Mobile Operators are the Key to Making Edge Real

We have all heard the promises of mobile edge computing: 100X speed, extreme low latency, unlimited scaling. But what is the current mindset of operators today? While strategies for edge enablement are often masked under 5G evolution planning, the truth is that edge-enabled networks can unlock new features and capabilities now and are exponentially enhanced by the adoption of 5G.

Years of research have helped to identify use cases where application owners believe edge functionality is needed. We're sharing this research for the first time to explore where, when and how operators play a critical role in bringing the next generation of end-user experiences to the world through the power of the mobile edge.

Join us as we discuss the current state of the edge, enabling the future state of hybrid networks, and the industry need for edge-enabled capabilities.

Key topics include:

Operator "State of the Edge" today

A sound approach to vertical adoption

Current industry use cases

Philip Harvey, US News Editor, Light Reading

Phil Harvey has been a writer and editor for more than 20 years covering networking and telecom companies and Internet startups. He was a staff writer for UPSIDE and Red Herring, a contributing editor for D CEO, a managing editor at CRN and he spent more than 12 years as a writer and editor at Light Reading from October 2000 to April 2013. close this window

Eric Braun, Chief Commercial Officer, MobiledgeX

Eric Braun is the Chief Commercial Officer at MobiledgeX and a seasoned business and corporate development, sales and product go -to-market strategy executive. His prior experience includes leading a technical sale within an elite team at PayPal, defining and bringing to market Enterprise Payments and closing flagship accounts contributing over $1 billion in payment volume to the platform. He then successfully executed the same approach as CEO and Co-Founder of Inktree, achieving worldwide distribution of numerous product lines into big box retailers. He also led Global Enterprise & Strategic Partnerships at Joyent through an acquisition by Samsung. Eric's most recent experience before joining MobiledgeX was VP of Business Development & Product Strategy at Oracle where he led the developer GTM for Oracle Cloud worldwide. close this window