The Opportunities and threats for operators in the edge computing value chain
Table of contents:
About this report
Executive summary
Analysis and recommendations
Challenge: Operators need to position themselves to take advantage of an edge computing opportunity driven by 5G, IoT and new app development
Solution: Operators must decide which role they should play in edge computing and understand the implications of this choice
Recommendations
Solution 1. Leverage existing locations
Most operators remain uncertain about their edge strategy, or are playing it safe with an edge location approach, leveraging existing assets and user bases
The main drivers to offer edge services that rely on the operators’ locations and partnerships relate to efficiency and QoS, more than to new revenue
Operators must not over-estimate the value of their locations, and should mitigate the dumb pipe risk by investing in additional edge resources and partnerships
Solution 2. Extend operator edge to address new revenue
Edge connectors can harness virtual connectivity to create a greatly extended edge, harnessing third-party sites and cell densification to drive new revenue
Edge connectors have the opportunity to reach beyond their own users and enable many partners and new customers, without massive asset investment
Once an operator moves beyond its own locations, it faces competition from more-agile providers to assemble high-value edges
To mitigate these risks, operators must achieve scale through strong partners and open ecosystems, to avoid becoming a dumb pipe
Solution 3. Become a fully app-centric, virtualised platform
Edge application brokers curate and manage a digital ecosystem of consumer and enterprise application developers that leverage edge low latency and context
Edge application enablement will support a new wave of distributed application development, including key 5G use cases, creating new revenue opportunities
Edge application enablers face significant challenges in winning developer support for their ecosystems and only a few will succeed
Appendix
Akraino
CPLANE.ai
EdgeX Foundry
ETSI MEC (Multi-access Edge Computing)
MobiledgeX
OpenFog Consortium
Packet
Rafay Systems
Telstra
Vapor IO
Verizon
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List of figures:
Figure 1: The three roles in the edge value chain build on one another and are based on digital infrastructure and automation capabilities
Figure 2: ‘App-centric’ potential edge location providers outnumber ‘net-centric’ operators
Figure 3: Operator roles and competitors in the edge ecosystem
Figure 4. Node elements that may be offered by an edge computing location provider
Figure 5: Percentage of operators that selected a particular application as one of their top-two edge priorities
Figure 6: Percentage of operators that identified a particular investment strategy as a key driver, and targeted results
Figure 7: Alignment of operators’ sites with their chosen app priorities, by consensus
Figure 8: Selection of primary edge architecture (percentage of operators)
Figure 9: Edge connector deployment and competition
Figure 10: Deployment and ownership of small cells with edge compute
Figure 11: Correlation between deployment strategy and business model for operators with edge compute plans
Figure 12: Places in the edge chain where operators must compete for position
Figure 13: Operators can scale up by partnering with owners of edge assets in many industries
Figure 14: Edge application enablers provide edge application services across multiple edge computing locations
Figure 15: Edge application enablers will aggregate a growing number of edge locations to help developers to innovate
Figure 16: SWOT analysis of main contender categories for edge application enablement
Figure 17: Akraino Edge Stack will fill in technology gaps for multiple sizes of edge cloud supporting multiple device types and locations
Figure 18: CPLANE.ai’s orchestration platform supports edge connectors and/or edge application enablers
Figure 19: EdgeX Foundry provides a unified runtime environment for edge-based applications
Figure 20: MEC server platform overview
Figure 21: MobiledgeX’s platform abstracts edge computing complexity away from device developers
Figure 22: The OpenFog architecture, based on eight pillars
Figure 23: Packet’s bare metal capabilities and ecosystem partners
Figure 24: Rafay’s platform enables dynamic application deployment across multiple connected edge locations
Figure 25: Telstra Programmable Network
Figure 26: Verizon edge compute case study: OpenStack Summit 2017
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