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Samsung, Princeton Team on 6G Development

Samsung Electronics’ R&D organization partnered with US-based
Princeton University to advance 6G wireless and networking
systems by seeking to bridge the gap between academic research
and real-world applications. The South Korean company’s Samsung
Research America unit stated it is now a founding member of
Princeton University’s NextG Initiative Corporate Affiliates Program
to lead 6G R&D. Princeton University’s School of Engineering and to drive technological advancements and encourage cooperation
Applied Science founded the NextG Initiative in 2023 to boost between academia, industry leaders and governments. Ericsson,
adoption of cloud and edge networks, intelligent sensing and Intel, MediaTek, Nokia Bell Labs, Qualcomm Technologies and
network resilience. The corporate affiliates program was formed Vodafone Group are also affiliates.

EY and Dell Launch EY Edge Technologies Lab

utilities – creating edge-centric use cases, like deploying an IoT
solution for a client’s manufacturing process. EY will use Dell’s
NativeEdge, an edge operations software platform, combined with
edge computing technologies such as the Dell edge gateway,
Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell OptiPlex desktops to provide for
various industry use cases. In collaboration with Microsoft, PTC,
GE Digital, Snowflake and others, the development work at lab is
also supported by EY Technology Strategy & Transformation team
members, providing virtual interactions with clients. EY continues
to step up its AI game. Last week it announced EY announced
alliance with Reveal to offer legal sector clients AI-powered
solutions to advance data discovery and compliance needs. “With
the Lab, we’re putting the power of edge directly into the hands
of leaders, offering them the opportunity to explore, experiment,
and harness live data insights in unexpected ways that will have a
substantial impact on their business growth,” said EY Global TMT
EY has joined forces with Dell Technologies to launch the EY Edge industry market leader Greg Cudahy. “Through our collaboration
Technologies Lab which will demonstrate and test local edge- with the EY organization, businesses will be able to harness
based computing system applications due to their advantage over the power of edge technology with a transformative platform
central cloud processing for specific Industry 4.0 applications. approach,” added Dell Technologies SVP of edge solutions Gil
The companies say the lab comes with the ability to create Shneorson. Dell’s involvement in the edge lab makes the new EY
prototypes within a week and will demonstrate how Generative lab of more interest to telcos looking at how edge networking and
AI and edge technology can reduce manual effort and improve compute will play out. The US IT giant realized early on that the
the efficiency and accuracy of data integration tasks. The lab’s telco sector was ripe for disruption given network virtualization,
goal is to change the way organizations experience and envision APIs and the arrival of edge and AI. Last year, Dell signaled its
their business outcomes and data strategy by helping create real- intent by investing €2m to create an Open Telecom Ecosystem
time industry-specific use cases and prototypes for edge-centric Lab in Cork – its first outside the EU. Ireland used to host around
solutions, seamlessly integrating the technology into business 25% of Europe’s data centers and while that figure has changed
operations. It will also helps demonstrate the competitive as more facilities are announced, the nation has proved important
advantages of embedding AI at the edge, in conjunction with EY.ai, for Dell given its presence in that DC sector. The Cork facility
the company’s new unifying platform combining its business provides an innovation testbed for telecoms and technology
experience with AI. The Lab will also help leaders understand how leaders across EMEA, connecting leading engineers at Dell with
having the right edge and data strategy impacts the convergence telecom providers. Partners can test and deploy open telecom
of IT and operational technology – a trend that’s helping to drive solutions at the heart of 5G and 6G networks. The telco lab also
rapid adoption of edge computing. Initially, the lab will focus on helps develop applications for smart manufacturing and Industry
manufacturing, life sciences, healthcare, consumer products and 4.0, smart mobility solutions and digital cities.

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