Telecommunications Developer Resources
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App Frameworks and SDKs
5G vRAN
NVIDIA Aerial™ is an application framework for building high-performance, software-defined, GPU-accelerated 5G virtual radio access networks (RANs). NVIDIA Aerial provides two critical SDKs—cuVNF and cuBB—to help you optimize your results with parallel processing on GPU for baseband signals and data flow.
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Cybersecurity
NVIDIA Morpheus is an open application framework that enables cybersecurity developers to create optimized AI pipelines for filtering, processing and classifying large volumes of real-time data. Morpheus can send and receive telemetry data directly from the BlueField DPU, allowing continuous, real-time, and variable feedback that can affect policies, rewrite rules, adjust sensing, and other actions.
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Computer Vision
NVIDIA Metropolis is an application framework that simplifies the development, deployment and scale of AI-enabled video analytics applications from edge to cloud. It includes production-ready pre-trained models and Transfer Learning Toolkits for training and optimization, DeepStream SDK for streaming analytics, other deployment SDKs, CUDA-X libraries and the NVIDIA EGX platform.
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AR/VR
The NVIDIA CloudXR™ SDK enables streaming of graphics-intensive augmented reality, virtual reality, or mixed reality content—often called extended reality (XR)—over a radio signal (5G or Wi-Fi) to one or more devices. The SDK also enables streaming of Open VR applications to a number of 5G-connected Android devices.
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Robotics and Automation
With the NVIDIA Isaac SDK™, you can build and deploy commercial-grade, AI-powered robots. The toolkit includes building blocks and tools that accelerate robot developments that require the increased perception, navigation, and manipulation features enabled by AI.
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Video Conferencing
NVIDIA Maxine™ is a GPU-accelerated SDK with state-of-the-art AI features for developers to build virtual collaboration and content creation applications such as video conferencing and live streaming.
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Conversational AI
NVIDIA Riva is an SDK for building and deploying AI applications that fuse vision, speech and other sensors. It offers a complete workflow to build, train and deploy GPU-accelerated AI systems that can use visual cues such as gestures and gaze along with speech in context.
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Data Science and Analytics
The NVIDIA RAPIDS™ suite of open-source software libraries, built on CUDA-X AI™, gives you the freedom to execute end-to-end data science and analytics pipelines entirely on GPUs..
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DOCA
The NVIDIA® DOCA™ SDK enables developers to rapidly create applications and services on top of NVIDIA BlueField® data processing units (DPUs), leveraging industry-standard APIs
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Machine Learning Library for 6G Research
NVIDIA Sionna™, a GPU-accelerated open source library for physical-layer research, enables rapid prototyping of complex communication system architectures and provides native support for machine learning in 6G signal processing.
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SoftBank Uses NVIDIA Maxine to Boost Video Conferencing
Learn how SoftBank achieved high-quality video conferencing using NVIDIA Maxine™ AI-based SDKs to improve communication for their users and overcome issues with 5G capacity and coverage.
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Enabling GPU Acceleration in Near-Realtime RAN Intelligent Controllers
VMware and NVIDIA announced a Near-Real-Time RAN Intelligent Controller SDK that enables AI and machine learning-powered deployment and monetization of xApps at the 5G network edge.
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Transforming Next-Generation Wireless with 5T for 5G and the NVIDIA Aerial SDK
NVIDIA Mellanox 5T for 5G technology provides a real-time and high-performance solution for building an efficient, time-synchronized CloudRAN infrastructure.
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Palo Alto Networks and NVIDIA on 5G Cloud-Native Security
Find out how Palo Alto Networks and NVIDIA partnered to deliver a near-line rate speed of a next-generation firewall using data processing units (DPUs) for a 5G-native security solution.
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Building an Accelerated 5G CloudRAN at the Edge
Network system developers are using the Aerial SDK to build massive multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO)-capable, fully cloud-native RAN, supporting a wide range of next-generation AI and IoT services using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) servers.
