How to build and operate at the edge -- Enterprise verticals

Thank you for agreeing to take part in our brief How to Build & Operate at the Edge survey which will form part of the core research into a Benchmark Research Report published in September.

If you are a telecom solution provider? Take this short supplier survey instead.

Our related research report explores the opportunities and challenges for Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to bring services to market based on Multi-Access Edge Computing. It is important that we understand the perception and expectations of the industries that CSPs hope to serve with this technology. Please share yours.

MEC presents a monumental change in the ways communications service providers operate and partner with their customers. CSPs will also partner with Cloud companies such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.

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* 1. Please indicate your company's primary line of business

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* 2. Is your company exploring how you might leverage Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) to improve your business?

Yes

Not at this time, but expect to in the near future

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* 3. Which type of company will be your primary source for technology leadership and solutions on MEC?

Telecom Service Provider (i.e. AT&T, BT, Vodafone, KT, NTT)

Cloud Providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Alibaba)

Network/Operations Solutions providers (Ericsson, HPE, Nokia, IBM, Oracle, Amdocs)

System Integrators (Accenture, E&Y, Tech Mahindra, Wipro)

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What is driving your interest in MEC?

Extremely low-latency applications

More reliable infrastructure or applications

On-premises applications

High-speed cloud access

Private networks

Other (please specify)

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* 5. How would you prefer to obtain MEC-based infrastructure, services and software?

From a collaboration team of cloud and telecom providers and application developers

From a preferred Cloud provider

From a preferred Telecom provider

From a neutral third party system integrator

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Would you prefer to co-create solutions with your select MEC provider that are tailored to your business?

Yes

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* 7. Do you have the resources and expertise to manage your own private 5G wireless network?

No, but we are building our expertise and resources for that purpose

No, we will look to the telecom service provider to manage that

There is no need for a private network

Yes, we will manage our own private network

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* 8. Would you be willing to discuss your responses further with the author of the report?

Yes

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* 9. Please provide your contact details (please note that this is for TM Forum verification purposes only -- results will only be presented in aggregate, and individual responses will be kept anonymous.)

Name

Company

Job title

Email Address

Phone Number