arxivcs.NIcs.PF2026-07-04
Evaluating 5G-connected IoT for Power Line Temperature Prediction: Real-World Latency and Cost Trade-offs Between MEC and Cloud
Aakash Sharma, Sigmund Akselsen, Anders Andersen, Lars Ailo Bongo, Arne Munch-Ellingsen
One of the key promises of Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is its low latency. Current large-scale IoT deployments rely on cloud for their reliability, low cost, and ease of use. For outdoor IoT deployments, 5G cellular networks offer significantly enhanced bandwidth and dramatically…