Welcoming The Reward Economy
No longer is it a question of “IF” but “WHEN” for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Edge. This was a common theme amongst today’s episode of VCTV as we look ahead at the future and how these areas have been accelerated (or not) with venture capitalists & industry experts — Connie Sheng, Gavin Whitechurch, and Sheikh Mohammed Irfan.
Quick Takeaways:
👉 A new economic model is emerging thanks to IoT & Edge called the “Reward Economy” driven by sectors such as mobility/transportation, computing, device, and human data
👉 Edge is enabling 5G, not the other way around. We’ll see increased connection density (aka more devices), lower latency, etc as 5G & beyond comes online.
👉 Opportunity areas: Application Management, Edge A.I., Kubernetes, Data Privacy & Management, Streaming Analytics, Gaming, & more.
📺 Tune in below on YouTube for all the insights including what investors are looking in these areas, how other technologies are powering acceleration, and more.