Global Mobile Edge Computing Market

The global edge computing market is forecast to reach 17.3 billion after growing at a CAGR of 26.25% during the forecast period 2022-2027.The increased adoption of IoT in various technologies including smart homes, smart cities, Industry4.0, connected vehicles and so on is estimated to boost the market for Edge Computing during the forecast period 2022-2027 as it enables reduced latency, lower processing times and many other benefits.

Key Takeaways

• North America dominates the Edge Computing market owing to high adoption of the technologies such as IoT and 5G.
• The growing popularity of connected vehicles globally and the implementation of edge computing solutions in the connected vehicles to assist the edge computing market growth during forecast period 2022-2027.
• IT and Telecom held the major market share in 2018. However, increasing adoption of digital, mobile banking initiatives, advanced platforms and so on in the BFSI industry is forecast to impact on the significant growth rate in Edge computing market during 2022-2027.

Application- Segment Analysis

Connected Vehicles held the major market share in 2018 and is analyzed to grow at CAGR of 27.4% during forecast period, followed by smart cities and Industrial IoT. Edge computing in connected vehicles and smart devices provides data-stream acceleration, real-time data processing, automated decision-making solutions that enable the device to respond instantaneously. Investments include Volkswagen’s $4bn for connected cars in 2018, Samsung Electronics investment fund of $300M for connected cars in 2017 and so on. Therefore the increasing investments for the development of connected cars are further elevating the Edge Computing market as edge computing helps in processing data from IoT. Apart from connected vehicles smart cities are analyzed to grow at a significant rate during the forecast period 2022-2027. Smart cities are increasing globally with investments from various industries. Furthermore, the growth in smart cities is enhancing the edge computing market as it is employed in enhancing building security, home automation, traffic management and many other features.

End User- Segment Analysis

IT & Telecom were analyzed to hold major market share in Edge Computing market as of 2018, owing to the increase in the developments majorly from the 5G and IoT technologies. Industrial IOT is analyzed to grow at a significant rate during the forecast period owing to the advantages such as increased efficiency, productivity and performance. In 2019, G.E. has stated that 46% of global economy is benefitted by the use of IIOT. The BFSI sector is analyzed to grow at a significant rate due to the increasing adoption of mobile banking initiatives, advanced platforms including block chain and so on, contributing to the increase in demand for Edge Computing in BFSI industry. Moreover, the growth of smartphones along with the increase in deployment of mobile payment apps are further fueling the Edge computing market.

Geography- Segment Analysis

North America is dominating the Edge computing market with a market share of 38%, owing to the increased adoption of industry 4.0 in the manufacturing sector in the past few years. Moreover the presence of a large number of data centers in these regions is also adding up as a boosting factor for the edge computing market as they help in minimizing latency. APAC is analyzed to have the highest growth rate during the forecast period 2022-2027. Major factors such as the increased investments and government initiatives for the development of smart cities in India, China and other countries are further fueling the growth of Edge computing market in this region. As per International Data Corporation, China's smart cities initiatives is forecast to reach $38.92 billion by 2023 thereby elevating the growth of edge computing market.

Drivers -Edge Computing Market

Growing demand for IoT in various industries

The employment of IoT in various industries including automotive, manufacturing, retail, transportation, energy and so on has been analyzed to drive the market. IoT is employed in these industries as it provides real time information, improves operational efficiency, optimization in production, and other benefits that impact the efficiency of the industry and further contributing as the driving factor for the edge computing market. G.E has stated that employment of Industrial IoT has 44% impact on global energy consumption. Therefore the employment of IoT in industries is analyzed to be a driving factor for the edge computing market during forecast period 2022-2027.

Challenges - Edge Computing Market

High costs and security issues

Although edge computing is employed in many applications, the high initial cost and the maintenance costs act as hindering factors for the edge computing market. Moreover, edge computing forces businesses to grapple with the same network security models and the physical security parameters for more remote servers in which security footprints and the traffic patterns are accessible to everyone thereby hindering the security of the database and acting as a challenge.

Market Landscape

Technology launches, acquisitions and R&D activities are key strategies adopted by players in the Edge Computing market. In 2018, the market of Edge Computing has been consolidated by the top players including Amazon Web Services (AWS), AT&T Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Dell Inc., Nokia Corp., Fujitsu Limited, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., IBM Corporation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Microsoft Corporation among others.

Acquisitions/Technology Launches

• In 2017, Actility has received an investment of $75M in order to accelerate industrial IoT solutions globally.
• In 2017, Ring Inc. has received investments of $109M for IoT video doorbells and cameras thereby enhancing the smart home and edge computing market as well.

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