The deal shows Silicon Valley’s growing role in managing the networks that underpin the Internet, not just the data that runs through them. It also underscores how a medley of businesses are jostling for slices of the nascent 5G wireless market. — AFP
Google will bring its cloud services closer to customers using 5G wireless equipment built by Ericsson AB, stamping its mark on a business that was once the sole preserve of phone companies.
The US tech giant and the Swedish company struck a partnership to offer cloud computing for time-sensitive applications such as robotics and virtual reality that will only work when the digital signal travels over a short distance.
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