Dale Jakes, Author at Enterprise Networking Planet https://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/author/djakes/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:15:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Top Enterprise Networking Startups https://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/data-center/enterprise-networking-startups/ Thu, 25 Aug 2022 17:15:38 +0000 https://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/?p=22759 Networking startups are launching to address enterprise infrastructure needs that have rapidly become so complex that, without additional assistance, managing an infrastructure has become remarkably challenging.  The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the increased processing power available to even the simplest network-enabled devices has created an environment where previously unimaginable amounts of […]

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Networking startups are launching to address enterprise infrastructure needs that have rapidly become so complex that, without additional assistance, managing an infrastructure has become remarkably challenging. 

The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the increased processing power available to even the simplest network-enabled devices has created an environment where previously unimaginable amounts of data are streaming through networks at every given moment. These networking startups have arrived on the scene to fulfill the hardware and software requirements of broadly interconnected enterprises all over the world.

The networks of production lines and the establishment of software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers are equally complex, and bringing in network monitoring and integration services will drastically cut down on the overhead and labor involved in maintaining these digital backbone networks.

Also see: Best Network Virtualization Software & Products 

Top Networking Startups

To be sure, the pioneering networking startups listed below are only a snapshot of a larger community – but they do reflect today’s prevailing trends.

COSGrid Networks

COSGrid Networks is an advanced network monitoring company from India. COSGrid Networks develops the RefleX-WAN Platform, which is a network set up with the intent of increasing application performance.

COSGrid uses RefleX Edge and RefleX CloudNF infrastructure to build the RefleX-WAN platform. Together with RefleX Edge and RefleX CloudNF, COSGrid built RefleX Guider, which is a centralized installation, configuration, and real-time monitoring solution that pulls the RefleX wide area network together and simplifies the flow of data to maximize network performance.

COSGrid Networks and its approach to network monitoring gives enterprises and its applications increased application performance, robust network security, and more simple daily operation. In addition, COSGrid and RefleX-WAN pull down overhead in the form of cheaper utilities and lower operating costs.

flexiWAN

flexiWAN is an Israeli startup that has developed an innovative and flexible open-source SD-WAN (software-defined wide area network), giving businesses a modular problem-solving approach to their individualized problems.

Instead of relying on a single, rigid software infrastructure, flexiWAN aims to enable flexibility, which should be attractive to hands-on enterprises looking for difficult-to-solve network problems.

The modular, open-source design flexiWAN is built on reduces the processing overhead and latency issues that proprietary excess often leads to. Closed-source competitors with rigid application design have to program for variables that may not be applicable to every network taking advantage of their products, leading to inefficient allocation of computing resources.

flexiWAN is able to do this by standing on the shoulders of already existing, state-of-the-art, open-source software. This collaborative effort to pull open-source efforts together as a single cost-effective and highly efficient SD-WAN has created a simple and inexpensive solution to highly-individualized network management problems. 

Also see: Best Network Management Solutions 

Zeetta Networks

Zeetta Networks is a British firm that provides network operating systems. The network operating systems that Zeetta Networks have built differ from the typical proprietary operating systems that power many servers and WANs.

By providing an operating system that provides connectivity and inter-operational communication, Zeetta Networks has positioned itself as a startup for enterprises running modular networks. Zeetta Networks includes an operating system that appeals to companies that are searching for the optimal combinations of products and services because it allows them to use a single platform between their network components.

Zeetta Networks provides a number of services along with its operations system. The Zeetta Visualise is a real-time monitoring solution for enterprise networks that employs services from multiple vendors. Additionally, Zeetta Optimise is a protocol for network optimization technologies, across multiple vendors and domains.

Finally, Zeetta Automate for network optimization is an excellent service for networks that spans multiple vendors and domains. This automation solution is a service that is an excellent fit for medium to large businesses.

Zeetta Networks allows for a great deal of flexibility and modular freedom for enterprises that have built their networks out of a wide array of tools.

