There exists an industrywide consensus that 5G will unlock use cases across many sectors of industry and society. This new paradigm shift will enable massive machine-type communications (MMTC) for billions of devices, ultra-reliable low latency (URLLC) for AR and VR-enabled video devices, and enhanced mobile broadband (EMBB) to allow thousands of sports fans in a packed stadium to enjoy the on-field action live on their devices, all at the same time. This new breed of apps will bring together the cloud and the network, with 5G and multi-access edge computing (MEC) capabilities pushing computing closer to the problems they’re trying to solve. Developers will leverage network APIs as a control plane to make the best use of available infrastructure and the network, with more control over application performance and required capabilities for those next-generation video analytics, quality control, real-time management, and metaverse applications. At Microsoft, we’re opening the door to the power of 5G to help developers take full advantage of the opportunity. We are committed to helping developers create on their own terms with a distributed, open-source environment and to build on a consistent, carrier-agnostic platform. And we are at the forefront of an effort to help standardize APIs, coordinating work across technology and communications providers. Last month, we touched on Edge Video Services (EVS), a Microsoft platform for developing video analytics solutions that can be deployed on Azure public MEC. In our top story this month, we learn that EVS is just the beginning, and partners are now broadly exploiting the power of Azure edge services to deliver even more incredible applications. Let’s build the future of communications together!

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Rick Lievano
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Industry at Microsoft
There exists an industrywide consensus that 5G will unlock use cases across many sectors of industry and society. This
new paradigm shift will enable massive machine-type communications (MMTC) for billions of devices, ultra-
reliable low latency (URLLC) for AR and VR-enabled video devices, and enhanced mobile broadband (EMBB) to
allow thousands of sports fans in a packed stadium to enjoy the on-field action live on their devices, all at the same
time. This new breed of apps will bring together the cloud and the network, with 5G and multi-access edge
computing (MEC) capabilities pushing computing closer to the problems they’re trying to solve. Developers will
leverage network APIs as a control plane to make the best use of available infrastructure and the network, with more
control over application performance and required capabilities for those next-generation video analytics, quality
control, real-time management, and metaverse applications.
At Microsoft, we’re opening the door to the power of 5G to help developers take full advantage of the
opportunity. We are committed to helping developers create on their own terms with a distributed, open-source
environment and to build on a consistent, carrier-agnostic platform. And we are at the forefront of an effort to help
standardize APIs, coordinating work across technology and communications providers. Last month, we touched on
Edge Video Services (EVS), a Microsoft platform for developing video analytics solutions that can be deployed on
Azure public MEC. In our top story this month, we learn that EVS is just the beginning, and partners are now
broadly exploiting the power of Azure edge services to deliver even more incredible applications.
Let’s build the future of communications together!

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