My name is Mark Wallis. I work for the ISG group at Lenovo, and I'm here to talk about how AMD and Lenovo work together to bring telco solutions. I have in front of me here, this is the latest 5th gen AMD server.It's called the SR645. It's a dual socket, Zen5C system. This has only just been released.We've released some 17 SKUs very recently on AMD. And we actually hold the world spec power record on AMD using one of these CPUs, the 9845 CPU, on this exact server. This is the dual socket server, and we're h ...

Product Overview - Nokia, AMD, and Hewlett Packard collaborated to create an appliance product line featuring a two-server solution [1] - The appliance deploys Nokia's Packet Core products (control plane and user plane) as VNFs on AMD servers with a lightweight KVM infrastructure [2] - This approach avoids the need for a full OpenStack deployment, reducing the number of servers and infrastructure costs [2][3] - Local automation, deployment, and software updates are managed with Python scripts [3] Performance and Capacity - AMD chipsets provide 30% better performance compared to other systems [4] - Future AMD systems (Gen12) are expected to support over 400 gigabits per second (Gbps) of FWA capacity in a two-server system [5] Target Applications and Value Proposition - Initially intended for edge deployment at service operator customer enterprise locations [3] - Reduced TCO due to fewer servers and lower infrastructure costs makes it suitable for mainstream applications [4] - The solution is valid for both FWA and mobile broadband applications [5]

Product & Technology - Supermicro and AMD collaborate to provide advanced and energy-efficient solutions for training, inferencing, edge computing, and telco applications [1] - Supermicro offers liquid-cooled systems for AI training and inferencing, supporting Turin and Genoa processors, as well as MI300X and MI325X GPUs [2] - Supermicro also provides air-cooled systems based on Turin processors and MI325X GPUs [2] - Supermicro's 8-way system is the highest-performing platform based on AMD [3] - Supermicro offers compute and storage platforms based on Turin processors, supporting high-frequency, medium-core count (32 or 64 cores), and massive core count applications in 1U and 2U form factors [4] - Supermicro's storage solutions leverage 128 lanes of PCI Express Gen 5 for high performance [5] Market Focus - Supermicro provides platforms for standard compute and storage, catering to various ISVs for scale-out and standard storage [5] - Supermicro offers platforms suitable for AI, standard compute, and storage, with options for air-cooled or liquid-cooled systems [6] - Supermicro emphasizes efficient and fast time-to-market solutions [6]

Performance Improvement - AMD's 5th generation EPYC offers a 75% performance uplift compared to the 4th generation in Ericsson packet core solutions [1] - AMD's solutions provide a 40% power efficiency benefit generationally [2] Partnerships and Solutions - Ericsson's packet core is available on both 4th and 5th generation AMD EPYC [1] - Nokia appliance on AMD packet core is available on 2nd, 4th and 5th generation EPYC [2] - ZTE offers packet core solutions [2] Market Presence - AMD is showcasing packet core solutions at MWC 2025 [1] - Ericsson and Nokia are exhibiting their solutions at MWC [1][2]

Industry Focus & Participation - The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is a key event for the telecommunications industry [1] - AMD has a diverse product portfolio enabling participation with OEMs, packet core providers, and operators in the telecommunications sector [1] Partnership & Technology - AMD collaborates with KDDI at MWC, showcasing technologies in life transformation [2] - The collaboration between AMD and KDDI utilizes AMD EPYC technology [3] - The partnership leverages AMD EPYC technology for its performance capabilities [3]

AMD's EPYC CPU in Telecommunications - AMD focuses on telecommunications with its EPYC CPU product line, showcasing innovations in packet core and RAM [1] - AMD has been collaborating with Ericsson and Nokia for over two years on multiple CPU generations [1] Value Proposition - AMD's EPYC CPUs offer a high core count, enabling significant throughput and reduced power consumption in the packet core [2] - Lower power consumption is particularly important for European carriers focused on sustainability [2] - AMD's fourth-generation product, Sienna, is an optimal edge platform that supports software-only RAM [3] - Sienna eliminates the need for accelerators, simplifying the Bill of Materials (BOM) [4] - This simplified BOM aligns with the goals of open RAN and NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) [4] Market & Partnership - Telecommunications industry regulations and testing certifications cause slow deployment [5] - AMD is starting to see real network deployments with major carriers, underpinned by partnerships with TEMs (Telecom Equipment Manufacturers) [5]

Solution Overview - AMD presents an EPYC private cloud solution designed to consolidate telco, back office, and AI infrastructures, aiming for cost reduction, opportunity creation, and optimization [2][3] - The solution is built based on customer requirements, demonstrating telco performance, regulatory compliance, cost-effectiveness, and the ability to add next-generation workloads [4][5] - AMD showcases the ability to run AI workloads safely on the same hardware as telco operations, ensuring phone calls can be delivered reliably [6] Performance and Scalability - The solution demonstrates scalability by supporting 45 to 128 users with latency under 100 milliseconds, even with increasing token loads [8] - The solution scales from 5 million packets per second to 25 million packets per second, with zero dropped packets, indicating high quality [11][12] - AMD's solution achieves a 39% TCO reduction over five years for a small cell site [12] Power Efficiency and Optimization - The solution optimizes power consumption based on diurnal patterns, utilizing 64 cores 48% of the time, 2P cores 35% of the time, and 256 cores 17% of the time [13][14][15] - AMD's solution can save 68% over running a traditional two-core, two-system cluster [13] - AMD leverages Kubernetes power management to dynamically adjust CPU power consumption based on traffic load, potentially reducing power from 500 watts to 100-300 watts per processor during low traffic [21][22] Technology and Open Source - AMD emphasizes the importance of performance, efficiency (TCO, power), and scalability, highlighting the EPYC architecture [17] - AMD highlights its investment in open source, particularly within the Linux Foundation and CNCF, contributing to Kubernetes power management [19][20][21]

Partnership & Technology - Ericsson emphasizes the importance of high-performing and programmable networks for enabling new business models through differentiated connectivity and network APIs [1][2] - Cloud and AI technologies are key enablers for Ericsson's network revolution [2] - Ericsson and AMD have a strong partnership, starting with fourth-generation EPYC and transitioning to fifth-generation EPYC technology [2][3] Performance Improvements - Ericsson observed significant improvements with fourth-generation EPYC in performance, hardware footprint, and energy consumption [3] - Fifth-generation EPYC offers further improvements in performance, hardware footprint, and energy consumption [4] Future Outlook - More advancements and developments are expected in the future for Ericsson and AMD's partnership [4]

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AI Innovation & Open Platform - AMD emphasizes the importance of an open platform like AMD ROCm for driving AI innovation across industries [1] - The future of AI will be built collaboratively, not by a single company [1] - AMD is fostering AI progress by enabling developers to build on a flexible, open foundation [1] Strategic Partnerships & Collaboration - Mahesh Thiagarajan, EVP at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, supports the open platform approach [1] - AMD is promoting collaboration to accelerate AI development [1] Legal & Trademark Information - The content includes a copyright notice for 2025 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc [1] - Mentions AMD trademarks and other trademarks for informational purposes [1]