Verizon is helping IBM expand the capabilities at its Industry Solution Lab in Coppell, Texas to include a testbed environment for developing and testing 5G-enabled use cases for Industry 4.0 applications.
Verizon and IBM first collaborated on 5G and edge computing, and at Mobile World Congress 2021, jointly deployed a modern open hybrid cloud strategy across Verizon’s 5G network core and service orchestration platform.
When the pair initially partnered on 5G and MEC in 2020, Tami Erwin, Verizon Business CEO, explained how Verizon’s MEC and 5G Ultra Wideband — the carrier’s 5G mmWave network — combined with IBM’s enterprise-grade AI and production automation capabilities will lead to “industrial innovation on a massive scale” and “increase automation, minimize waste, lower costs” for enterprise customers.