Alkira

Alkira is a California-based networking-as-a-service (NaaS) startup that landed in the public eye in 2020. Alkira provides simple network setup with its consumer-minded Cloud Services Exchange (CSX).

CSX is an on-demand, unified network solution that provides network engineers and cloud architects quick and reliable access to tools that allow them to build and deploy multicloud networks in a relatively short amount of time. Alkira has been selected for the Microsoft for Startups program in recognition of the services they provide to Microsoft Azure users.

Alkira’s services are focused on providing rapid network setup and integration. As a NaaS provider, Alkira’s network solutions require zero agent installation, allow for on-the-fly scalability, and encourage connectivity between new and existing sites, clouds, and users.

Commnet

Commnet is an LTE provider that specializes in working with and connecting to difficult-to-reach rural American markets. Commnet typically caters to enterprises looking to cover underserved American markets, businesses looking to bridge the digital divide in more sparsely populated areas of the United States, or entrepreneurs establishing their developing endeavors in areas with cheaper real estate.

Commnet provides Ethernet virtual private line (EVPL), Ethernet private line (EPL), and internet connectivity to as many places as possible. It also provides cloud-hosted solutions in order to provide enterprises with a high degree of network flexibility in areas where internet connectivity is typically in short supply.

Commnet is able to provide these flexible services by collaborating with Native American Nations, tribal governments, and other local governments. This collaborative approach to providing LTE service to rural communities provides relatively frictionless in-roads to communities that would otherwise be quite difficult to make headway in without assistance.

Commnet’s mobile solutions include VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and the establishment of fixed wireless infrastructure.

Celona

Celona is a networking startup built on the desire to make LTE and 5G a reliable and viable wireless option for enterprise connectivity. With Celona, enterprises looking to provide predictable and reliable wireless connectivity for their consumer and commercial applications are able to integrate personal 5G and LTE networks with a relatively low barrier to entry.

Celona gives enterprises 5G LAN with full control over how and where connectivity comes into play. Its networks are wide-ranging and robust enough to cover a wide variety of devices and services.

Indoor and outdoor connectivity are both possible with Celona custom 5G networks. These mobile networks provide deterministic bandwidth and latency, providing quick and clear voice communication and high-bandwidth when under load during the work day.

Celona’s background and founders have been part of companies like Qualcomm and Cisco, giving them hands-on experience with the inner workings of chipsets, cloud-based software, and Wi-Fi and cellular solutions implementation.

Perimeter 81

Permeter 81 is a networking startup based in Isreal. Perimeter 81 is a cloud-based networking and security company at its core, but they have recently began specializing in SASE. Perimeter 81’s suite of offerings can be used to replace any VPNs an enterprise may already have in place when choosing to pivot their network security and edge computing deployments. 

In just four years, Perimeter 81 has expanded their business to more than 1,300 customers and is working with more than 100 partners. Their growth can be partially attributed to the broad range of networking solutions and industries that Perimeter 81 is capable of serving. Perimeter provides networking services to everything from healthcare to financial and retail scenarios. This broad range of expertise demonstrates their flexibility and ability to adapt to enterprises of any shape and size.

Infiot

Infiot is an edge computing network startup that was founded in 2018. Infiot founders were once networking and SD-WAN industry professionals, giving them the background and technical expertise to build and maintain cloud-based edge computing solutions that are hardy and agile. Infiot’s edge computing interoperates well with wired, wireless and cellular connectivity. 

Infiot brings solid cybersecurity practices to the networks they work with by providing a zero trust security model that makes security breaches difficult to execute and easy to spot while they are in progress. Remote users, sites, and any other devices that come into contact with Infiot’s networking infrastructure must go through rigorous security authentication.

Infiot provides IoT security for enterprises looking to expand with increased interconnectivity, advanced analytics for network optimization and security, and ZTNA private access among a wide range of additional products and network solutions.

