This document discusses the unprecedented period of technology innovation that telecom companies now find themselves in. It notes the transition from traditional to future telecom, which will be fully digital and involve technologies like 5G, cloud/MEC, IoT, machine learning, and cloud native solutions. This transformation will allow telecom operators to expand into new domains and provide new use cases across industries like automotive, manufacturing, healthcare, and media/entertainment. Multi-access edge computing (MEC) is described as involving computing capabilities and content being placed closer to endpoints and users to reduce latency. The document also briefly discusses opportunities for telecom companies in healthcare and public safety through technologies like augmented reality and 5G enabling better surgical precision.

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We are in an unprecedented period of technology innovation
Traditional Telecom (non-IT) Future Telecom (full IT)
Networking & Connectivity
Computer Power
Software & Platform
Smart Devices & Applications
Private & Public Cloud
Big data & Analytics
AI and ML

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Transformation Towards 5G
OSS/BSS
Management & Orchestration
End clients equipment Access Network
Transport
Network
Core Network (Central DC)
IoT BE
Media BETelco BE
MEC - Edge computing
drones
gaming
AR/VR/MR
autonomous
vehicle
Emerging Areas Automation & Orchestration
Cloud-native technologies
NFV - Network Function Virtualization
SDN - SW Defined Networking
Network Slicing
vRAN

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Operators are transforming to IT/Technological companies
Communications
5G – Cloud/MEC – IoT – ML/CV/FL - Cloud Native
Automotive
Manufacturing
and Industry 4.0
Healthcare
New Use cases
➢ Connected
vehicles
➢ Infotainment
Features
➢ Enhanced Safety
➢ Real-time Asset
Monitoring
➢ Mobile Robots and
AGV
➢ Reconfigurable
factories
➢ Remote monitoring
➢ Telemedicine
➢ IoMT Devices
Media and
Entertainment
➢ Immersive
media
➢ AR/VR
➢ OTT Media
Services
Domains
Technologies

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What the heck is MEC ?
End Device Enterprise Access Network
Transport,
Aggregation
Core Network Internet
Edge computing
Telco edge computing
Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) /
Network edge (mobile and/or fixed)
On-prem
edge
Sensor,
actuator,
robot, drone,
etc
Server,mobile
phone, IoT
gateway, CPE,
STB
Cell tower,
street cabinet
Aggregation
Points (AP),
BG, C-RAN
exchange
Central office,
CDN
Data centre,
CDN
CDN, internet
exchange
Telco-owned, May not be telco-owned, Not telco-owned
Private (LTE/5G) Network
Device
edge
Hyperscale cloud
Source: STL partners, modified

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Telecom + Healthcare, Public Safety...
AR for Firefighters5G for better surgical precision