Hyperscalers already seem poised to dominate edge computing. Wavelength from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure Edge Zones from Microsoft and Anthos for Telecom from Google Cloud appear to be the way connectivity service providers will make edge computing services available on their networks, eschewing becoming edge computing suppliers in their own right.
The upside from multi-access edge computing therefore will come indirectly, in the form of account additions, churn reduction, some real estate revenue and support for mobile operator core network operations, as well as marketing.
Much of the value might come as connectivity providers pitch their networks as better able to support low-latency applications, private networks or internet of things.
Beyond the obvious explanation that the hyperscalers have such scale advantages mobile operators could not hope to overcome, ease of deployment and time to market seem key advantages.
In the end, edge computing “as a service” remains a computing competency the hyperscalers dominate. They are the likely winners, for that reason, as computing continues to move to the edge.
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