Also see: Containing Cyberattacks in IoT

Prosimo

Prosimo and its Application eXperience Infrastructure (AXI) platform bring connectivity and and security to multi-cloud environments. Prosimo’s AXI platform works with a wide range of vendors, allowing their clients to mix and match their network infrastructure to fit their needs without compromising on the bits that best suit their needs. Bringing Prosimo into an enterprise will lower technical overhead and time spent working to connect or troubleshoot networks; it accomplishes this by replacing security tools and centralizing features like zero-trust security and cloud peering.

Prosimo as a startup is focused on pulling together multi-cloud networks in a simple and secure manner. Any enterprise finding their network sprawling out of control or generally looking to pull their network under a single easily-managed umbrella will find that Prosimo is a potential provider. 

Arrcus

Arrcus has stepped onto the scene with investing from Samsung Next and SoftBank, and in 2020 it became the first recipient of the Network Innovation Award. Arrcus earned the Network Innovation Award with its disaggregated routing OS, ArcOS. Arrucus’s mission as a networking provider is to democratize networking. One strategy to accomplish this mission is to offer their software-based routing architecture as an alternative to the network routing titans like Cisco. Their flexible offerings also work toward the goal of democratizing networking solutions. Enterprises looking to use Acccus for their network routing solutions can opt for a software-only solution if they have hardware in place already or Arrcus can provide a hybrid hardware/software solution. 

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What is IoT? https://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/data-center/what-is-iot/ Fri, 19 Aug 2022 23:00:43 +0000 https://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/?p=22755 The Internet of Things (IoT) is a technology that connects a wide range of sensor objects – typically using the internet – with the intent of creating a more accessible and data-rich network. The IoT-connected objects are full of specialized sensors that connect to the internet in a variety of capacities, enabling a network to […]

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The Internet of Things (IoT) is a technology that connects a wide range of sensor objects – typically using the internet – with the intent of creating a more accessible and data-rich network. The IoT-connected objects are full of specialized sensors that connect to the internet in a variety of capacities, enabling a network to produce a trove of real time data analytics.

The Internet of Things is both an enterprise and a consumer technology. In the enterprise, an IoT network often connects sensors to harvest factory or industrial data. In the consumer context, refrigerators and coffee pots have, in recent years, found their way onto the internet. The sensors in refrigerators and coffee machines are attuned to the functionality of the devices, giving consumers a place to offload their grocery lists and coffee orders.

Camera doorbells and consumer security cameras are another set of IoT-enabled devices that provide users with more direct and detailed data to help monitor their daily lives. 

Also see: IoT vs. Edge Computing

What Technologies Are Involved With IoT?

IoT-enabled devices rely on two technologies to make their innovation possible: computational power and connectivity. When sensors and transmitters are inserted into an object, the Internet of Things finds a data-enabled foothold in the modern workplace or smart home.

At their most basic level, IoT-enabled devices depend on the sensors and chips embedded within them. Thanks to cheap computer parts and increased processing power, practically any object in the world can become a part of the Internet of Things.

At this point in history, the only thing excluding an object from the internet is creativity and a desire to track the data. If a brand wants to start selling smart nail polish that alerts an end user when it is time to order a new bottle, that would be well within the realm of possibility.

The IoT-enabled objects tend to rely on wireless communication, though usually many parts of an IoT network are hardwired. In short, because of their extended nature, most all IoT networks are a combination of wired and wireless components. 

The appeal of many IoT-enabled devices, however, lies in their ability to communicate data without encumbrance. Wireless internet antennae and Bluetooth transceivers come in many sizes and form factors, allowing them to slot neatly into nearly any “thing” waiting for the benefits of connectivity.

Also see: Top Edge Computing Companies

Edge Computing and IoT

Edge computing is a distributed method that brings computational power and storage closer to the sources of data. Edge computing technology is a crucial partner in the quest to bring the Internet of Things into more homes and enterprises. The connectivity that IoT promises to the tech world presents a problem when scaled up from the humble smartwatch.

