17. A deep dive into the future of the network edge

The network edge has come into sharp focus recently. With growing demands from residential broadband, 5G X-Haul and business access, service providers are under increasing pressure to evolve their edge solutions. In today’s show, Gareth Spence talks to ADVA’s Stephan Rettenberger about the key challenges service providers face and how an open and disaggregated optical edge can help them meet customer needs. Links: BAI Communications selects key ADVA technology to bring mobile connectivity to London Underground https://www.adva.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/20211207-bai-communications-selects-key-adva-technology-to-bring-mobile-connectivity-to-london G.metro https://www.adva.com/en/products/open-optical-transport/optical-access/g-metro MicroMux™ Edge BiDi https://www.adva.com/en/products/open-optical-transport/pluggables-and-subsystems/micromux-edge-bidi Network virtualization https://www.adva.com/en/products/network-virtualization If you have any questions about today’s show, please email thenetworks@adva.com.