5G and edge computing are very much symbiotic technologies, whose mutually beneficial relationship will support a wide variety of exciting new IoT-based applications and other emerging technologies for businesses and consumers alike. While organizations across a broad range of industries are already driving investments in edge infrastructure, despite the massive hype surrounding 5G, this next-generation wireless solution has to date only been deployed in a few controlled markets.
However, as our cars, homes, office buildings, public services, health care, manufacturing plants, and even entire cities become “smarter” and more connected, we can anticipate that 5G will undergo an increasingly aggressive rollout, and the demand for edge infrastructure will only continue to rise. Especially where these twin technologies concern the expansion of the IoT, to borrow another acronym from aeronautics that describes the best possible flying weather — CAVU — the ceiling and visibility is unlimited.