Many think of the edge locations as an obvious move to improve the performance of services that benefit from low latency like cellular networks with edge data centers. The cellular site and its role in the overall system is complex and hard for most to understand how it works. Below is a video on system innovation that goes over some of the concepts that experienced system architects think about.

Follow along with the eBook: http://bit.ly/2AJs4mR Changing a system without a deep understanding of its structure and dynamics will just lead to unintended consequences. To do system innovation successfully you ultimately need a deep insight into the workings of that system that will provide a base for you to know what is needed and what is not needed.