According to Vertiv, connectivity providers might ultimately gain about 11.5 percent of edge computing revenues. Many believe connectivity providers might gain about 10 percent or so of internet of things revenues as well.
As often is the case, system integrators and information technology suppliers will have major roles, garnering perhaps half of all edge computing revenues, as is the pattern for most information technology revenues generally.
If you think about edge computing broadly--as a solutions-driven form of enterprise IT--that market share pattern would not come as a surprise. Enterprise IT solutions must integrate devices, applications, business processes, operating systems, platforms and industry requirements.
Edge computing infrastructure will not act as a substitute for cloud, says Vertiv, while noting that the number of edge sites will grow by 226 percent from 2019 to 2025.
The most developed edge computing deployments will support cloud gaming, video analytics and stock trading, says Vertiv. Use cases such as autonomous cars are still mainly at an exploration or proof of concept stage.
The United States is leading the way with edge initiatives and is estimated to be the largest market for edge computing, Vertiv says.
As you might expect, regional edge facilities will most often function as content repositories. “On the device” edge will be key for augmented reality, virtual reality, industrial sensing and connected health use cases.
“On the premises” edge and “close to the premises” edge will have the most value for language processing, real-time inventory and traffic management use cases, Vertiv believes.
Edge computing, as cloud computing before it, will integrate key business processes and software platforms with computing infrastructure and communications. And those are tasks historically well suited to system integration and IT solution providers.
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