Verizon Signs up Google Cloud to Automate Factories

Verizon Signs up Google Cloud to Automate Factories
Signage is seen at a Verizon store in Manhattan, New York City, on Nov. 22, 2021. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
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STOCKHOLM—Verizon Communications on Thursday signed a deal with Alphabet Inc.’s Google Cloud to use its 5G network and the tech firm’s computing power to offer services such as autonomous robots and smart factories.

Telecom companies have been partnering with technology firms to automate businesses and factories to lower costs and speed up data traffic through private 5G networks that do not jostle for speed with others on a public network.