Intel, Foxconn, and Asia Pacific Telecom showcased 5G-enabled facial recognition technology for authenticating payments, introducing smart shopping service, and providing access to residential and business buildings

Briefing

December 14, 2017

Briefing	5G Facial Recognition Demonstration – Intel, Foxconn Technology Group, and Asia Pacific Telecom demonstrated 5G-enabled facial recognition technology powered by artificial intelligence and based on Intel’s Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) solution Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) 5G Solution – Provides 5G high-speed connectivity by delivering edge computing (computing at source of data rather than through centralized cloud) capability Benefits – Authenticates payment within 0.03 seconds, lowers risk of personal information leakage and credit card fraud, and could provide more personalized and exclusive shopping experience Applications – Include pay-via-face identification, residential and business access control, and virtual shopping service
Accelerator	Artificial Intelligence, Networks and Connectivity
Market Disruption	New Payment Technologies
Sector	Information Technology
Organization	Asia Pacific Telecom, Foxconn Technology Group, Intel Corp.
Source	"Facial-recognition technology at the cutting edge of retail, high-speed authentication," Intel Newsroom, https://newsroom.intel.com/; Reichert, C., "Intel demos 5G facial-recognition payment technology", ZDNet, http://www.zdnet.com/; "What is Edge Computing?," General Electric, https://www.ge.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	December 8, 2017

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