Britain to examine competition in cloud services

A 3D-printed cloud and figurine appear in front of the AWS (Amazon Web Services) cloud service logo in this illustration taken on February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Britain’s communications regulator said it would investigate the position of cloud computing “hyperscale” Amazon, Microsoft and Google, which together account for about 81 percent of the market’s revenue, to assess the strength of competition.

The company also said Thursday that it will examine other digital marketplaces over the next year, including messaging services like WhatsApp, FaceTime and Zoom, as well as connected TVs and smart speakers.

Reporting by Paul Sandle, Editing by Andy Bruce

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