<p>Nokia on Thursday partnered with Alphabet's Google Cloud unit to build 5G core network infrastructure and allow business customers to offer services such as smart retail and automated manufacturing.</p>.<p>Cloud computing units of big technology companies such as Microsoft and Amazon are also tying up with telecoms vendors ahead of the deployment of 5G infrastructure to corner a share in new businesses the new technology might enable.</p>.<p>While Nokia will bring its 5G expertise, Google Cloud will serve as the platform for launching applications and assist customers in building an ecosystem of services.</p>.<p>"We will start to see some of these things to get in the live environment by end of this year," Amol Phadke, Managing Director at Google Cloud told Reuters.</p>.<p>He added that the timeline for the availability of the services would depend on telecom operators. </p>
<p>Nokia on Thursday partnered with Alphabet's Google Cloud unit to build 5G core network infrastructure and allow business customers to offer services such as smart retail and automated manufacturing.</p>.<p>Cloud computing units of big technology companies such as Microsoft and Amazon are also tying up with telecoms vendors ahead of the deployment of 5G infrastructure to corner a share in new businesses the new technology might enable.</p>.<p>While Nokia will bring its 5G expertise, Google Cloud will serve as the platform for launching applications and assist customers in building an ecosystem of services.</p>.<p>"We will start to see some of these things to get in the live environment by end of this year," Amol Phadke, Managing Director at Google Cloud told Reuters.</p>.<p>He added that the timeline for the availability of the services would depend on telecom operators. </p>