AWS, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ:VZ) have announced a partnership that will bring the power of the world´s cloud closer to mobile and connected devices at the edge of Verizon´s 5G Ultra Wideband network, the company said.
Verizon is the first technology company in the world to offer 5G network edge computing, and will use AWS´s new service, AWS Wavelength, to provide developers the ability to deploy applications that require ultra-low latency to mobile devices using 5G. The companies are currently piloting AWS Wavelength on Verizon´s edge compute platform, 5G Edge, in Chicago for a select group of customers, including award-winning, worldwide video game publisher Bethesda Softworks and the National Football League (NFL). Additional deployments are planned in other locations across the US in 2020.
By utilizing AWS Wavelength and Verizon 5G Edge, developers will be able to deliver a wide range of transformative, latency-sensitive use cases like machine learning inference at the edge, autonomous industrial equipment, smart cars and cities, Internet of Things (IoT), and augmented and virtual reality.
To accomplish this, Verizon 5G Edge provides mobile edge computing and an efficient high-volume connection between users, devices, and applications. AWS Wavelength lets customers deploy the parts of an application that require ultra-low latency to the edge of the network and then seamlessly connect back to the full range of cloud services running in AWS.
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Verizon Communications, headquartered in New York City, generated revenues of USD 130.9 billion in 2018. The company operates America´s most awarded network and the nation´s premier all-fiber network, and delivers integrated solutions to businesses worldwide.
