AZURE-EDGE-ZONES

Microsoft Azure 5G enterprise edge.

Definition

Azure Edge Zones offerings: (1) Azure Public MEC (with AT&T 5G US, ATT principal operator partner), (2) Azure Edge Zones (Microsoft-owned in select metros), (3) Azure Private MEC (enterprise private 5G with Telco partners or EnterpriseVNF). Available Azure services: Azure Compute (VMs B2/D2s), Azure Container Apps, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure SQL Edge, Azure Cosmos DB, IoT Edge. Similar use cases to AWS Wavelength.

Origin

Azure Edge Zones with carrier announced Ignite March 2020 ; restructured 2022 into Azure Public MEC, Azure Edge Zones, Azure Private MEC ; AT&T, Telefonica partnerships.

Example in context

AT&T Multi-Access Edge Compute deploys Azure Public MEC in 12 US markets ; FedEx uses for real-time package tracking analytics with 10ms latency.

Related terms

• AWS Wavelength — direct competitor.