Ofcom to investigate tech giants’ dominance of cloud computing

Regulator's inquiry will also focus on messaging and smart devices as three hyperscalers' face scrutiny

Ofcom will investigate the world's biggest tech companies to ensure their dominance in areas such as cloud computing, messaging and smart devices works for the people and businesses of Britain, the communications regulator has said.

The cloud services investigation, which will take priority out of the three issues, will look at Amazon, Microsoft and Google.