TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
“ EDGE COMPUTING ALLOWS PROVIDERS TO DELIVER HYPER-PERSONALISED SERVICES BY PROVIDING REAL-TIME DATA ANALYSIS LOCALLY . IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR FASTER RESPONSE TIMES FOR SERVICES , WHICH IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR REAL-TIME APPLICATIONS LIKE ONLINE GAMING , MEDIA STREAMING AND SHARE TRADING ”
MARK CUNNINGHAM , HEAD OF PUBLIC SECTOR AND SOLUTION SALES , TALKTALK BUSINESS
by processing data locally rather than relying on distant data centres .
“ Critical National Infrastructure can benefit greatly from enhanced dataintensive security and monitoring technologies supported by a combination of Edge computing , safeguarding operations , and citizens ,” Mark Toman says .
In urban environments , edge computing enhances public services through smart city applications . Erez explains that edge computing “ supports the rapid deployment of smart city technologies while protecting against service outages due to backhaul failures or congestion , or computational overload of a centralised system .”
These deployments enable real-time data processing for traffic management , public safety and environmental monitoring . Nokia demonstrates practical applications through partnerships , combining its Core Software as a Service with NTT ’ s and DoCoMo ’ s In-Network Service Acceleration Platform to enable efficient processing of AI and video data at the network edge .
Performance improvements The technology enables organisations to enhance service quality through localised data processing and analysis . “ Edge Computing allows providers to deliver hyper-personalised services
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