Telcos and Hyperscalers: Together on the Edge

Hyperscalers have embedded their software stacks and integrated dedicated edge products into operator infrastructure, including Internet of Things (IoT) devices and network gateways. They have also introduced products dedicated to the telco market, such as Google Distributed Cloud Edge from Google Cloud. Hyperscaler efforts are paying off as communications service providers (CSPs) pivot to partner with hyperscalers across the edge value chain. With this report, sponsored by Ericsson, Google Cloud, Intel and Viavi, Heavy Reading aims to understand how the market for multi-access edge computing (MEC) services is not only progressing but also changing to reflect the advantages and challenges of these CSP/hyperscale cloud provider (HCP) alliances at the edge. To answer these question, we conducted a survey of 101 service providers and queried them on their goals for edge computing and where the hyperscale cloud providers (HCPs) figure in those plans.