Enterprises that employ the Internet of Things in their warehouses or office spaces will very quickly run into a processing bottleneck. The servers on which data is stored and the local devices used to process information from IoT-enabled devices can only process so much information without outside assistance.

Edge computing technology can take many forms. There are software solutions that turn smartphones and personal computers into the data processing centers required to power the immense amount of data a device may generate during its use. There are hardware solutions that bring server structures into an office space, eliminating the need to share server space and processing power with any unrelated parties.

Some edge computing solutions involve marrying hardware and software solutions into custom infrastructure that serves to solve the individual problems arriving out of plugging once dormant devices into the internet.

By working to decentralize when and where data is stored and processed, edge computing technology can increase the efficiency and effectiveness of an IoT-enabled workspace. Enterprises looking to bump up their productivity and data-monitoring capabilities will inevitably turn to an edge computing solution once their connectivity reaches a critical threshold.

Also see: Best IoT Platforms for Device Management

Examples of IoT

Consumer

Appliances

Appliances in the consumer’s home have, in the past, always been seen as static blocks of wire and metal capable of executing a single task. Introducing computational power to appliances has opened a world of possibilities and conveniences once seen as a luxury for only the wealthy. IoT-enabled appliances have the capacity to drive down costs and eliminate wasted time in the routines of an increasingly busy society.

Smarter cars

Telematic data has been an important part of fleet management in the commercial sector. Cable companies have used the Internet of Things to coordinate service responses and minimize fuel consumption. This technology has been extended to the consumer market in the form of widely-available GPS, more accurate service sensors throughout the vehicle, and connectivity to smartphones.

The data from smarter cars also gives drivers lower rates on their insurance by allowing insurance companies access to location data to prove safe driving and demystifying where the fault lies during an accident.

Smartwatches and biometrics

Smartwatches and biometric data-gathering devices have brought the Internet of Things to the human body. The ability to track exercise, calories, and sleep has opened the world of self-directed well-being to the common person. A massive hurdle to effective diet and exercise is the process of accurately tracking levels of activity and nutrition throughout the day.

Smartwatches also remove the barriers between a consumer and their phone. Data from their devices can be easily transmitted to smartwatches, allowing for interactions between a consumer and their device without having to detach themselves from their current activities.

Also see: Top Enterprise Networking Companies

Enterprise

Smart production

Production in the modern era relies more on automation than ever before. The Internet of Things creates more precise data for machines and their operators. By linking sensors to the machines producing goods and the points of delivery, the predictive power of a production line drastically increases.

IoT connectivity on the production floor minimizes the waste of overproduction and provides a production line with a greater degree of responsiveness and agility by preemptively ramping up or throttling production in response to trends a person would have been unable to notice without the data provided by their sensors.

Customer data analytics

Enterprises that interact with their customers in a face-to-face capacity like grocery stores, car dealerships, and the service industry, can use IoT-enabled devices to deliver a more efficient and comfortable experience to their customers. Aisles that track movement throughout their stores, shelves that track stock in real-time, and self-checkout stations that provide more useful data to operators all rely on the IoT.

The Internet of Things can produce a number of data points once seen as impossible to gather. That data can be swiftly turned into increased profit and happier customers with the right mindset and minimal upfront costs.

Also see: Containing Cyberattacks in IoT

Future Trends in IoT

The Internet of Things is an industry that is still in its infancy. Sensors and transmitters are only becoming less expensive, easier to produce, and less cumbersome to integrate into a device. This means that the Internet of Things has enormous potential for growth. 

Extending product life cycles

The Internet of Things is based entirely on collecting data from sensors and turning those points of data into actionable information. As time passes, IoT-enabled devices will become even more capable of communicating their needs to consumers and the producers with the capability to repair these devices.

Cars will take the guesswork out of mechanic diagnostics, air conditioning units will gesture directly to points of failure, and consumers can rest more comfortably, knowing their products are looking out for their best interests.

