Hi All,
This whitepaper presents a rationale on why Edge Computing and 5G go hand in hand, and how the latter can benefit most from the former.
Section 1 of this whitepaper presents a brief intro to the Edge Computing concept with some perspective linking it to the explosion of data usage driven by other technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the relevance of Data Gravity.
Section 2 presents an exhaustive technology review of concepts with a 5G network perspective, focusing on four categories: virtualization, orchestration, network control, and operational frameworks.
Section 3 analyses the role of Security in Edge Computing, reviewing key security threads and how they can be remediated, and how some 5G PPP projects have addressed these problems.
Section 4 presents the so-called Battle for Edge that many companies are currently fighting, trying to gain the best possible position in the ecosystem and value chain. It
describes the different actors and roles for these companies and then describes the "Competitive Landscape", analyzing both scenarios where one actor can take the dominant
role and other more collaborative scenarios.
Section 5 enters in the main focus of the whitepaper, describing 5GPPP projects approach to Edge Computing and 5G. This analysis has been based on 17 answers from Phase 2 and Phase 3 5GPPP projects to an Edge Computing Questionnaire created specifically for this whitepaper.
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Michael Roza CPA, CISA, CIA, MBA, Exec MBA
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