SUSTAINABLE IT
Driving the Transition Towards a more Sustainable Internet
The Internet of Edges (IoE) is a high-environmental-performance digital infrastructure designed for the digital transition of cities, territories, and organizations. Inspired by the agri-food industry, IoE introduces local and short-circuit communication practices to Internet infrastructures to promote more virtuous and sustainable digital consumption.
Enabling Local Consumption of Digital
The Internet of Edges (IoE) brings digital services closer to users by relocating them to edge devices such as personal terminals or nearby Wi-Fi access points. This setup allows users to access local content and services, including location-specific information, event details, and seamless communication (voice, text, and data) with nearby users. By keeping local traffic within the local network and avoiding unnecessary data transfers over the Internet and clouds, IoE helps organizations save resources and reduce network congestion.
Creating New Short Distribution Channels for Data
IoE establishes a grid of federated edge devices that route proximity data directly from one device to another (device-to-device), bypassing traditional Internet infrastructure. This means users within the same site or a few kilometers apart can communicate and share local services directly via IoE, while global communications still rely on traditional networks. This approach creates efficient short distribution channels specifically for local traffic, thereby reducing resource waste.
Complementing and Enhancing Traditional Internet with IoE
By 2027, it is expected that 80% of enterprise IoT data will be processed at the edge (DG Connect). Federating edge devices is a crucial strategy for organizations, offering a way to reduce the carbon footprint of communications while enhancing data sovereignty and resilience. IoE’s intuitive interfaces and synchronization processes make it easy to manage a network of hundreds of edge devices and their local content, as simply as handling centralized content. Green Communications offers ready-to-use edge devices with Internet of Edges (IoE) capabilities and low energy consumption.
APPLICATIONS
In a city, the Internet of Edges (IoE) can be implemented as a zero-carbon public Wi-Fi network consisting of a grid of solar-powered hotspots. These hotspots provide access to local information and services, such as tourist details, local business offers, and communication channels with the city hall, while also offering global internet access. This setup ensures that local traffic remains within the city’s IoE network, reducing the need for data to travel through traditional internet infrastructure. As a result, communication with city services stays local, while global communications use the broader internet infrastructure, effectively minimizing carbon emissions and enhancing network efficiency.
In a large public venue, the Internet of Edges (IoE) can be deployed as a low-carbon, high-density Wi-Fi infrastructure. Wi-Fi hotspots, functioning as edge devices, host event content and applications close to end users in a distributed manner. This setup ensures that a large number of users can access services simultaneously without experiencing bottlenecks, thanks to the localized processing and efficient data routing of the IoE network. This approach not only provides high-speed connectivity but also minimizes the carbon footprint by reducing the reliance on centralized data centers and traditional internet infrastructure.
During an event, the Internet of Edges (IoE) can be temporarily deployed to provide low-carbon, high-density connectivity. Wi-Fi hotspots, functioning as edge devices, can be solar- or battery-powered, creating an autonomous and cabling-free digital infrastructure. Each hotspot hosts event content and applications close to end users in a distributed manner. This setup not only delivers high-speed services but also reduces reliance on traditional internet infrastructure, with local content and services provided by the event remaining accessible at any time, even in isolated areas without internet access.
Integrating Internet of Edges technology into Internet boxes, RAN equipment, user terminals, and devices revolutionizes communication. This approach creates a digital infrastructure directly from the crowd of end-devices, capable of autonomously managing local traffic while interacting with traditional infrastructure for global communications. By reducing reliance on centralized systems, it minimizes waste of network and cloud resources and enhances the resilience and sovereignty of communications.
USE CASES
Sustainable IT infrastructure for events, venues, cities, organizations, and on a broader scale for Internet and cloud providers.
BENEFITS
PERFORMANCE
IoE provides edge devices with a high-bandwidth direct communications network, enabling the transfer of real-time videos over multiple wireless hops. By relocating services closer to the data source and end-users, latency is reduced.
SCALABILITY
IoE’s network is a vast mesh of edge devices, ranging from groups of autonomous robots to the infrastructure of industrial sites, cities, or entire territories. Our patented routing software has demonstrated exceptional performance in both scale and robustness.
SOVEREIGNTY
Data sources and destinations are either directly connected or accessible via short distribution channels through IoE. This approach minimizes unnecessary data travel through third-party networks and servers, enhancing control over data management.
HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
IoE establishes new short distribution channels for local traffic, which accounts for 50% of the global datasphere. This innovation not only conserves global Internet and cloud resources but also significantly reduces the carbon footprint of local communications by up to 16 times.