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related but not related, how does a security camera transmit data via TCP/IP without a mobile network connection? does it run off a local wifi network to send and receive data? is there an interface to translate data from a mobile network connection back to TCP/IP allowing you to access via the IP addr?

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Network security cameras connect to Wifi and/or Ethernet; they use TCP/IP. Connecting remotely can be done by opening up firewall or by camera connecting to cloud.

Mobile networks use IP, there is no translation needed. But mobile networks do not allow remote connections. Access would require cloud service, either from the provider or VPN.

so if we run the traffic through a VPN we can connect existing infrastructure to mobile network devices? i'm very intrigued by the intersection of mobile networks and the existing TCP/IP that runs most of the modern data center. curious how those two pieces will evolve and communicate together. as a side note, any edge device that is outside of wifi network range also seems to be isolated. until you bring that device back into range there is no way to transmit the data, leading to localized storage issues the way i see it.

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