Google leverages key telco shift toward cloud and Open RAN with latest partnership announcement SHARE The partnership announced on June 29 between Google Cloud, Ericsson AB and Telecom Italia SpA, to deliver 5G and edge cloud solutions represents an early salvo in what is expected to be a fierce battle for control of the edge. The goal is to make edge computing devices more useful but also create on opportunity for communications service providers, or CSPs, to generate new revenue streams from a significant investment in 5G wireless technology. “How can CSPs monetize 5G and edge, which is a real thing at the moment, using Google Cloud’s solutions like the edge computing platform and Anthos and Ericsson’s cutting-edge 5G components?” asked Amol Phadke (pictured), managing director of Google Cloud. “If we can onboard these together at the CSP level, such as with Telecom Italia, that creates massive time to market efficiency. We’re going to create a cloud native application suite for 5G over time.”