Industry experts offer predictions on how NetOps and Network Performance Management (NPM) will evolve and impact business in 2026. Part 2 covers NetOps challenges and the edge. Read the full article here: https://www.apmdigest.com/2026-netops-predictions-2
FRONTIER EDGE
“The industry’s definition of “the Edge” is now obsolete; 2026 is here, and so is the “Frontier Edge.” This shift is driven by several compounding pressures: the explosion of AI-generated content, the massive amount of data for inference (from immersive 8K media to critical AI model updates), and the necessity of connecting the never thought before locations, such as the deep sea, outer space, and the quantum world. However, consumer immersive traffic always takes center stage and competes with critical data, leading to a choke point within cellular 5G, Wi-Fi, and satellite networks. Avoiding this contention requires an immediate architectural shift away from congested and designed for one-to-one communication systems (e.g., cellular 5G, Wi-Fi, satellite), to a scalable, one-to-many distribution like the broadcast networks to ensure seamless and reliable connectivity in the Frontier Edge era.” Apoorva Jain, CPO
