edge computing

The next frontier of Internet of Things (IoT) is going to be won with the right applications. Applications deliver business outcomes that drive metrics for growth and profitability. However, the most common problem witnessed with these applications is getting clean and well-groomed data securely, re…

According to Gartner, 20.4 billion IoT devices will be in use worldwide by 2020, and more than 65 percent of enterprises will adopt IoT products. IoT devices are expected to generate more than half of the world’s data by 2025 according to IDC. Considering the current growth of the Internet and the a…

What is edge computing? Edge computing is a very loosely defined term in the industry. Many people are familiar with it, but there are differences in understanding what it means. There is common knowledge that edge computing is data that is processed at the edge of the network. This means that the d…

Networks are now programmable. Applications built for those networks have become essential to business security and success. As a result, the need for meaningful software skills development and certification has become a requirement. Many of us working in network automation, app dev, and DevOps have…

With a saturated consumer market and average revenue-per-user flat or declining, it’s clear that operators must target vertical markets to accelerate business growth. However, when it comes to finding the right partner to deploy 5G-based services for these vertical markets – specifically the enterpr…

By this time, many of you might have followed the exciting news of the launch of commercial friendly user trial by Rakuten Mobile Network Inc. (referred as just “Rakuten” in this blog post) – the newest and the 4th mobile network operator in Japan. Rakuten Inc., the parent company, is well known in…

According to the latest VNI forecast, global service provider networks are getting edgier. By 2022, a third of service provider network capacity will be at the edge or within the metro, growing up from 27 percent in 2017.  While the capacity in core regional networks will be 24 percent (down from 25…

There’s no better time to be in IoT than now! I’m thrilled to be here in Las Vegas at Cisco Partner Summit to share stories I hear from our customers about how IoT is changing their businesses. And to tell you – our partners – what we are doing here at Cisco to accelerate those IoT opportunities. Le…

If a heart monitor can’t keep a consistent connection to the nurses’ station, is the patient stable or in distress? If a WAN link to a retail chain store goes down, can the point of sale still process charge cards?  If gas wellheads are leaking methane and the LTE connection is unavailable, how much…