Microsoft doubles down on 5G and the edge with Metaswitch purchase
Microsoft has never been shy about buying technology it needs to compete, and it has been busy adding to its…
Research & Analysis
Original reporting, market research and expert analysis examining long-term trends across digital infrastructure markets. This section includes analyst insight, deep dives into infrastructure economics, industry data and strategic analysis of emerging technology and market developments.
Amazon Snowcone underlines AWS’s hardware approach to the edge
Amazon Web Services (AWS) upgraded Snowball, its petabyte-scale data migration and edge computing device products, in May. Now AWS has…
OpenStack aims to advance edge architecture, design and testing
The OpenStack Foundation (OSF) released a new white paper from the OSF Edge Computing Group. The report describes how advancements…
Concordia University to research 5G, edge computing with help from ENCQOR 5G, Ericsson
Concordia University, ENCQOR 5G and Ericsson announced the creation of the new Industrial Research Chair in Cloud and Edge Computing…
AMPD building performance-oriented cloud and urban data centers at the edge
This is a guest post by Phil Shih, Managing Director and Founder of Structure Research. Canadian cloud and edge infrastructure…
Leveraging edge and small cell synergies optimizes value for service providers and enterprises: SCF research
Small Cell Forum (SCF) has published research setting out how edge computing will impact the future of small cell networks,…
Research Roundup: Analysys Mason on 5G buildout success, Berg Insight on NB-IoT growth
Network disaggregation, open standards and a radical approach to network architecture are the answer to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) hopes…
Roaming agreements help NB-IoT adoption in Europe, North America
Even though its adoption rate in Europe and North America was lagging, NB-IoT (narrowband internet of Things) roaming agreements are…
Research Roundup: Virtualized DNS, code traceability needed for edge computing
Two new research reports highlight some interesting issues for application development and deployment for developers and vendors alike. In the…
Two edge computing case studies: Happier gaming and faster site development
One of edge computing’s key benefits is enhancing performance by placing code and content closer to the user. Two case…
