STL Partners forecast of global telco network-edge (operator MEC) compute capacity in 2030
~76 MWforecast
| Value kind | forecast — Forecasts are time-bound outlooks, not specifications; test decisions across plausible scenarios. |
|---|---|
| Scope | Telco network-edge sites only (operator multi-access edge computing), not every edge facility. The same chart puts 2025 at about 44 MW across about 913 sites. |
| As of | 2026-02 |
| Source | STL Partners, How to build a real telco edge cloud (webinar slides, 11 February 2026) · "more than 1,600 network edge sites, resulting in c. 76MW of capacity" |
| Review | checking…review by 2027-02-11 · fast cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-10-13 |
| Claim id | stl-telco-network-edge-capacity-2030 |
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