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EDGE COMPUTING & CLOUD

Are you developing an edge computing or cloud-based proposition for your customers? STL can support your strategy development with our bespoke consultancy services and research insights. 

Why focus on edge & cloud now?

Edge and cloud technologies work hand-in-hand to meet the growing demand for optimised application performance and efficiency. Modern applications increasingly require infrastructure touchpoints along the edge-cloud continuum to deliver superior user experiences while reducing financial and environmental impacts. At STL Partners, we collaborate with stakeholders across the value chainedge startups, software vendors, cloud platforms, telecom operators, and hyperscalersto help them seize opportunities in this evolving landscape. To add real value, it’s crucial to grasp the ecosystem, business models, and use cases and define a clear go-to-market strategy. Explore our latest articles, research, and webinars in our Edge + Cloud hub below. 

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An insight into the future of AI-RAN Articles

An insight into the future of AI-RAN

Discover insights from our recent interview with Dr. Alex Jinsung Choi on the AI RAN Alliance’s vision, drivers of RAN

Edge computing market sizing forecast: Fourth release Research

Edge computing market sizing forecast: Fourth release

This report outlines the main findings of our latest quantitative research on the global demand for edge computing services towards

Edge computing at MWC 2025: AI is the trigger Articles

Edge computing at MWC 2025: AI is the trigger

Edge computing was present across the Fira this year, though not as the headline act. Instead, it appeared in its

Space edge computing: Shaping the future of space operations Articles

Space edge computing: Shaping the future of space operations

Space edge computing offers a transformative solution by enabling local data processing on satellites, reducing latency, and enhancing autonomy in

Federated learning: Decentralised training for privacy-preserving AI Articles

Federated learning: Decentralised training for privacy-preserving AI

Federated learning allows multiple entities to collaboratively train and fine-tune AI models in a decentralised manner, ensuring data privacy by

External pressures shaping the edge AI landscape Research

External pressures shaping the edge AI landscape

In light of the fast-evolving climate surrounding edge AI, we take stock of the upside and the downside risks that

Unlocking the Edge: What’s Next for Data Centres in Europe? Webinars

Unlocking the Edge: What’s Next for Data Centres in Europe?

Join us as we explore actionable insights and strategies to thrive in Europe’s dynamic edge data centre landscape.

Future-proofing telcos’ private IT clouds Free Reports

Future-proofing telcos’ private IT clouds

Telcos are balancing investments in cloud to modernise technology and agility, while ensuring security and low costs. Despite increasingly shifting

Edge AI market forecast: The USD157 billion opportunity Research

Edge AI market forecast: The USD157 billion opportunity

The huge wave of AI has accelerated demand for cloud, but it has also triggered questions on whether deploying in

Intro to the Edge AI Market Sizing Dashboard Tools

Intro to the Edge AI Market Sizing Dashboard

This dashboard presents the key findings of STL Partners’ demand forecast model for edge AI.

CASE STUDIES

Charting the strategic course for a multi-billion dollar incumbent in the MENA region

STL helped an EMEA data centre company produce a tangible and practical growth strategy, leveraging our unique industry expertise in

Building a growth strategy for an EMEA data centre business

STL helped an EMEA data centre company produce a tangible and practical growth strategy, leveraging our unique industry expertise in

Defining the edge and private 5G go-to-market strategy for a leading European operator

STL was engaged by a client who had a mature public 5G offering, but wanted to understand the opportunity around

CloudOps: Thought leadership on ways telecoms can monetize B2B edge services

STL Partners helped CloudOps to build thought leadership around operators’ edge computing and B2B strategies.

Developing the proposition for on-premise edge

STL Partners helped the client to identify and prioritise key opportunities within on-premise edge computing, and subsequently develop the clients

Building the business case for MEC

A leading mobile operator leveraged STL Partners’ expertise to define a commercial strategy and business case for a planned MEC

Tilly Gilbert

Consulting Director and Edge & Cloud Lead

tilly.gilbert@stlpartners.com