AWS Wavelength now is live for developers in Boston and the Bay Area, embedded into Verizon’s 5G network.
AWS Wavelength embeds AWS compute and storage services at Verizon 5G edge locations, allowing Wavelength apps to run without leaving the Verizon 5G network, reducing latency.
What is not clear is how the business model works. Users of Wavelength must be AWS customers first.
“With just an AWS account, you can deploy your 5G applications in Wavelength Zones and seamlessly connect to applications and services in AWS Regions,” Verizon says. “Simply log-in to the AWS Management Console, request access at https://aws.amazon.com/wavelength/, and enable the Wavelength Zones you want to use for your account.”
Verizon might be content simply to drive AWS traffic onto its 5G network, with no direct revenue contribution. AWS might pay Verizon interconnection or some other similar fee for the right to domicile on the 5G network (leasing real estate, as would be the case in a data center). It seems unlikely AWS would do revenue sharing.
The parties seem to have said nothing about the business arrangement in public.
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