Microsoft played its hand following a recent run of acquisitions, challenging Google and Amazon Web Services (AWS) with the launch of a cloud platform pitched as a means to boost operators’ 5G deployments.
In a blog, the company said Azure for Operators employs assets purchased from Metaswitch and Affirmed Networks [1] earlier this year to provide capabilities spanning network interconnect, edge computing, network function virtualisation, cloud services and IoT.
Jason Zander, EVP of Microsoft Azure, wrote the platform marked a “new chapter” in the company’s work with the telecoms industry, offering the ability to “future-proof” networks, cut costs and “create new services and business models”.
Future technologies targeted include network slicing and service-based architectures, he added.
Microsoft previously inked cloud collaboration deals with operators including AT&T [2], Telstra and Etisalat.
The company faces stiff competition in the operator cloud market: several major players already partnered with AWS to advance 5G edge computing [3], and Google unveiled its own telecom cloud platform [4] in March.
[1] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/home-banner/microsoft-seeks-5g-boost-with-metaswitch-deal
[2] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/microsoft-bags-major-cloud-deal-with-att
[3] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/major-operators-take-up-amazon-edge-5g-play
[4] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/google-targets-operators-with-new-cloud-strategy
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