CSPs are important stakeholders that can determine the growth of the edge market, namely because they are the only ones that can build a significant propertion of it - the network edge.

However, even building the infrastructure is a challenging task, as there are three factors that CSPs need to consider: how converged their edge infrastructure will be, which part of the organisation owns their edge strategy, and how they choose to partner with hyperscalers.

• Although hyperscalers are viewed as credible partners to support CSPs to build their edge, most CSPs believe only a minor proportion of their edge will be hyperscaler-provided
• CSPs must evaluate which partners they should work with and how depending on their use cases, go-to-market strategy and technical needs throughout the value chain
• Regardless of the commercial edge strategy, CSPs must be clear on organising their edge partnerships strategy