OSS Wins Multi-Million-Dollar AI Transportable Program

One Stop Systems, Inc. (OSS) has won a multi-year, multi-million-dollar program with a Fortune 50 cellular provider to supply its transportable compute and storage hardware for a mobile 5G AI application.

The deployment will involve installing vendor’s SDS rugged servers in service vehicles operating in more than 100 cities nationwide. The vehicles will use onboard 5G antennas to gather and characterize data real-time in the field, and then transport the data back to a service hub where it is uploaded to the cloud and combined with other data sets.

“This leading 5G cellular provider chose OSS because of our technology leadership and long history of delivering rugged compute and storage solutions for transportable applications, particularly those involving high-speed data recording,” stated CEO, David Raun. “We anticipate a long-term relationship developing under this commercial program win and it leading to other opportunities with this marquee customer.“

The planned deployment will leverage vendor’s AI transportable edge technology consisting of an OSS Gen 4 PCIe SDS-3U GPU-accelerated server mounted in a vehicle equipment rack. The SDS will be powered by theAMD EPYC 7003 series processors and 16 NVMe drives, a configuration for fast NVMe data acquisition and recording.

The system features the server class, dual socket AMD EPYC platform ruggedized for harsh edge environments, and will be air cooled inside the vehicle.

Each SDS-3U system will be capable of ingesting, recording and storing up to 256TB of raw 5G RF data signals onto fast NVMe SSDs encased in 2 removable, encrypted drive packs.

Manufacturer’s proprietary PCIe Gen 4 switched interconnect will transport the data to the compute processors for real-time, in-vehicle signal analysis using the latest AI deep learning frameworks. For uploading the massive amount of collected data to the cloud, the drive packs can be removed and transported to SDS servers installed in ground stations with high-bandwidth Internet connections.

“This 5G cellular signal capture and analysis application is a perfect example of our strength in the AI Transportable segment of edge computing which requires the highest performance in challenging mobile environments,” added Raun. “Our rugged SDS server demonstrates how we continue to push the boundaries of high-performance edge computing, where speed, security and reliability are the most critical factors for AI transportable applications.“

SDS-3U gives users the flexibility to choose encrypting data on the move using optional Ion Accelerator 6.x SAN and NAS software or encrypting data at rest using NVMe self-encrypting drives. The servers are for field applications, where they can be housed in ruggedized mobile containers, shelters or vehicles. These mobile or field locations can then support end-to-end AI workflows and on-the-spot decision making without the need to access a remote centralized datacenter for processing.

SDS options include up to 16 PCIe 4.0, FIPS 140-2 encryption compliant U.2 NVMe SSD drives, up to 4 of the latest Gen 4 GPUs, and fast network adapters or SmartNICs. These components enable the system to deliver acceleration, security and flexibility for AI, data analytics and edge computing. Altogether, the system represents a high performance, secure FIPS 140-2 solution required by government and enterprise AI edge applications.

OSS expects initial deliveries of the mobile 5G AI system to begin before the end of this year, with deployments continuing through 2026.

It is focused on the fast growing segment of the edge computing market, AI Transportables. According to MarketsandMarkets, the global edge computing market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 17.8% to reach $101.3 billion by 2027.