Supermicro and Ericsson: Pioneering Next-Gen Enterprise Connectivity for Edge AI

In a bold move that is poised to transform the enterprise landscape of artificial intelligence connectivity at the edge, Supermicro, and Ericsson, strive to redefine what consumers expect in the world of AI and at what level of realness can the operations of artificial intelligence run from.

Supermicro and Ericsson have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop and commercialize innovative solutions assembled from Ericsson’s 5G connectivity and Supermicro’s Edge AI platforms.

The initiative is currently being developed to create commercial kits that will simplify and hasten the adoption of Edge AI applications across retail, smart factories, health, and general government.

As such, the venture will target the growing need for distributed, low-latency AI compute solutions that place the real-time process of AI data close to device data generation versus the conventional central data centers.

Supermicro develops bespoke solutions that empower enterprises to leverage the power of AI at the edge, according to Mory Lin, Vice President, IoT / Embedded & Edge Computing, Supermicro.

The compute solutions, when combined with Ericsson’s 5G technology, will enable organizations to deploy their AI applications where wired technologies would not be feasible: smart intersections, manufacturing, and other remote facilities.

Through the integration, Ericsson’s experience in building efficient AI designs, such as 5G WAN, network slicing, cellular intelligence, and zero-trust security, will outperform Supermicro’s extensive diversity of Edge AI processing units. That comprises fanless, shoe-box, 1U rackmount systems designed to provide similar data throughputs as wired systems in difficult conditions.

Jonathan Fischer, Vice President, Global OEM & Embedded Partners at Ericsson, reinforced the view: Ericsson has been recreating the WAN edge for nearly a decade, permitting organizations to connect anything, anywhere.

We are thrilled to collaborate with Supermicro to deliver the same speed and agility to the emerging Edge AI system. Together, we may help firms achieve edge intelligence more open.