Network edge capacity forecast: The role of hyperscalers
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Telecoms operators are still grappling with how they should work with hyperscalers; the network edge is a key battleground. This report is an update of our network edge capacity forecasts and incorporates survey data from over 190 respondents to evaluate the market’s views on telcos.
Description
Format: PDF file
Pages: 42 pages Charts: 26 Author: Dalia Adib Publication Date: October 2022Note: The Excel dataset is not included with this product. To purchase access to this dataset get in touch at contact@stlpartners.com.
Table of Contents
- Executive summary
- Introduction to the forecast
- Key findings this year
- Regional deep-dives
- Role of hyperscalers
- Conclusions
- Appendix: Methodology
Table of Figures
- Figure 1: Forecast scope in terms of edge locations and workload types
- Figure 2: Characteristics of different edges
- Figure 3: Network edge build scenarios
- Figure 4: Types of servers assumed in the model
- Figure 5: Key factors determining network edge build
- Figure 6: 2022 survey respondents broken down
- Figure 7: Year of telecoms operators’ network edge launches and number of sites in launch year (as of September 2022)
- Figure 8: Global network edge data centre forecast (sites and servers)
- Figure 9: Network edge locations
- Figure 10: Access aggregation webinar poll results
- Figure 11: Open RAN and vRAN deployments, 2018-2022
- Figure 12: Network edge data centres – 2021 forecast vs. 2022 forecast
- Figure 13: Differences between 2021 and 2022 forecast
- Figure 14: Highlighting forecast differences in China and India
- Figure 15: Countries whose forecast increased for 2025
- Figure 16: Countries whose forecast decreased for 2025
- Figure 17: NSA, converged, and SA 5G core deployments, 2018 to 2023
- Figure 18: Number of edge sites by region
- Figure 19: Network edge capacity by region (2021 and 2026)
- Figure 20: Network edge capacity in North America
- Figure 21: Network edge capacity in Europe & Central Asia
- Figure 22: Network edge capacity in East Asia & Pacific
- Figure 23: Edge domains (for telco-hyperscaler partnerships)
- Figure 24: Network edge is the most mature edge domain
- Figure 25: Models for building the network edge
- Figure 26: Proportion of network edge built by hyperscaler
Technologies and industry terms referenced include: 5G, core network, data centres, edge computing, edge deployment, edge infrastructure, edge servers, network data centres, network virtualisation, Telecoms