Mobile edge computing, also known as infrastructure edge computing, is provided by a mobile or other connectivity provider and is viewed as key to SK Telecom’s 5G growth plans, according to a study produced by STL Partners and sponsored by Intel and Dell Technologies.
That sponsorship suggests the clear financial advantage MEC has for computing infrastructure suppliers, but SK Telecom believes MEC also supports its 5G business in several ways.
SKT believes it can move up the value chain by becoming a supplier of an edge computing platform, though perhaps not the actual computing function itself.
MEC also reduces 5G backhaul traffic and core network load, providing lower costs to support video content delivery networks and application caching.
MEC is seen as optimizing end user and customer quality of experience by reducing latency, as well as enabling low-latency applications and devices supplying gaming and augmented reality or virtual reality experiences.
SKT also believes MEC allows a more-strategic relationship with enterprise customers, using edge compute facilities in its 5G network as well as edge computing on the customer premises.
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