Nokia has announced the launch of Nokia MX Industrial Edge, an off-the-shelf system for moving to Industry 4.0 with an as-a-service model based on consumption. It said a new category of modern applications need more capabilities and performance at the network edge, and close integration with industrial systems and networking.
Nokia MX Industrial Edge comes in different configurations for small, medium and large-scale industrial deployments. It is based on the Nokia AirFrame Open Edge server, using Intel products and CPU for high-capacity processing. It is designed for compute-intensive tasks and advanced AI/Machine Learning (ML) workloads with graphic processing unit (GPU) support.
Network interface cards (NICs) and packet processing systems scale to enable very large 5G standalone (SA) private wireless traffic flows. Nokia MX Industrial Edge runs on the Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (Nokia DAC), with a single pane of glass interface to manage everything from applications to private wireless networking.
The new system combines on-premise, mission-critical edge, workload lifecycle management and simplified IIoT integration in a digitisation platform that provides high compute capacity with resilience and security, the company said. Its ecosystem-neutral approach and integration capabilities provide flexibility for swift adoption of edge innovations from public cloud, industrial partner cloud and industrial ISV applications.
Nokia MX Industrial Edge is a scalable application aimed at asset-intensive industries such as manufacturing, energy and transportation. It combines compute, storage, wired/wireless networking, one-click industrial applications and automated management in a unified, on-premise Operational Technology (OT) digital modernisation platform.
Nokia said the new system removes the complexity, knowledge and economic hurdles associated with deployment, integration and life cycle management of high-performance compute applications and mission-critical networking. Its scalability lets multi-facility enterprises, such as logistics companies, deploy the same technology in every location regardless of size.
Nokia MX Industrial Edge is also available in combination with Nokia Digital Automation Cloud applications such as High Accuracy Indoor Positioning, Plug and Play private wireless, or Nokia Modular Private Wireless (MPW).
