Iceotope partners with HPE, Intel, & nVent to accelerate telco deployments

Iceotope, the global leader in precision liquid cooling, has announced availability of a highly efficient and scalable solution to support far edge computing across the entire telco data center estate. 

Created with the most demanding workloads in mind, Iceotope precision liquid cooling supports an integrated, standardized solution that offers greater sustainability, energy efficiency and serviceability for server generations to come. 

This solution is the product of a close collaboration between Iceotope, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Intel, and nVent to significantly reduce energy consumption and deliver a sustainable solution across distributed workloads, for both telco service providers and enterprises. Applications in these workloads require ultra-low latency and high scalability to process large volumes of data close to where the data is generated, often in remote locations.

The modular design enables rapid scalability across all types of deployments. From a single server at a cellular base station to a ruggedized solution for the far edge to an enterprise grade data center, these liquid-cooled units can easily be dropped into place at any location. The solution supports both high-performance liquid- and air-cooled devices while optimizing serviceability and simplifying maintenance across the data center estate. Together with Intel, HPE, and nVent, Iceotope is bringing data-center class compute to the extreme edge while helping customers achieve their sustainability and net-zero targets.

Reduced energy consumption and a faster path to net zero

Reducing energy consumption is rapidly becoming one of the top priorities for telcos. Much of the power usage in a telco network comes from the RAN sites as these locations are powered on 24/7 regardless of customer demand. Open RAN, with its open platform and vendor-neutral hardware standards, is seen as an enabler for more energy efficient networks. HPE ProLiant Gen11 servers are powered by 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors that support up to twice the capacity of previous generations without increasing power consumption, enabling customers to meet their critical performance, scaling, and energy efficiency requirements. Iceotope cooling technology accelerates adoption by making game changing reductions in power consumption while enhancing data center density.

A competitive edge for telco devices

With thousands of sites in remote locations, servicing far edge devices across a telco network is costly and minimizing on-site maintenance is key. Iceotope precision liquid cooling technology significantly lowers component failures by eliminating server fans. In addition, dielectric fluid reduces thermal stress and  the chassis enclosure makes hardware nearly impervious to gases, dust, and humidity and extending component lifespans.

“The growing importance of Open RAN is clear to see. Operators are looking for ways to meet the demands for low latency, high scalability data processing in remote locations, whilst also reducing the power consumption across RAN sites. Our latest collaboration with Iceotope Technologies addresses these requirements by integrating Iceotope’s chassis designs with high-performing HPE ProLiant DL110 Telco servers that are workload-ptimized for RAN. The combined solution enables customers to deliver performance, scaling and energy efficiency improvements, as well as extending server lifecycles and reducing maintenance costs.” - Phil Cutrone, SVP and GM, Service Providers, OEM, and Telco, HPE.