Harnessing Connectivity At The Edge

5G, compared to its predecessor technologies, offers blazing-fast internet speeds and less latency. IoT has been waiting for a technology like 5G to give applications the speed and latency these use cases require to connect many devices and endpoints to the internet without bogging down or bottlenecking the connection. Vendors and service providers are bringing together IoT and 5G, while also adding new services on top, such as managed services and security, to create new offerings for businesses. 5G, together with edge computing, which brings compute, storage, and data analysis closer to the location where it is needed, is powering and strengthening brand-new use cases.

The 5G, IoT, and edge markets have caused the usual suspects -- legacy telecom service providers and wireless specialists -- to step up their games by either building out their 5G network footprints or developing new connectivity offerings to target IoT environments. Telecom equipment makers are getting in on the action, too. But the market has also opened the door to a new generation of startups that are tackling application development and those that are getting creative with connectivity.

As part of CRN’s Edge Computing 100, here are 25 providers that are specializing in 5G, IoT and edge services.