Security

According to Gartner, security devices and cameras in enterprises and within homes will become the second most prominent use of the Internet of Things. Smarter, easier-to-access security will change the lives and businesses of the future by creating broader, cheaper protection for a wider range of industries and income levels.

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Top Edge Computing Startups https://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/data-center/edge-computing-startups/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 20:58:49 +0000 https://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/?p=22753 Edge computing startups are launching in a market with essentially boundless opportunity. Those that succeed will clearly find massive investment: companies are all but racing to deploy edge even as the technology is still not fully mature.  Some background: edge computing is a technology sector that enables maximum value from a far-flung network of distributed […]

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Edge computing startups are launching in a market with essentially boundless opportunity. Those that succeed will clearly find massive investment: companies are all but racing to deploy edge even as the technology is still not fully mature. 

Some background: edge computing is a technology sector that enables maximum value from a far-flung network of distributed computing nodes. Furthermore, as cloud computing and data storage continue to grow, edge computing bolsters the potential of these two sectors.

Edge computing – closely related to the Internet of Things – is a natural extension of cloud-based services. Like cloud, the purpose of edge computing is to make data and computing power more accessible to users, with the end goal of making products and services more efficient and scalable. As this industry grows, expect to see more edge computing developers.

To spotlight the explosive growth of edge computing, here’s a roundup for some of today’s most interesting edge computing startups. For clarity, we’ve divided the list into two sections, Infrastructure Focused, and Hardware Focused. In truth, many of these companies have significant overlap between these two areas.

Also see: IoT vs. Edge Computing

Edge Computing Startups: Infrastructure Focused:

Edge Computing Startups: Infrastructure Focused:

Also see: Top Edge Computing Companies

Edge Computing Startups: Infrastructure Focused

Aicas

Providing edge computing infrastructure software applications, Aicas is one of the most exciting edge cloud computing startups on the market right now. From telematics support to logic management, Aicas brings agile and reliable software to consumer and industrial IoT (Internet of Things)-supported products.

Edge computing solutions

  • Telematics/VC2 connectivity
  • Sensor connectivity
  • Abstraction
  • Intelligent data management
  • Application management
  • Logic management
  • Intelligent data management

In 2021, Aicas launched its Aicas EdgeSuite. This DevOps (development and operations) product for embedded software allows for simplified creation, deployment, and operation of cloud-to-edge solutions. This suite of products is designed for data analysts and developers alike, giving them more streamlined access to the logic and data management that runs Aicas’ edge cloud computing platforms.

Aicas is currently expanding its software offerings to Industrial IoT and edge solutions, broadening its range of cloud-to-edge solutions.

AlefEdge

AlefEdge brings a developer-first approach to edge computing solutions. Its software and connectivity solutions focus on bringing simplicity to cloud computing, connectivity, and IoT solutions.

Edge computing solutions

  • Real-time business apps
  • Simplified edge application construction
  • Private mobile connectivity
  • Multicloud edge and data trafficking solutions
  • Data organization and orchestration

AlefEdge puts connectivity solutions in its customers’ hands regardless of whether they have any knowledge of 3GPP standards. Its network solutions are simple to install, and its APIs allow developers to build edge applications without difficulty to implement tech stacks.

AlefEdge uses a software-as-a-service (SaaS) approach to simplify network installation, maintenance, and security.

Also see: Best Cloud Networking Solutions

Arctos Labs

Arctos Labs provides edge infrastructure to businesses in the form of edge aggregation and orchestration. In 2021 Arctos Labs developed a patented workload placement optimization engine that dynamically optimizes microservices components and its distribution in cloud-to-edge solutions.

