The EU Edge Observatory monitors the evolution of the climate neutral and secure edge node landscape and ecosystem across the EU Member States, mapping the deployment of nodes, investigating the use cases of edge nodes, and assessing the development of the EU edge node market.
What is edge?
Edge nodes measured as the number of compute nodes providing latencies below 20 milliseconds, such as an individual server or other set of connected computing resources, operated as part of an edge computing infrastructure, typically residing within an edge data centre operating at the infrastructure edge, and therefore physically closer to its intended users than a cloud node in a centralised data centre, designed and operated:
- in an energy-efficient manner to minimize its carbon footprint and environmental impact, with a specific focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to achieve a net-zero carbon impact
- at the edge of a network to provide secure access to data and services. It must provide both physical and cyber security to ensure uninterrupted operation and data safety.
Available resources/reports
Edge Deployment Data Reports
- 1st Edge Deployment Data Report
- 2nd Edge Deployment Data Report
- 3rd Edge Deployment Data Report
- 4th Edge Deployment Data Report
Country reports
Country fiches
Case studies
- Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC)
- Production Asset Management
- Edge, virtualisation and the future of telecom networks
- Distribution Automation
- Freight Monitoring
- Omni-Channel Operations
Edge nodes Digital Decade Monitoring Methodology
- Interim Report 2 - Edge nodes Digital Decade Monitoring Methodology
- Interim Report 4 - Edge nodes Digital Decade Monitoring Methodology
| Technical annex | File |
|---|---|
| Row data of the 2023 survey | Download file |
| Deployment regional level | Download file |
| EU countries S-Curves | Download file |
| Edge Nodes ( EDDR 1 - Targets 2030 calculations) | Download file |
| Edge Nodes (EDDR 3 - Targets 2030 calculations) | Download file |
| IDC survey (EDDR1) | Download file |
| IDC survey (EDDR3) | Download file |
Edge computing Taxonomy and Characterisation
- Interim Report 1 - Edge computing Taxonomy and Characterisation
- Interim Report 3 - Edge computing Taxonomy and Characterisation
| Technical annex | File |
|---|---|
| Appendix tables | Download file |
| Interim report 1_detailed classification | Download file |
| Interim report 1_Literature review | Download file |
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Big Picture
The European Commission aims to provide European businesses and public authorities with access to secure, sustainable and interoperable cloud infrastructures and services.