ANALYSIS & OPINION: NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS
POWER OF GOOD
Power over Ethernet could help service providers adapt to the opportunity provided by it to remain competitive
ANKIT AGARWAL
THE CHOICE OF CABLING CAN HAVE A BIG INFLUENCE ON TEMPERATURE RISE AND ENERGY COSTS – SO SERVICE PROVIDERS NEED TO CONSIDER ALL OPTIONS CAREFULLY
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uman civilisation is on a mission to digitise the world. Whether it’s digital transformation, the Internet of Tings (IoT), smart devices or next-generation
wireless networks, solutions and deployments are witnessing growth in all things connected. Tere are more users, more devices per
user, and more content per device than ever before, which has led to data usage growing at a staggering rate. Te IoT market alone is forecast to be worth $1.1 trillion by 2025, according to GSMA Intelligence, as market value shiſts from connectivity to platorms, applications and services. However, as these IoT devices continue to
increase and applications scale up, infrastructure provisioning is becoming increasingly complex. Te connected world requires a solution that can converge power and data infrastructure to satisfy the demand for triple-play services and power consumption demands of edge network assets – and Power over Ethernet (PoE) is emerging as a clear game changer.
Major IoT drivers Today’s network infrastructures need to adapt to
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the IoT opportunity, and service providers must evolve to remain competitive. With the advent of the IoT era, the
evolutionary technology has brought forward drastic shiſts of everyday living in smart homes, buildings, workplaces and on a larger scale, in cities. From sensors, lighting controls, security, to smoke detection, the network must be able to power numerous devices, while connecting them with high-bandwidth broadband. Other trends include the decreasing cost
per central processing unit (CPU) for memory and storage, enabling beter data storage and analytics, as well as the reduced cost of data plans, making more cash available for investment in large processing systems.
Infrastructure for tomorrow As the IoT environment continues to evolve, cabling will be one of the critical factors in determining usable bandwidth in a network and the associated operational costs. However, the choice of cabling can have a big influence on temperature rise and energy costs – so service providers need to consider all options carefully. A structured cabling system is an ideal
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