Edge computing solutions

  • Automatic distributions of workloads across the edge-to-cloud continuum
  • Model-driven optimization for edge computation and networking
  • Reduced latency and increased performance at a comparatively low price point
  • Scalable business structure via service and delivery automation across the edge-to-cloud continuum
  • Dynamic workload placement optimization solution (ECO), allowing for on-the-fly allocation of most optimal distribution of application components

Actos Labs specializes in optimizing edge computational solutions. Its focus on reducing latency through analysis and distribution of computational resources drives down network costs and computation times for its customers.

Arctos Labs relies on clever load placement rather than larger and more expensive computational solutions, allowing clients to pull more out of their edge computing solutions with less overhead.

Azion

Azion is a full-stack edge computing platform that focuses its efforts on simplification and speed. Azion has set out to build solutions that allow its clients to build faster and more robust edge computing solutions.

With over 100 global edge locations, this edge computing service has ample opportunity to provide the cloud-to-edge solutions that networks need. If Azion’s global edge locations are insufficient, the company will work with businesses to build and orchestrate a multicloud, on-premises, or remote-device network deployment.

Edge computing solutions

  • IoT platforms, edge gateways, content, and application delivery
  • Edge cloud infrastructure
  • Personal edge network installation and orchestration
  • Widely distributed multicloud platforms

Azion has been on the rise. In the last year, its network footprint and headcount have doubled in an attempt to keep pace with the rapid growth of this edge computing startup.

Azion has also recently launched its edge orchestrator, giving customers the ability to customize, manage, and own their private edge nodes for more personalized edge computing solutions. Its JavaScript-supported CLI (command-line interface) and simplified user onboarding have resonated with businesses in need of easily implemented edge computing solutions.

Bridge Alliance

Bridge Alliance is a mobile alliance and edge computing service built by top telecom operators. Its work is pushing mobile services and serving consumers and firms in the Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa. With partnerships in Europe and the Americas, Bridge Alliance is able to work on the world stage to extend its coverage, giving it leads in the market that many other cloud-to-edge services may not be able to match, especially in terms of network coverage, and service.

Bridge Alliance provides a number of unique edge computing services from its IoT platform to its mobile roaming services. Bridge Alliance sits at an interesting nexus of services and partnerships, positioning itself as a unique edge computing service provider.

Edge computing solutions

  • Machine-to-machine and IoT
  • Enterprise mobility
  • Mobile phone roaming
  • Optimization at scale

Bridge Alliance manages international services to give businesses the ability to procure, manage, operate, and optimize mobile services, easily and with full transparency. Its alliance with global members provides a unique, seamless network of coverage that many competitors simply can not provide on a global scale.

Bridge Alliance’s background in telecoms opens up new opportunities in terms of mobility and global commerce for enterprises that often do business across borders. Bridge Alliance’s international connectivity and the structure of its alliance give its customers flexibility and mobility for projects that require international capabilities.

Last year, in particular, Bridge Alliance completed the first phase of the Federated Edge Hub (FEH) with Singtel and SK Telecom. This edge hub initiative brings interconnectivity of edge clouds across multiple telecoms and a broad range of markets to provide customers and developers with unified access to edge resources, and it’s continuing to grow as it provides its unique services.

Also see: Best IoT Platforms for Device Management

Edge Computing Startups: Hardware Focused

ADVA

ADVA specializes in data transportation and latency reduction. Its hardware is designed to give enterprises intelligent, agile software-automated solutions and networks that can scale to meet increasing bandwidth demands.

Edge computing solutions

  • Open optical transport
  • Packet edge and aggregation
  • Disaggregated networking
  • Network virtualization
  • Network infrastructure assurance
  • Timing and synchronization
  • Automated network management

ADVA’s servers are built for the increasing amount of data that modern industries increasingly require. The bandwidth demands of new and upcoming enterprises may quickly outpace initial expectations, and ADVA is built to keep up with rapidly skyrocketing data demands.

It services a wide range of industries, from financial institutions to new-media companies; its hardware builds the backbone of many enterprises that rely on cloud-to-edge enterprises. The hardware ADVA produces enables high-speed connectivity and provides high capacity agility to networks that deploy its products.

