Key Networking Technology Trends for 2022

Wi-Fi 6 will enable organizations to create high-speed networks for their offices, manufacturing facilities, and retail outlets at a time when enterprise connectivity needs are expected to increase.

Fremont, CA: We are in the middle of a remarkable technological transformation. With the rise of digital initiatives and remote working models, the network has grown in importance.

Because the performance of every business process or application is dependent on the network, network administrators are under enormous pressure to improve access quality and performance.

Network resources at the edge will be significantly increased: Edge locations are in high demand because applications expect faster response times, and users expect lower latency. According to an IDC report titled 'The Business Value of Edge in a Digital-First World,' nearly 6 in 10 (59 percent) enterprises in Asia Pacific intend to fully integrate edge into their cloud-based infrastructure.

IDC predicts that close to 30 percent of new enterprise infrastructure deployment in Asia Pacific will take place at the edge over the next two years.

Wi-Fi 6 to have a Significant Impact in the Enterprise: Wi-Fi 6 is expected to be more than 30 percent faster than Wi-Fi 5, and it can make a significant difference in environments with a high density of devices.

Wi-Fi 6 will enable organizations to create high-speed networks for their offices, manufacturing facilities, and retail outlets at a time when enterprise connectivity needs are expected to increase.

Wi-Fi 6 can allow IoT devices to transfer data more quickly and with lower latency and response times. Data relayed by sensors, for example, can be captured and analyzed at a faster rate in a manufacturing setup due to reduced data latency.

5G will usher in a new era of innovation, with a theoretical speed of 20 Gbps compared to 1 Gbps for 4G. This has the potential to significantly alter the way businesses operate and lead to the development of several innovative business models.

Because 5G allows for the smooth operation of high bandwidth applications, it can create a fertile ground for encouraging the development of Augmented Reality or Virtual Reality apps. This has the potential to have a significant impact on industries such as healthcare (telemedicine) and education (remote classrooms) that use high bandwidth applications.

SD-WANs will continue to dominate with SASE Starting to Make Headway: In a remote working scenario that has become more common now, enterprises typically have struggled with respect to managing bandwidth consumption and reducing latency. If there are more remote locations, then the cost of bandwidth can be very expensive.

There can also be huge latency issues, as enterprise traffic gets routed from the location to the data center, which is then routed to the cloud. With SD-WAN, enterprises can decide to route the most optimum way or the most cost-effective path.

Not surprisingly, SD-WANs have surged in popularity and are expected to dominate enterprise networking ecosystems in 2022 as well. A recently published report by Dell’Oro Group says that the worldwide SD-WAN market grew 45 percent in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the prior year.

With 40 percent of organizations (& growing) having multi-cloud access, the adoption of SASE in conjunction with SDWAN is only going to gain momentum in 2022 and beyond.

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