Intel Chip Chat

Cristina Rodriguez, Vice President for the Data Platforms Group and General Manager for the Wireless Access Network Division for Intel, joins Chip Chat to update on the evolution of compute infrastructure for the network edge. Rodriguez leads Intel's efforts to provide innovative Wireless Access Network solutions, including those for 5G. 5G deployments are a significant area of focus for the communications industry, with Gartner predicting greater than $4 billion in 5G infrastructure spending in 2020 alone[1]. In this interview, Rodriguez and host Allyson Klein dive into Intel's strategy for enabling new edge and 5G use cases. Rodriguez notes that while 5G and the big data explosion enable new opportunities for service providers, these opportunities often depend on low latency and high reliability in the wireless network. This means moving more compute closer to the edge, where the data is being generated, and harnessing virtualization and cloud architectures throughout the network, from data center to core