Telcos & Edge Computing: Opportunity, Distraction or Threat?

The center of computing and telecom networks is moving toward the edge, and edge computing is one of the most important technology trends of the 21^st century to date for the telecommunications and IT industries.

Despite all the hype, it is unclear whether telcos stand to be among the main beneficiaries of edge computing, and whether it could prove to be a distraction or even a threat.

In this video, experts on telcos and data centers from around the world come together to discuss the 5G edge ecosystem, who will pay for the edge, how telco operators can mitigate the power and energy costs of the edge, and where IT platform and public cloud providers stand.