Edge data centres need embedded server technologies Edge server technologies are designed for bandwidth-intensive real-time applications that would never be possible with central cloud services. They pave the way to providing autonomous vehicles with important infrastructure information in real time â whether on rail or road. Infrastructures serving the oil, gas, and water industries as well as electricity distribution networks can also become smarter if the necessary intelligence is provided locally. Another large application field for locally networked servers are Industry 4.0 projects that implement edge analytics and where the collaborative systems copy digital twins to ensure that they can use the twinâs model to continue computations even if the network fails. It is also easy to understand why higher performing communications networks need more local computing power at the edges if bandwidths are to increase while response times are to be shortened. This impacts not only the base stations and the network nodes, but also the systems directly behind them.