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SoftBank Benchmarks vRAN with GPUs and the NVIDIA Aerial SDK
SoftBank carried out validation testing of the NVIDIA Aerial SDK, a cloud-native 5G vRAN solution running on NVIDIA GPUs, to test signal processing performance and ability to virtualize 5G base stations.
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Limitless Extended Reality with NVIDIA CloudXR 2.0
NVIDIA CloudXR™ delivers immersive augmented and virtual reality over high-speed networks to low-cost, low-power headsets and mobile devices. Learn how CloudXR frees developers from hardware-level optimizations to focus on building better experiences.
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Monetizing AI at the Edge of Your 5G Network
AI is transforming the high-value, revenue-generating services that telcos can deliver for their enterprise customers at the edge across super-fast 5G networks. Hear how 5G, AI, and the edge unlock a new revenue roadmap for telcos.
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Unlocking the Power of 5G vRAN with Aerial SDK
Explore key features of the Aerial SDK and how it can be used to execute complex mathematical computations for L1 processing.
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5G at the Edge
Find out how Verizon is pairing 5G with an NVIDIA Quadro RTX™ server on the network edge to create dynamic real-world applications for AR and VR. You'll also learn about the components necessary to create a GPU-based Edge Platform and how to offload GPU intensive processes to the mobile edge.
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Accelerate Your Operations in Telecom with AI
Using NVIDIA GPU-accelerated solutions, telecom service providers can speed time to data and insights for higher network quality, optimized resource planning, and better customer service. Learn how these transformations enable telecom innovators to use AI-optimized models for maximized productivity at the lowest TCO.
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Bring Real-Time AI to the Edge
AI is erupting at the edge. On factory floors. In stores. On city streets. In urgent care facilities. But it needs a cloud-native, scalable, GPU-accelerated platform that can drive decisions in real time and allow every industry to deliver automated intelligence to the point of action. Learn how to deploy AI at the edge with the NVIDIA EGX™ platform.
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The NVIDIA Developer Program provides the advanced tools and training needed to successfully build applications on all NVIDIA technology platforms. This includes access to hundreds of SDKs, a network of like-minded developers through our community forums, and more.
Technical Training
NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI) offers hands-on- training in AI, accelerated computing, and accelerated data science to solve real-world problems. Powered by GPUs in the cloud, training is available as self-paced, online courses or live, instructor-led workshops.
Accelerate Your Startup
NVIDIA Inception—an acceleration platform for AI, data science, and HPC startups—supports over 7,000 startups worldwide with go-to-market support, expertise, and technology. Startups get access to training through the DLI, preferred pricing on hardware, and invitations to exclusive networking events.
NVIDIA Telecommunications News
Improve Human Connection in Video Conferences with NVIDIA Maxine Eye Contact
Video conferencing is at the heart of several streaming use cases such as vlogging, vtubing, webcasting, and even video streaming for remote work. To create an increased sense of presence and pick up on both verbal and non-verbal cues video conferencing technology must enable users to see and hear clearly. Eye contact plays a key … Continued
New NVIDIA Maxine Microservices Enhance Real-Time Audio and Video Effects for Conferences at Scale
At CES 2023, NVIDIA Maxine announced SDK updates and new microservices, enabling clear communications in video conferences through private or public clouds. NVIDIA Maxine is a suite of GPU-accelerated AI SDKs and cloud-native microservices for deploying optimized and accelerated AI features that enhance audio, video, and augmented reality (AR) effects for real-time communications. Powered by … Continued
Hands-on Access to VMware vSphere on NVIDIA BlueField DPUs with NVIDIA LaunchPad
vSphere Distributed Services Engine (project monterey) on LaunchPad provides access to dedicated hardware and software through, so IT teams can get hands-on experience prior to deployment.
How AI-Enabled Functionality Is Transforming 5G RAN
AI is transforming 5G RAN in four key ways: energy savings, mobility management and optimization, load balancing, and Cloud RAN.
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