Is Walmart Looking at Some Forms of 5G Support for its Edge Operations?

Walmart has been in talks with some mobile operators about installing 5G antennas on Walmart store roofs. Precisely what the perceived advantage might be is not clear, but if Walmart also operates edge computing facilities open to third party customers, it might also want to ensure that  ultra low latency 5G is available to those edge computing customers.

Walmart might also be looking at millimeter wave connectivity for shoppers inside its store locations, perhaps to enable video-heavy applications inside the stores. 

Walmart also plans to build edge computing facilities in its stores, not only for its own use, but as a commercial service available to third party customers. Third parties also will be allowed to buy use of the warehouses and shipping services.