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ACS, Quortus, Stratacache set for first public demo of Mobile Edge Computing solution at MWC16

Mobile Edge Computing platform will showcase a range of applications, including user presence tied to responsive digital signage provided by Stratacache, fixed mobile convergence and breakout to local enterprise applications.

February 17, 2016

Applied Computer Solutions and Quortus today announced further details of the live Mobile Edge Computing platform that they will be demonstrating for the first time at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The solution will showcase a range of applications, including user presence tied to responsive digital signage provided by Stratacache, fixed mobile convergence and breakout to local enterprise applications, the companies announced.

The demonstration will be hosted by Intel as part of the Intel Network Builders showcase.

Brought together by ACS, the demonstration aims to show how MEC can be used to cost-effectively and flexibly enable communications services which are difficult or impossible to realize using traditional network architectures, the announcement said. In addition to the presence-based digital signage offering and local PBX integration with short code dialing, the system provides a platform for completely local communication between two terminal nodes. This is particularly powerful in IoT-type applications, for instance providing local interconnect between a security camera and video viewer. At the heart of the demonstration are ACS’s controller platform and MEC appliances, integrating dataplane functions traditionally implemented in the cellular core network. This allows functions such as media control to be performed at the network edge, as well as caching, analytics and DNS interception for local service delivery, the company said.

ACS offers what it says is the cellular market’s first MEC control plane platform, MEC appliances and integrated software applications, making rollout of this key enabling technology possible. According to the announcement, Quortus pioneered the concept of selectively implementing cellular network functions at or near the network edge. The companies’ partnership, announced earlier this month, enables services that enhance user experience and create a new ecosystem surrounding service creation — all via a platform that reaches from highly tailored niche services to high-volume offerings with substantial economies of scale, the companies said.