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Mobile Edge Computing - MEC Represents an Over $80B Market Opportunity by 2021 - Research and Markets
[October 17, 2016]

Mobile Edge Computing - MEC Represents an Over $80B Market Opportunity by 2021 - Research and Markets


Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Mobile Edge Computing (MEC): Market Assessment and Forecasts 2016 - 2021" report to their offering.

Mobile Edge (News - Alert) Computing (MEC) enables the edge of the network to run in an isolated environment from the rest of the network and creates access to local resources and data. It is the part of edge computing and is highly applicable to many scenarios including M2M, network security, Big Data Analytics, and many business-specific applications. MEC brings virtualized applications much closer to mobile users ensuring network flexibility, economy and scalability for improved user experience.

This research evaluates MEC technology, architecture and building clocks, ecosystem, market drivers, applications, solutions, and deployment challenges. The report also analyzes MEC industry initiatives, leading companies, and solutions The report includes a market assessment and forecast for MEC users and MEC revenue globally, regionally, and within the enterprise market for years 2016 to 2021.



Key Findings:

  • MEC represents an over $80B market opportunity by 2021
  • MEC will enable new data-focused carrier revenue streams
  • MEC enables many new cloud-based apps to leverage real-time data
  • MEC will be a key component to the success of 5G for new applications

Target Audience (News - Alert):


  • Mobile Network Operators
  • API management companies
  • SDN and virtualization vendors
  • Telecom managed service providers
  • Wireless/mobile infrastructure providers
  • Software, Application, and Content Providers
  • RAN, Cloud Computing, and MEC R&D organizations
  • Cloud and Cloudlet infrastructure and service providers

Key Topics Covered:

1 Executive Summary

2 Introduction

3 MEC Technology, Platforms, and Architecture

4 MEC Market Drivers and Opportunities

5 MEC Ecosystem

6 MEC Application and Service Strategies

7 MEC Market Forecasts 2016 - 2021

8 Conclusions and Recommendations

For more information about this report visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7fddhs/mobile_edge


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