DIGITAL DISRUPTION
44 much that it can ’ t all be sent back to the cloud in order to be processed or stored securely . Even though 5G will bring real-world bandwidth improvements of around four to six times , the economics still don ’ t work . It just doesn ’ t make financial sense to send this amount of data to the cloud for analytics ”.
In such a climate , though it ’ s easier for enterprises to obtain permission for a single hyperscale facility than for a dozen edge facilities , the economics of bandwidth are demanding a new solution . Which brings us to trend number two : the rise of the Edge .
The exponential explosion of data ignited by a smart city , supporting everything from self-driving trash cans to citywide facial recognition technology , creates a problem that modern networks and hyperscale data centres alike are ill equipped to cope with . For Daniel Valle , EMEA Chief Technologist at World Wide Technology ( WWT ), the problem is simple . “ As demand for connected services increases , so too does the congestion across the network ,” he explains . “ Therefore , there is a direct correlation between the volume of deployed devices and the need for edge computing solutions . Hosting edge computing nodes closer to the network edge where the data is generated will be a huge focus for carriers and digital urban planners alike . Network traffic which does not need to flow through a core before being delivered back to the device leads to faster response times and more efficient citizen services .”
Going forward , citizen-centric smart cities like Barcelona - which have seen sweeping initiatives improve the
“ EVEN THOUGH 5G WILL BRING REAL-WORLD BANDWIDTH IMPROVEMENTS OF AROUND FOUR TO SIX TIMES , IT JUST DOESN ’ T MAKE FINANCIAL SENSE TO SEND THIS AMOUNT OF DATA TO THE CLOUD FOR ANALYTICS ”
— Ciaran Dynes , SVP , Talend
JANUARY 2020