Old and new world challenges The next frontier of digital transformation will be at the intelligent edge. Use cases such as autonomous vehicles, drone management, energy networks and advanced factory robotics will all demand the intelligent handling of massive amounts of data for smart decision making at the edge of the network as well as in devices, right where it is needed most. Over the next 12-18 months, 5G adoption will pick up speed, achieving far greater proliferation across North America, Europe and parts of Asia. 5G will be heavily dependent on edge computing to meet the low latency requirements of the next generation of use cases.