Verizon Business and Deloitte hope to help retail locations “unlock” in-store data with a 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) digital platform that is designed to deliver real-time analytics to improve customer engagement, inventory efficiency and associate productivity.
When combined with sensor-based analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR), Verizon’s 5G network and MEC platform is expected to address common shopping challenges, such as out-of-stock items, as well as make possible desired features like frictionless/cashierless checkout.
