MobiledgeX has released version one of its Edge-Cloud, a development platform for infrastructure edge computing.
At the same time, MobiledgeX, in its description of the network deployed in Germany, provides a bit of insight on where infrastructure edge facilities are deployed, at least in the first iteration. Keep in mind that early deployments are not the same as later, fully-built networks. With any new capital investment at the edge, it is rational to build incrementally. In fact, even with unlimited capital resources, that still would make sense, as there are other constraints (permitting, availability of construction crews, acceptance testing and so forth).
To support 60 million smartphones in Germany (or other devices and use cases), 40,000 tower sites connect into 900 access sites, which connect to 11 mobile core network locations.
The mobile core connects into transport networks that connect to 3 “Availability Zones” in Frankfurt.
The takeaway is that DT supports 900 edge computing locations, supporting 40,000 tower sites, roughly a 1:44 ratio of infrastructure edge facilities to towers.
So far, Deutsche Telekom and SK Telecom anchor the venture, though MobiledgeX is looking for additional service provider partners.
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