TBR estimates over 1.2 million network sites and cell sites will become mini data center (edge) locations globally by 2025, up from nearly 9,000 sites globally at the end of 2019.
The primary driver of edge build-outs during the forecast period is CSPs’ network transformations, which entail migrating to a cloudified and virtualized network, and webscales’ edge initiatives to support their cloud businesses and digital lifestyle endeavors.
In this new architecture, network functions will be virtualized and housed in NFVI, which is essentially a data center. Network sites, such as central offices, have been the primary edge compute location to date, with cell site builds expected to ramp up significantly in 2021 and become the primary location for the CSP edge by 2025.
2019~2024 CAGR 51.8%

Juniper Research 估计全球边缘计算开支在 2027 年可达到 230 亿美元,这个数字是 2022 年的三倍。
预计到 2027 年,有 16 亿移动用户会连接到 MEC(移动边缘节点),自动驾驶和智慧城市相关的边缘计算节点可达 340 万个。
围绕算力负载分流(时间敏感等)和视频缓存也会推动边缘计算的需求。
全球有大量废旧矿山,通常有一些体积巨大,挖得很深的坑。除了极少数用来做特色旅游之外,绝大部分可能没有太多二次开发用处。
WSJ 一篇报道介绍了一种思路,将废旧矿山改造为抽水蓄能水电站。
当电力充足时,例如在太阳能或风力发电量大的时候,水会从海拔较低的废弃矿井抽水,储存到海拔较高的位置。当电力需求高或供应不足时,水被释放出来,重力将其通过涡轮机向下输送,以产生水力发电。
储能本身就是一种绿色产业,利用废旧矿山在叠加一层。
商用车自动驾驶主要应用场景包括干线物流、同城物流、矿区物流、港口物流、机场物流等场景。
根据蔚来资本测算,干线物流自动驾驶的潜在空间约为 7,000 亿元,是所有场景中空间最大的市场,其次为同城物流的 2,500 亿元,矿区场景约为 1,700 亿元,港口物流约为 340 亿元。
