There are still many hurdles to overcome

1746-NO8I However, the edge computing at the 5G wind port is still in the stage of small-scale landing. There are also challenges for operators to develop edge computing.

On the one hand, the revenue model for edge computing is still in its infancy. For Chinese operators, offering connection-only edge computing scenarios is not a big revenue proposition. At the same time, the application of new technologies 1746-NO8I such as artificial intelligence and blockchain, which are closely integrated with edge computing, is also in the early stage of exploration, and there is uncertainty risk in obtaining the commercial return of technology application.

In this regard, Zhang Jianmin, 5G Research and development center of China Telecom Research Institute, said that there are three potential MEC business models: revenue sharing, capacity call sharing and cloud network infrastructure charging.

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1746-NO8I On the other hand, the fragmentation of technology also poses challenges. The edge technology system has many technology choices in each field, taking the industrial Internet as an example, there are more than 6 kinds of industrial real-time Ethernet technology, more than 40 kinds of industrial buses, and a variety of ICT companies with public and private cloud platforms, technology fragmentation to the interconnection between the system and the huge cost of data value mining challenges.

1746-NO8I In addition, operators can provide the required edge computing power through the rapid deployment of 5G combined with network slicing technology, but there is no uniform answer regarding edge location. Limited by the amount of data transferred, real-time analysis capabilities edge computing, security, and business requirements and other factors, the determination of edge location is also a certain complexity.

However, although the actual business model and application scenario of edge computing, and even the complete definition of edge is still not very clear, with the development of 5G, edge computing has reached a new threshold and brought new opportunities. Competition in the field of edge computing is fierce, in addition to operators, traditional equipment manufacturers and Internet companies are also aiming at this industry opportunity, and it is necessary to strengthen cooperation in various fields and jointly promote the development of the industry. In the competition and cooperation, the operator how to integrate the national resources, become the key to win.