in Keppel closed at $6.84 on July 17.
