Telco edge computing: Turning vision into practice

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Telcos are well-placed to take advantage of the edge computing opportunity. In this report, we dive into the questions and challenges they face and how they can overcome these to succeed.

Description

Format: PDF filePages: 20 pagesCharts: 04Author: Philip LaidlerPublication Date: August 2018

Table of Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • The emerging opportunity for edge compute
  • Key questions arising for telcos
  • Telcos’ edge cloud opportunity covers mobile, enterprise, IoT “edges”
  • Telcos’ key challenges to succeed in edge cloud
  • Recommendations and next steps

Table of Figures

  • Figure 1: Other players have been pushing towards the edge – what is telcos’ role?
  • Figure 2: Telco types and their perception of the edge cloud opportunity
  • Figure 3: The business case for edge cloud has four sets of drivers
  • Figure 4: Key strategic principles for an edge cloud platform

Technologies and industry terms referenced include: Business Model, distributed cloud, edge computing, enterprise edge, Hybrid Cloud, Innovation, Interoperability, IoT edge, latency, MEC, multi-cloud, Platform, uCPE, vCPE