Open hybrid cloud technologies are a key enabler behind 5G technology. iStock 5G isn’t only about downloading movies in just a few minutes. Wireless operators are leveraging 5G technology to bring a host of public and private network edge services to the market – and open hybrid cloud technologies are a key enabler. 5G allows for increased numbers of data sources or processing points that can be interconnected, implying an exponential increase in the volume of data to be processed. The issue is, this can overwhelm existing “sites to cloud” connections and requires data processing much closer to the source. 5G also allows for much lower latencies.