Forbes August 9, 2020
Paul Armstrong

In a sneaky health move, Amazon and Verizon are opening 5G-edge commercial development facilities in Chicago and seven other cities by the end of 2021. Amazon and Verizon launched Wavelength last year but the latest move has nothing to go with speedy downloads and deliveries. Instead healthcare – a core future area of Amazon’s success if it wants to keep growing – is what’s at stake. Chetan Sharma Consulting says there’s $4 trillion in revenue up for grabs by 2030. That’ll pique anyone’s interest but especially Amazon thanks to bumper earnings that make future growth plans much more interesting. The sky – and beyond – is the limit (see below). With 5G phones rolling out faster and faster, slow adoption...

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