Systems and methods for utilizing distributed computing and storage resources

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform:

• receiving an indication of a demand for resources;
• determining, for each of a plurality of cellular (cell) sites, availability of a respective computing resource at the cell site to perform computing in addition to that which is used by the respective computing resource at the cell site to provide a level of cellular telecommunications service by the cell site;
• selecting one or more cell sites of the plurality of cell sites based on the determined availability and the indication of the demand for resources;
• and
• causing, for each selected cell site of the selected one or more cell sites, the selected cell site to perform computing by the respective computing resource at the selected cell site, to facilitate meeting the demand for resources, in addition to that which is used by the respective computing resource at the selected cell site to provide a level of cellular telecommunications service by the selected cell site based on the determined availability of the respective computing resource at the selected cell site.

A system, comprising:

• at least one computer processor;
• and
• at least one memory coupled to the at least one computer processor, the at least one memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one computer processor, cause the at least one computer processor to perform:
• continuously monitoring of a current level of telecommunication service demand to be met by a selected cell site;
• continuously monitoring whether the current level of telecommunication service demand at the selected cell site is being met by the selected cell site;
• continuously monitoring whether a current respective computing resource usage at the selected cell site is below a threshold;
• and
• determining a respective computing resource at the selected cell site is currently available to perform a service in addition to that which is used by the respective computing resource to provide telecommunication service based on a determination that the current level of telecommunication service demand is being met by the selected cell site and a determination that the respective computing resource at the selected cell site is not at full capacity.