Edge computing architecture and use cases

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Benefits, challenges, and architectures when enterprises implement edge computing in Telecom and other industries. By Jason Gonzalez, Jason Hunt, Mathews Thomas, Ryan Anderson, Utpal Mangla @IBM.

The advent of 5G has made edge computing even more compelling, enabling significantly improved network capacity, lower latency, higher speeds, and increased efficiency. 5G promises data speeds in excess of 20 Gbps and the ability to connect over a million devices per square kilometer.

Developing new services that take advantage of emerging technologies like edge computing and 5G will help generate more revenue for many businesses today, but especially for telecommunications and media companies.

This article goes in depth over:

  • What is Edge Computing?
  • Edge Computing and 5G
  • Benefits and challenges of edge computing
  • Cross Industry Use Cases
    • Use case #1: Video Surveillance
    • Use case #2: Smart Cities
    • Use case #3: Connected Cars
    • Use case #4: Manufacturing
  • Overall Architecture
  • Sample implementation of an edge computing architecture

Edge computing architecture overview

Source: https://developer.ibm.com/depmodels/edge-computing/articles/edge-computing-architecture-and-use-cases/

In this brief overview of edge computing technology,authors have shown how edge computing is relevant to challenges faced by many industries, but especially the telecommunications industry. Perfect!

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