ADVA has also recently launched the market’s first NFV management and orchestration (MANO) platform delivered through a SaaS model. ADVA’s Ensemble SaaS MANO provides simplified uCPE services. This push into NFV MANOs is a massive step toward ensuring faster time to revenue for communication service providers and enterprise customers. 

Edgevana

Edgevana uses “blockchain infrastructures” and “ecosystem technologies” to build large-scale, speedy, and secure edge computing solutions. Its approach to business is highly customer-centric at every level. Edgevana developers are experienced and the company stresses the focus its brings to the market. In an industry that requires lateral thinking and collaboration, Edgevana is working hard to set itself apart.

Edge computing solutions

  • Customer engagement-led solutions
  • Easily customized and implemented “instant servers”
  • Quick installation
  • Decentralized and distributed computing solutions
  • Globally distributed servers

Edgevana’s approach to utilizing blockchain technology and embracing Web3 solutions is much more practical than the obsession with cryptocurrency that seems to hold a vice grip on the blockchain industry. Edgevana takes advantage of the security of blockchain technology to provide customers with an edge computing solution that is not only unique and efficient but private and secure.

Its worldwide data centers and colocation facilities make edge computing easy for companies that have integrated Web3 into their foundation. Enterprises like the Solana Foundation have found that working with Edgevana gives it the security and low-latency computing it needs to keep up with high-data computation.

Edgevana’s blockchain platforms provide near infinite scalability and blistering speed, not to mention the resiliency that is hard to obtain with a centralized server structure.

Also see: Using Digital Twins to Push IoT

Edge Centres

Edge Centres provides the hardware edge computing needed to achieve some of the industry’s most difficult tasks. Its facility-based rack systems, power and cooling infrastructure, and servers are robust, and its environmentally friendly approach to providing inexpensive power to its servers where possible earn it a few extra points over the competition.

Edge computing solutions

  • Colocation
  • Interconnection
  • POI Connex
  • Edge matrices
  • Savings on edge computing power
  • 1G, 10G, 40G, 100G, 200G, and 400G network port options
  • Rare inroads to Australian markets

In 2021 Edge Centres launched eight colocation facilities in Australia, bringing its edge computing and networking capabilities to a larger market. Its solar-powered data center in EC1 Grafton was a world first, earning it Data Centre Dynamics’ “Edge Project of the Year.” Additionally, its 2022 initiative to begin growing into Asian markets. The company’s focus on providing inexpensive power to its edge computing solutions makes Edge Centres a promising edge computing startup.

Commnet Wireless

Commnet specializes in connecting difficult-to-reach American markets to provide Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL), Ethernet Private Line (EPL), and internet connectivity to as many places as possible, along with providing cloud-hosted solutions that give businesses a high degree of flexibility with even the most limited supply.

Edge computing solutions

  • Flexible service portfolio facilitated by collaborative work with Native American Nations, Tribal Governments, and local governments
  • Easily allows quick equipment leasing for connectivity expansion
  • Specializes in connecting rural American communities
  • Offers fiber, microwave, and hybrid solutions
  • Connectivity with enterprise or commercial customers

Commnet held onto its leadership position in private LTE networks and built upon that legacy with additional edge computing developments in 2021. Commnet developed a Kubernetes private LTE evolved packet core (EPC) and router solution. This EPC has been deployed to deliver enterprise data, IP-PBX voice over LTE (VoLTE), and SMS messaging for its customers, which is particularly advantageous for rural markets.

Commnet’s penchant for working with locals to build their infrastructure makes it a strong choice for enterprises looking to build out into rural areas while maintaining a positive public perception. It also holds the keys to many niche markets for any enterprising upstarts looking to get their foot in the door in untapped communities. Commnet’s mobile solutions, VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol), and fixed wireless infrastructure also create an ideal network for building new industries from the ground up in underserved markets.

Also see: Top Zero Trust Networking Solutions 

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